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....the dubious Democrat from the Nutmeg State said it is "offensive" the media would suggest that his wife, Jackie Clegg Dodd, has potential conflicts of interest because she sits on the boards of four pharmaceutical firms. Democrat Dodd is the point man for upcoming health-care legislation....with Sen. Ted Kennedy ailing. That's the same Chris Dodd who "just happened" to get Countrywide sweetheart mortgage loans --- the subject of a Senate Ethics Committee probe. Dodd says an ethics lawyer gave a clean bill of health on his wife's potential conflicts of interest......that raising these questions is "offensive" because husbands of female...

Sen. Chris Dodd, the dubious Democrat from the Nutmeg State, told a recent interviewer that it was "offensive" that the media would suggest that his wife, Jackie Clegg Dodd, has potential conflicts of interest because she sits on the boards of four pharmaceutical firms. With Sen. Ted Kennedy ailing, Dodd is the Democratic point man for upcoming health-care legislation. Of course, this is the 21st century. Spouses of powerful pols have their own -- often quite successful -- careers. Of course, everybody knows that Mrs. Dodd received no special consideration because of her powerful spouse -- because Sen. Dodd says...

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), who is likely next year to face the first real election battle of his 30-year Senate career, lashed out against media reports suggesting that his wife's lucrative positions on the boards of four health-care companies could be inappropriate. "It's offensive to my wife that you'd be even talking about it," Dodd complained on "Fox News Sunday" yesterday. Dodd, who is a key player in President Obama's health-care reform efforts, said there is "no reason" for his wife to step down and claimed she is a victim of sexism. "We don't hear these questions being raised about...

SAN FRANCISCO - A former Enron Corp. executive was charged in a superseding indictment Thursday with 11 counts of conspiracy and fraud in connection with the company's manipulation of energy markets during California's power crisis. John Forney, 41, of Ohio, is the third former Enron official to be charged with illegally manipulating California's electricity prices from the company's Portland, Ore., office. His attorney said he is innocent and will fight the charges at trial. Two other former Enron energy traders pleaded guilty and are cooperating in the federal investigation into Enron's role in the energy debacle, which bankrupted Pacific Gas...