[Mb-civic] Hook or Crook in Washington

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HOOK OR CROOK IN WASHINGTON

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Hook or Crook in Washington 
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GOP's gutting of ethics rule should be no surprise.

By Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley is a law professor at George Washington University.

November 24 2004

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has become the Teflon Don of politics — surviving allegations that include bribery, misuse of federal personnel and unlawful campaign practices. Last week, he did it again, when his fellow Republicans gutted a House ethics rule in order to protect him. 

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