Congresspedia's "Congress in the News" updates, Sept. 5-11, 2006 [1]
Submitted by Conor Kenny [2] on
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[1] https://www.prwatch.org/news/2006/09/5173/congresspedias-congress-news-updates-sept-5-11-2006
[2] https://www.prwatch.org/users/2307/conor-kenny
[3] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jerry_Lewis#Land_deal_under_investigation
[4] http://www.sbsun.com/ci_4292242
[5] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tom_DeLay#FBI_investigates_wife
[6] http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115751113432354767-RTaE1AhatX6WxT2GjgW5_t0PgLo_20070906.html?mod=blogs
[7] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Maria_Cantwell#2006_election
[8] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001475.php
[9] http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/283512_mcgavick01ww.html
[10] http://www.sunlightfoundation
[11] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Ted_Stevens#Favors_for_his_son
[12] http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/node/1110
[13] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tom_DeLay#Plans_to_publish_a_book
[14] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060831/ap_on_el_ho/delay_book
[15] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Conrad_Burns#Pokes_fun_at_immigrants
[16] http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6050003,00.html
[17] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Bill_Frist#Failing_to_participate_in_continuing_medical_education
[18] http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Frist-Medical-License.html?_r=1&oref=login
[19] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Ted_Stevens#Alaska_pork
[20] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tom_Coburn
[21] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Barack_Obama
[22] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tom_Carper
[23] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_McCain
[24] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001447.php
[25] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/George_Allen#Race_controversy
[26] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/James_Webb
[27] http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060911/george_allen
[28] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Rick_Perry
[29] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tom_DeLay#DeLay's_place_on_the_2006_congressional_ballot
[30] http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4150557.html
[31] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S._Senate
[32] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001439.php
[33] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Ted_Stevens
[34] http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2006/08/18/week_in_review/news/friday/news04.txt
[35] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jeb_Bradley#Pays_his_sons_to_work_as_field_coordinators
[36] http://harpers.org/sb-inward-bound-1156876163.html
[37] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/William_Jefferson#Mody_complains_to_police
[38] http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/washington/index.ssf?/base/news-1/11568313868830.xml&coll=1
[39] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001433.php
[40] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Katherine_Harris#Church_and_state
[41] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/25/AR2006082501640.html?referrer=email
[42] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060827/ap_on_el_se/senate_harris
[43] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Sweeney#Ties_to_boating_industry
[44] http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006608270351
[45] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Conrad_Burns#Aide_accused_of_securities_fraud
[46] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001419.php
[47] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Henry_Waxman#National_Smart_Grant
[48] http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Rep._seeks_answers_about_evolutions_disappearance_0824.html
[49] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Danny_Davis#Trip_to_Sri_Lanka
[50] http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0608240213aug24,1,5329055.story?track=rss&ctrack=1&cset=true
[51] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jean_Schmidt#Marathon_controversy
[52] http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/08/24/rep_schmidts_marathon_ad_questioned/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News+%2F+Nation
[53] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Committee_on_Government_Reform
[54] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hurricane_Katrina
[55] http://democrats.reform.house.gov/Documents/20060824110705-30132.pdf
[56] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/George_Allen#Remark_to_Webb_staffer
[57] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/24/washington/24allen.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
[58] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Trent_Franks#Unwavering_support_of_Tom_DeLay
[59] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tom_DeLay
[60] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Texas_redistricting_scandal
[61] http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0824dis2-delay0824.html
[62] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jon_Tester
[63] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/22/AR2006082201082.html
[64] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tom_DeLay#Criminal_charges
[65] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Texas_redistricting_scandal#Ellis_and_Colyandro_argue_law_is_too_confusing
[66] http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/08/23trmpac.html
[67] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/J.D._Hayworth#Praising_of_Henry_Ford_and_
[68] http://www.forward.com/article/arizona-pol-triggers-flap-by-praising-henry-ford/
[69] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Senate
[70] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Robert_Menendez#Senate_Career
[71] http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2OTc5OTQ0JnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg==
[72] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton#The_2006_Senate_race
[73] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/22/nyregion/22kt.html
[74] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Joe_Lieberman#Loses_in_2006_primary_election
[75] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Democratic_Party
[76] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/21/AR2006082101427.html?sub=AR
[77] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harry_Reid#Helps_campaign_contributor_secure_government_land_for_development
[78] http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-fi-nevada20aug20,1,4509447.story?coll=la-headlines-politics
[79] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Randy_
[80] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Virgil_Goode#Cunningham_and_MZM
[81] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Katherine_Harris#MZM-Mitchell_Wade_scandal
[82] http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5307359&nav=9qrx
[83] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Bill_Frist
[84] http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/politics/article/0,1426,MCA_1496_4930394,00.html
[85] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001388.php
[86] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Joy_Padgett
[87] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Bob_Ney#Retirement
[88] http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/115615995742410.xml&coll=2
[89] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Katherine_Harris#Falling_tree_incident
[90] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001379.php
[91] http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/15304692.htm
[92] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001371.php
[93] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Christopher_Cannon#Aiding_his_lobbyist_brother
[94] http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/08/17/lawmaker_helped_brothers_lobby_clients/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News+%2F+Nation
[95] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Katherine_Harris#Inflating_her_campaign's_endorsements
[96] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001359.php
[97] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jerry_Lewis#Earmarks
[98] http://www.pe.com/digitalextra/metro/housewatch/stories/PE_News_Local_C_lewis16.3896551.html
[99] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Mike_Turner#Congressional_career
[100] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060815/ap_on_re_us/candidate_arrested
[101] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060816/ap_on_el_ho/candidate_arrested
[102] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Rick_Santorum#Green_Party_signatures_controversy
[103] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001277.php
[104] http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-brf-congressman-replacement,1,3516208.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines
[105] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Kline#Haditha_comments
[106] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/AR2006081401003.html
[107] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/AR2006081400589_pf.html
[108] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harry_Reid#Improper_donation_from_lobbyist
[109] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Ensign
[110] http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/08/14/reid_pays_interest_on_improper_donation/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News+%2F+Nation
[111] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Swift_Boat_Veterans_for_Truth
[112] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Murtha#Swift_Boat_Veterans_for_Truth_campaign_to_unseat_Murtha
[113] http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-murtha13aug13,1,3310441.story?track=rss&ctrack=1&cset=true
[114] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/William_Jefferson#2006_reelection_campaign
[115] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/11/AR2006081101378.html?nav=rss_politics
[116] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/U.S._House_of_Representatives
[117] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060814/ap_on_el_ho/congressman_withdraws
[118] http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14301479/
[119] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Tom_DeLay#Delay's_place_on_the_2006_congressional_ballot
[120] http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=4451171
[121] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Cynthia_McKinney#Election_night_altercation
[122] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/10/AR2006081001526.html?nav=rss_nation
[123] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Gary_Miller#Questionable_tax_breaks
[124] http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-miller13aug13,0,2223572.story?page=1&coll=la-home-headlines
[125] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Kline#Accuses_opponent_of_infiltrating_campaign
[126] http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-08-10-kline-campaign_x.htm?csp=34
[127] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Antonin_Scalia
[128] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001312.php
[129] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Permanent_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence#Rep._Randy_
[130] http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-duke10aug10,1,3244650.story?coll=la-headlines-politics
[131] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Gary_Miller#Real_estate_deal
[132] http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/nationworld/article_1238837.php
[133] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Henry_Bonilla#Bio
[134] http://www.statesman.com/news/content/gen/ap/TX_Redistricting_Texas.html
[135] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciro_Rodriguez
[136] http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/08/rodriguez_to_mount_comeback_bi.html#more
[137] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Ned_Lamont
[138] http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0608090183aug09,1,1916594.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
[139] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060808/ap_on_el_ge/primary_elections_36;_ylt=Ak_NXZ1DYDF4kcgCHM_0wbnJ76Mv;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
[140] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001304.php
[141] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Cynthia_McKinney#Electoral_History
[142] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/washington/09mckinney.html
[143] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Joe_Schwarz#Primary_defeat
[144] http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Congress-Schwarz.html
[145] http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8JCDMG00.html
[146] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001308.php
[147] http://www.sptimes.com/2006/08/09/Worldandnation/Katherine_Harris_ex_a.shtml
[148] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060809/ap_on_el_ho/congressman_withdraws
[149] http://www.dispatch.com/election/election.php?story=203626
[150] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Boehner
[151] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080700078_pf.html
[152] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Justice_Department
[153] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Jack_Abramoff
[154] http://www.rollcall.com/issues/52_18/news/14671-1.html
[155] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Lincoln_Chafee#Hires_wife_of_convicted_political_operative
[156] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/05/AR2006080500823.html
[157] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Katherine_Harris#Ethnicity_of_GOP_opponent
[158] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001293.php
[159] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001289.php
[160] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Doolittle#Advocate_for_Northern_Mariana_Islands
[161] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001269.php
[162] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/03/AR2006080301337.html
[163] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/04/world/middleeast/04intel.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
[164] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Rick_Santorum
[165] http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/15203194.htm
[166] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Chuck_Hagel
[167] http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/08/03/local/doc44d26d58d31c5993111065.txt
[168] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Cynthia_McKinney
[169] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060804/ap_on_el_ho/georgia_politics;_ylt=Am.ytEUVqnfNT7E8oVn5O1tp24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--
[170] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton
[171] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Senate_Armed_Services_Committee
[172] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060804/ap_on_go_co/clinton_iraq
[173] http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2270679
[174] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Norm_Coleman
[175] http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-coleman-armenian-ambassador,1,2280191.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines
[176] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Katherine_Harris#Problems_with_staff
[177] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001259.php
[178] http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-08-03-congress-trips_x.htm
[179] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Olympia_Snowe
[180] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/01/AR2006080100999.html
[181] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Conyers,_Jr.#The_Constitution_In_Crisis
[182] http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/conyers-report/?resultpage=1&
[183] http://www.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGB0J4K6DQE.html
[184] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Bob_Ney#Use_of_campaign_funds_for_legal_fees
[185] http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=299782&Category=13,
[186] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/William_Jefferson#Status_of_seized_documents
[187] http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-jefferson29jul29,1,19941.story?coll=la-news-politics-national&track=crosspromo,
[188] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Katherine_Harris#2006_Senate_Race
[189] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060731/ap_on_el_se/florida_senate_harris
[190] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Bill_Frist#Financial_disclosures
[191] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/31/AR2006073100530.html?nav=rss_politics,
[192] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Chuck_Hagel#Controversy
[193] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/31/AR2006073101292_2.html
[194] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Nancy_Pelosi#Progressive_image
[195] https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Harry_Reid#Iraqi_War
[196] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/31/AR2006073100743.html
[197] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/us-government/congresspedia-news-updates
[198] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/us-government/us-congress
[199] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/democracy
[200] https://www.prwatch.org/topics/us-government