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17 Aug 2009 // A Washington, DC-based ethics watchdog group has asked the Office of the Special Counsel to investigate whether Republican gubernatorial nominee Chris Christie violated the Hatch Act by talking about a potential gubernatorial run with Karl Rove when he was still U.S. Attorney.

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17 Aug 2009 // Chris Christie, the Republican candidate for governor of New Jersey who has ridden his experience as a U.S. attorney to a healthy lead in the polls, is taking hits from last week’s release of White House memos on the politicization of him and other Bush-appointed attorneys. More»

17 Aug 2009 // To the amazement of many in Washington, Tom DeLay, the former Republican Congressional leader who became a poster boy for cronyism and ethical lapses, was named one of the 16 celebrity contestants today by the producers of the ABC program "Dancing with the Stars."

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17 Aug 2009 // Washington, D.C. – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) asked the Office of the Special Counsel (“OSC”) to investigate whether former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey Chris Christie violated the Hatch Act by discussing a run for Governor of New Jersey with then-White House official Karl Rove while he was still the U.S. Attorney. More»

17 Aug 2009 // Washington, D.C. – Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) asked the Office of the Special Counsel (“OSC”) to investigate whether former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey Chris Christie violated the Hatch Act by discussing a run for Governor of New Jersey with then-White House official Karl Rove while he was still the U.S. Attorney. More»

20090817 - Christie Complaint and Exhibits.pdf

17 Aug 2009 // Washington, D.C. - On August 10, 2009, United States District Court Judge Henry H. Kennedy, Jr. issued an opinion and Order in CREW v. Duncan, et al., CREW’s lawsuit based on the failure of the Department of Education to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) in implementing its Reading First Initiative. More»

17 Aug 2009 // Brian Ross, Justin Rood and Megan Chuchmach // ABC News - To the amazement of many in Washington, Tom DeLay, the former Republican Congressional leader who became a poster boy for cronyism and ethical lapses, was named one of the 16 celebrity contestants today by the producers of the ABC program "Dancing with the Stars."

It is not known if Delay will wear spandex and sequins. More»

17 Aug 2009 // During the campaign, candidate Barack Obama made unambiguous commitments to openness and transparency. But once in office, he has been far more tentative about public disclosure, at times opting to continue Bush administration policies of withholding information.

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