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Justin Elliott | October 30, 2009, 1:44PM

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), October 29, 2009

The cable news networks have jumped all over the ethics document leaked to the Washington Post showing that over 30 members of Congress have been subjects of "inquiries" by the House ethics committee.

And the Post is having fun dissecting the weekly ethics summary report from July, publishing a new round of stories this morning looking at specific cases highlighted in the document.

But nearly all of the new stories show that the members in question were cleared of wrongdoing, and it's worth asking how much new information has really come to light.

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Topics: Alan Mollohan, Charles Rangel, House Ethics Committee, House Ethics Leak, Laura Richardson, Maxine Waters, PMA, Zoe Lofgren

House Ethics Committee

Leaked House Ethics Doc: Dozens Of Members Being Probed

Justin Elliott | October 30, 2009, 8:51AM

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) and Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV)

A July House ethics committee report leaked to the Washington Post shows that over 30 members of Congress have caught the interest of the panel, including several top Democrats.

The 22-page weekly summary report, which the Post has not put online, was mistakenly put on a public computer network because a junior staffer was using software from home, the committee said in a statement (pdf).

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), an aide, and his son were interviewed by the committee as part of the investigation into his alleged financial misconduct, according to the document.

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Topics: Alan Mollohan, Charles Rangel, House Ethics Committee, Jane Harman, John Murtha, Laura Richardson, Maxine Waters, Zoe Lofgren

House Ethics Committee

Ethics Committee: Two House Members Under Investigation, One Cleared

Rachel Slajda | October 29, 2009, 6:16PM

Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) , Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)

The House Ethics Committee announced today it is launching full investigations into the actions of two House members, and clearing a third of any wrongdoing.

One of those being investigated is Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA). Waters allegedly set up a meeting between the Treasury Department and a bank which her husband held stock in and whose board he had served on. The bank later received bailout funds.

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Topics: House Ethics Committee, Laura Richardson, Maxine Waters, Sam Graves

Ethics Watchdog Group Requests Investigation of Rep. Richardson

Kate Klonick | June 19, 2008, 1:11PM

Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) has money troubles. She's had her homes fall into default five times in the last 13 months (seven times total), all while lending over $175,000 to her campaigns.

Maybe that's why the ethics watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), called her a "deadbeat Congresswomen," and filed a request yesterday for a congressional investigation into shady looking mortgages and foreclosures.

Richardson responded through her spokesperson, who called the investigation request slim-pickings. From the LA Times:

William Marshall, a spokesman for Richardson, called the complaint "pretty mean-spirited. It rehashes old news." He said the House ethics counsel last week met with the congresswoman and said her ethics statement met House rules.

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