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National Briefing | Washington: Investigation Into Lawmaker Is Delayed

The House ethics committee said it would put off for now an expanded investigation into whether Representative Jesse L. Jackson Jr. of Illinois or his representatives tried to buy President Obama’s former Senate seat. Full Article at The New York Times

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  1. A report by the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) says Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. used his congressional staff to mount a "public campaign" to be appointed by then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill Barack Obama's open U.S. Senate seat. Full Article at Politics Daily

  2. WASHINGTON — The House ethics committee is investigating Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. , who has come under scrutiny because of her husband's ties to a bank that received bailout funds. The panel declined to say what the committee is investigating. Full Article at Denver Post

  3. The House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (a.k.a. the Ethics Committee) announced today that it is investigating potential misconduct by Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), but will defer its consideration of the matter until the U.S. Full Article at Real Clear Politics

  4. WASHINGTON - The House ethics committee said Wednesday it will put off for now an expanded investigation into whether Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. or his representatives tried to buy President Barack Obama's former Senate seat. Full Article at Minneapolis Star Tribune

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