DOD Probed Wilkes in 2000

By John Bresnahan
Roll Call Staff
March 9, 2006, 12 a.m.

In mid-2000, five years before the bribery scheme run by former Rep. Duke Cunningham (R-Calif.) began to unravel, the Pentagon began a criminal investigation involving a defense contractor now implicated in the scandal, according to a Defense Department official and Justice Department documents.



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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article

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