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Editorial: Tough Timing

More Than Just Election Results At Stake in Ethics Showdown

Aug. 4, 2010, Midnight

Few things are more difficult for Members of Congress than sitting in judgment of their own. It’s especially tough when the House ethics committee sets trials for two senior Members in the weeks before an election.

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February 9, 2012

Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers — who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.

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