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About the only consistent thing in this burg over 46 years of observation is that a whole lot of the politicians that run it never seem to learn from the past.

Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has regularly accused the Republicans in the House of displaying 'a culture of corruption.' Yet the critical vote to get the House version of the health bill out of the House, demonstrates that Speaker Pelosi not only likes corruption, she counts on it.

On Oct. 30 The Washington Post leaked a report from the U.S. House of Representatives ethics committee that revealed House ethics investigators have been examining the activities of more than 30 lawmakers, many of whom are Democrats, regarding defense and corporate lobbying since July.

National Democrats are a long way from those heady days in 2006 when U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, promised to "drain the swamp" of corruption on Capitol Hill if voters gave them control of Congress.

Incoming AARP CEO A. Barry Rand contributed $8,900 to President Obama's campaign committees, federal records show.

In the wake of the UBS tax evasion debacle , a bill combining proposals from the U.S. House, the Senate and the Obama administration is getting attention in legal and financial circles for the effects -- some unintended -- the legislation could have as it attempts to prevent the use of overseas accounts to hide taxable assets.

Updated at 12:36 p.m. on Nov. 4. Republicans had a strong night Tuesday, strengthening the resolve of party strategists who now believe they hold the same key weapon Democrats wielded in 2006 and 2008: A motivated base of activists who can fuel their party's comeback.

A document inadvertently made public this week confirms the U.S. House ethics committee is reviewing U.S. Rep.

The House ethics committee is currently investigating seven African-American lawmakers - more than 15 percent of the total in the House.

Editors: Related hi-res photos available at www.churchworldservice.org/hires WASHINGTON, D.C.--Appreciation flowed in both directions at an October 21 Capitol Hill reception hosted by Church World Service to recognize a select group of lawmakers whose work has helped to advance issues important to CWS and the ecumenical faith community.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued an interim final rule to beef up penalties for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act , as several Congressmen criticize the agency for leaving dangerous loopholes in the law.

The U.S. House ethics panel's weekly summary posted on a public network shows more than 25 Democrats and seven Republicans were targets of ethics reviews.

Before taking control of the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, "Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open, and most ethical Congress in history." However, with dozens of mostly Democratic lawmakers and various staff under investigation by the House's twin ethics bodies, the majority clearly values political power over clean government.

The boisterous Rep. Charlie Rangel is in the news once again with his introduction of a House bill that will make it harder for taxpayers to hide their money in foreign banks.

From an outraged Washington Post : Dozens in Congress under ethics inquiry AN ACCIDENTAL DISCLOSURE Document was found on file-sharing network By Ellen Nakashima and Paul Kane Friday, October 30, 2009 House ethics investigators have been scrutinizing the activities of more than 30 lawmakers and several aides in inquiries about issues including ...

A document containing the names of more than two dozen members of the U.S. House of Representatives who are being scrutinized for conduct violations is starting to get widely distributed over the Internet after being leaked on a peer-to-peer network earlier this week.

The following House members have come under scrutiny from the House ethics committee for a wide range of issues.

House ethics investigators have been scrutinizing the activities of more than 30 lawmakers and several aides in inquiries about issues including defense lobbying and corporate influence peddling, according to a confidential House ethics committee report prepared in July.

The House ethics committee announced Thursday that it would begin full investigations into two House members, Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson, but a security breach threatened to make public the names of many other members facing possible ethics inquiries.

Democratic leaders of key House and Senate committees have introduced legislation to force foreign financial institutions, trusts and corporations to provide information about their U.S. account holders, grantors and owners.