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Capitol ethics group lists top 10 scandals of year
Inclusion criterion is that they're likely to grow in '08
Elizabeth Williamson, Washington Post
Wednesday, December 19, 2007


(12-19) 04:00 PST Washington - --
There was tough competition for government watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington's inaugural list of the year's top 10 ethics scandals. The list, posted at www.citizensforethics.org, pays special attention to scandals that appear likely to blow into something bigger next year, said Melanie Sloan, CREW's executive director.

The list "seemed like a good way at the end of the year to keep track of what happened and what's on the horizon," Sloan said. "If a scandal seemed to conclude this year, it's not on the list."

The scandals, with headings taken from the CREW report, are not listed in order of magnitude. They're all pretty bad, the CREW people say:
-- No new enforcement mechanisms for congressional ethics: A House panel convened by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, has yet to come up with recommendations - originally due in May - on establishing an independent ethics oversight panel, amid reports of bipartisan resistance.

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