ETHICS COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST SEN. MARY LANDRIEU!

Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu, has had "complaints (filed) Tuesday with the Justice Department and Senate Ethics Committee against U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, claiming she steered a $2 million schools contract to a campaign contributor six years ago." (See: "Landrieu subject of complaints").

"The nonpartisan Citizens for Responsibility for Ethics in Washington, also known as CREW, said in the complaint that the Louisiana Democrat should be investigated over whether she committed bribery by accepting campaign contributions from the contractor." id.

"The funding issue came to light last month, when The Washington Post reported that Landrieu directed the money in 2001 for the Voyager Expanded Learning literacy program for kindergartners and first-graders in the District of Columbia. One former school official told the newspaper the district had chosen a different reading curriculum. Voyager’s political action committee, executives, employees, their relatives and lobbyists have contributed $80,000 to Landrieu, according to campaign finance reports cited by the newspaper." id.

These events show the seedy side of lobbying. Citizens should always have access to their elected officials, special interest groups, who spread around cash and gift like candy, should not.

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SHAME ON SEN. MARY LANDRIEU

ONCE AGAIN I ASK, WHO DOES MARY LANDRIEU REPRESENT, LOUISIANA OR NEW YORK?

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WST's mary mary why ya buggin?