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U.S. lawmakers opened their own investigation on Thursday of the cybersex scandal involving a Republican congressman who sent lewd messages to young aides, and will interview dozens of officials just weeks before the November 7 elections, imperiling Republican control of Congress.
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Wednesday's appearance by former Justice official Monica Goodling has provided congressional Democrats with more subjects for possible investigation.
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The House Democratic leader Thursday asked for an investigation of alleged threatening remarks made to the ethics committee chairman by GOP lawmakers.
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Congress is examining the scandal rippling through the insurance industry, with its largest brokerage accused of bid rigging and price fixing amid high-level resignations, employee layoffs and guilty pleas by some executives.
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Â· Present and former star players implicatedÂ· Congress may launch new investigation
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 -- A Republican congressman from California defended his reputation this week, as FBI investigators look into charges that he improperly delayed paying taxes on several lucrative land deals.
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A US House of Representatives ethics panel launched an investigation into a sex scandal that has rocked President George W. Bush's Republican party ahead of key elections next month.
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Indictments and corruption scandals can mean one member of Congress's demise but become another's bounty, with key vacancies created on prized committees when ethics probes force lawmakers to step aside.
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House of Representatives Republican  leaders, already facing a tough election fight to keep control  of the U.S. Congress, struggled on Monday to contain a  mushrooming sex scandal just five weeks before the November 7  vote.
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A US House of Representatives panel announced a probe into the handling of a widening congressional sex scandal that has rocked the majority Republican party.
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Ukrainian MPs are seeking a parliamentary investigation into allegations that money from the United States government was used to help fund the opposition during the recent electoral campaign.
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By DIRK LAMMERS  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A sex scandal that led to the censure of a South Dakota state senator could prompt stricter computer policies for all lawmakers here.   State Sen.
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Probes by Attorney General Mukasey and others could help determine how far the controversy reaches.
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The Colorado Legislature launched an investigation Tuesday into whether a state lawmaker should be disciplined for kicking a newspaper photographer.
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Questions have arisen about Senator Ted Stevensâs ties to a former Alaska oil industry executive as part of a wide-ranging public corruption inquiry.
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A half dozen federal investigations into the activities of Republican lawmakers are raising new worries for GOP leaders who hope to regain the House majority they lost last fall.
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A political tempest over the mass firing of federal prosecutors escalated yesterday with allegations from the departing U.S. attorney in New Mexico, who said that two members of Congress attempted to pressure him to speed up a probe of Democrats just before the November elections.