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CREW REACTS TO DISMISSAL OF SENATE ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST SEN. VITTER
8 May 2008 // Washington, DC - Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) received a letter from the Senate Ethics Committee stating it was "dismissing without prejudice" CREW's complaint against Senator David Vitter (R-LA) for violating the Senate Rules of Conduct by soliciting for prostitution. More»
CREW FILES FOIA REQUESTS WITH EPA REGARDING RESIGNATION OF MARY GADE
7 May 2008 // Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the resignation of EPA Region 5 regional administration Mary Gade.
CREW ASKS FOR HOUSE ETHICS COMM. INVESTIGATION INTO MEMBERS’ ILLEGAL USE OF OFFICIAL RESOURCES FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES
6 May 2008 // Earlier today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, more commonly known as the Ethics Committee, asking the Committee to take immediate action in the face of the developing crisis of members illegally using official resources for campaign purposes.
WHITE HOUSE FILING IN CREW LAWSUIT REVEALS NO BACKUP TAPES DURING LAUNCH OF IRAQ WAR
6 May 2008 // Late last night, in response to an order of the court in CREW v. EOP, the White House filed a third declaration of Office of Administration Chief Information Officer Theresa Payton in which the White House admitted, among other things, that it has no backup tapes for White House emails for the period March 1, 2003 through May 22, 2003.
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- CREW's Naomi Seligman on Cindy McCain's refusal to release her tax returns: This is about transparency // 9 May 2008 - 6:16pm
- In Alaska, the investigations into public corruption continue // 9 May 2008 - 10:45am
- "The toothless Senate Ethics Committee lived up to its reputation" on Vitter // 9 May 2008 - 9:17am
- CREW statement on dismissal of ethics complaint against Vitter. Not even a slap on the wrist. // 8 May 2008 - 5:41pm
- BREAKING, but not surprising: Senate Ethics Committee dismissed Ethics Complaint against Senator Vitter // 8 May 2008 - 5:23pm
- Cindy McCain will never release her tax returns // 8 May 2008 - 2:15pm
- Taxpayer money must be spent on the people's business and not on campaign activities or personal matters // 8 May 2008 - 10:35am
- The Crypt reports on CREW's letter to the Ethics Committee asking for an investigation of possible illegal political activity // 7 May 2008 - 3:50pm
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