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October 30, 2009

Report: 7 Members of House Defense Panel Under Ethics Inquiry
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Back in Washington, a newly disclosed report has revealed nearly half
the members of a House committee responsible for military spending are
under scrutiny by congressional ethics watchdogs. According to the
Washington Post, two separate ethics offices are probing Defense
Appropriations Subcommittee chair Congress member John Murtha, as well
as six other lawmakers tied to the controversial lobbying firm PMA
Group. The lawmakers have steered millions of dollars in federal
spending to PMA clients, who have in turn donated money to their
campaigns. The lawmakers are among more than thirty currently under
scrutiny by House ethics probes. The Washington Post says the report was
obtained after being inadvertently published on a publicly accessible
computer network.



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