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Particularly in the House, the progress is very slow and may end up with very little reform.

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 Progress

But perjury is not a technicality,

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A man who lives in a $1.1 million mansion in Washington does not intend to move into an 814-square-foot cottage that he's rented out since 1997.

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 Man

starting to undermine the prosecutor by implying that he's only going to be able to indict on technicalities.

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Without oversight or enforcement, rule changes are virtually meaningless.

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Lobbying is cost-effective only for those who can pay for lobbyists. Those with an opposing view won't be heard as well as those with lots of money.

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 Cost

It is outrageous that outsiders can't file complaints, since Congress has demonstrated its unwillingness to police its own conduct.

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 Complaints

The House has completely abdicated its constitutional responsibility to police itself. There is still no member of Congress, in either party, willing to file an ethics complaint.

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 Congress

Rep. Jefferson's conduct shows a blatant disregard for the rule of law and the integrity of the House of Representatives. We urge a member of the House to ignore the long-standing ethics truce and file CREW's complaint with the House Ethics Committee today.

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Why did Sen. Frist suddenly decide to sell the stock in June after holding the stock for so long? Also, did the Senator order the sale based on insider knowledge that the value of the stock was about to decline precipitously?

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