Democrats seek gain as DeLay faces ethics review
Democrats push election year leverage after Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s brush with the House ethics panel. GOP leaders defend DeLay while some Republicans question leadership. a November meeting will choose leaders for the 2005 Congress amid hopes DeLay’s redistricting gains could widen the GOP majority.
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Prosecutors Target Pay-to-Play Politics Across States
Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia New Jersey Illinois and Connecticut push pay-to-play cases showing rewards for campaign donors with contracts or favors. Indictments involve Mayor Street Governor McGreevey Gov Rowland and Gov Ryan among others. Experts say tackling such corruption is challenging but increasingly emphasized by prosecutors.
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