Lobbying overhaul moves at slow pace on Capitol Hill
Five months after Abramoff pled guilty to influence peddling, Congress drags as Senate and House bills advance slowly. Mentioned are Rep. Jefferson and Ney investigations, DeLay's resignation, and disputes over reform scope and enforcement amid lobbying ethics debate.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Jack Abramoff
Senate
House
William Jefferson
D-La
Bob Ney
Ohio
Abramoff
Tom DeLay
Texas
Congress
David Dreier
Calif
Justice Department
Jefferson and
Ney
House Ethics Committee
Jefferson
Ethics overhaul contrasts House and Senate on gifts and travel
Lawmakers discuss tightened ethics rules with doubled fines for noncompliance. The House keeps current gift and meal limits while seeking ethics committee review. the Senate bans meals and gifts from lobbyists and requires ethics tracking for privately funded travel. Waiting periods, quarterly lobbying reports, earmark disclosures, and post office duties vary by chamber.
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Congress
Rutgers University
Ross Baker
Baker
Washington
Fred Wertheimer
Democracy 21
Dreier
Jo Maney
GOP
Senate
House
Senate Democrats
Ethics Committee
Goldilocks economy warned of upcoming rough spell
The AP reports a cooling economy with April factory orders down, housing cooling, and May job growth far below expectations. Inflation signals rise in core prices, oil above 70 dollars a barrel, risking stagflation similar to past eras. Analysts warn weak data may precede a downturn.
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Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke
Death notices from Monahans and surrounding areas
Obituaries report the deaths of David Wayne Cox Delphus Forbush Vona Lee Heiting and other local residents. Services listed include funeral rites at First Baptist Church St Stephen's Catholic Church and local cemeteries with arrangements by Harkey and Ellis Funeral Homes. Survivors include spouses children and multiple relatives across Monahans Midland Odessa and nearby towns.
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Monahans
David Wayne Cox
First Baptist Church
James McGlothlin
MonAhans Memorial Cemetery
Harkey Family Funeral Services
Leslie Cox
Gregory Davis
Midland
Amanda Davis
Donna Allerkamp
San Antonio
Don
Jane Cox
Monahans Delphus
del” Forbush
Odessa
Harkey Family Funeral
Forbush
York
U. S. Air Force
Linda Forbush
Tim Forbush
Gordon Forbush
Ft. Worth
D’lynn Watts
Caren Forbush
Gordon H. Forbush
Red Lion
Norman Forbush
Las Vegas
Nev
Steven Forbush
New Salem
Todd Forbush
Jacobus
Anita Sheaffer
Branson
Beth Ann Forbush
Vona Lee Heiting
Ellis Funeral Home
St. Stephen’s Catholic Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Antonio Herrera
Parks Methodist
Martinez Smith
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Joe Uecker
Rosehill Cemetery
Herrera
Rio Hondo
Olivia Herrera
Raul Herrera
Ruben Herrera
Rodolfo Herrera
Raquel Aguilar
Antonia Herrera
Librado Herrera
Grand Prairie
Jose Herrera
Brush
Ricardo Serrano Hinojos
Midland Memorial Hospital
St. John Catholic Church
John Lucido
Yvonne Peevy
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Emmitt Barnard
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Yvonne
Bridgeport
Gary Peevy
Rogers, Ark
George Ann Ackal
Death notices for Odessa area readers and families
Odessa American offers free death notices for residents or former residents within its 21 county area and for spouses and immediate family outside the area. A fuller obituary is available for a nominal fee. phone 333 7770 for details.
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Odessa American
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Paul Miller
American League of Lobbyists
Miller
The
House and Senate
Ethics Committees
Wertheimer
BY Martin Crutsinger
Associated Press
Three Bears
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Julia Hinojos
Sammy Hinojos
Isela Agundis
Irma Carlos
Alonzo Hinojos, Sr
el Paso
Peaceful Gardens
Greenwood Cemetery
Tercero
Artesia
N.M
Desiree Gonzales
Darlene Tercero
Katherine Tercero
Kathlene Tercero
Abel Tercero
Pecos
Catalina G. Tercero
Ismael Tercero
Sherry G
Beth
Elton Stoneking
Eufala, Okla
Louis Ray Thomas
Odessa Louis Ray Thomas
Medical Center Hospital
James Marion White III
James Marion White Iti
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home
cCom
Janice Graham
Martinez
Smith
Dixie Blvd
Mary West
Naidu Clinic
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