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Anthony Weiner

3 Stories That Will Make You Mad As Hell (But Will You Act?)

Ron Fournier | April 30, 2013
Actions of Obama, Weiner and McDonnell reflect why Americans are losing faith in leadership.
Alexa Marerro

Alexa Marrero, Majority Deputy Staff Director

April 17, 2013
Alexa Marrero blends her former gig as the committee’s communications director with that of her more strategic role as deputy staff director, a position she took on in July 2012.
Financial regulators

Mary Schapiro and Lanny Breuer Give Us the Ultimate Dog-Bites-Man Story

Michael Hirsh | April 3, 2013
They failed to prosecute a single Wall Streeter over the 2008 disaster. Now it's home to mama.

Ethics: Full Probes Into Reps. Rob Andrews, Don Young

Shane Goldmacher | March 19, 2013
The House Ethics Committee announced Tuesday it was opening full-scale investigations of two lawmakers, Rep. Rob Andrews, D-NJ, and Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, for the alleged use of official or campaign resources for personal purposes.

Watchdog Finds Well-Oiled Revolving Door Linking SEC and Industry

Kristin Roberts | February 10, 2013
Former SEC employees routinely helped companies overseen by the securities regulator to influence rulemaking, soften enforcement actions, and secure exemptions from federal law, according to a report that will be released Monday by the Project On Government Oversight.
Mary Jo White

After Taking on Terrorists, Can Mary Jo White Handle Tycoons?

Michael Hirsh | January 24, 2013
As U.S. attorney, she took down John Gotti and the “blind sheikh.” As head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, she would be hunting a different kind of game.

Ethics Panel Clears Meeks in Loan Probe

Shane Goldmacher | December 20, 2012
The House Ethics Committee has closed its long-running probe into Rep. Gregory Meeks, announcing it will impose no penalties or sanctions against the New York Democrat.
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