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Rep. Cummings probes RNC consulting firm over voter fraud allegations
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) on Monday requested GOP consultant Nathan Sproul provide documents regarding his relationship with the RNC, which recently fired his firm over allegations of voter registration fraud. The RNC hired Strategic Allied Consulting to run a voter registration drives in Florida, Virginia, Colorado, North Carolina and Nevada.…
Lawmakers probe Wal-Mart over Mexico bribery
WASHINGTON — Two senior US congressmen launched an investigation into giant retailer Wal-Mart Monday over allegations it paid millions of dollars in bribes to build up its operations in Mexico. Democratic Representatives Henry Waxman and Elijah Cummings said they had requested a meeting with company officials in person this week…
Democrat seeks GOP names on Countrywide VIP loan list
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democratic member of a congressional oversight panel turned up the heat on its Republican chairman on Tuesday to identify the four GOP lawmakers who got special treatment in the controversial “Friends of Angelo” mortgage program run by the now-defunct Countrywide Financial Corp. Representative Elijah Cummings…
Issa declines investigation into News Corp. phone hacking
For a congressman who isn’t afraid to start up an investigation, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) sure was cautious when the idea of probing into News Corporation was presented to him. The House Oversight committee chairman appeared on Fox News Tuesday evening and declined to investigate the Murdoch corporation. News Corp.…
Issa declines investigation into News Corp. phone hacking
For a congressman who isn’t afraid to start up an investigation, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) sure was cautious when the idea of probing into News Corporation was presented to him. The House Oversight committee chairman appeared on Fox News Tuesday evening and declined to investigate the Murdoch corporation. News Corp.…
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