Indiana is one of 27 states in which no outside agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 18 of those states where no ethics agency oversees any aspect of disclosure. Indiana is among seven of those states — including Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina — in […]
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin is one of 23 states in which an outside ethics agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 13 of those states where the ethics agency also oversees personal financial disclosure for members of the legislature. Wisconsin is among the 22 states that established outside oversight of ethical conduct and/or disclosure […]
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Nevada
Nevada is one of 23 states in which an outside ethics agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 13 of those states where the ethics agency also oversees personal financial disclosure for members of the legislature. Nevada is among the 22 states that established outside oversight of ethical conduct and/or disclosure […]
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Washington
Washington is one of 27 states in which no outside agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 9 of those states where an outside ethics agency does oversee disclosure for members of the legislature, in this case both personal financial disclosure and campaign finance disclosure. Washington is among the 22 states […]
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Montana
Montana is one of 27 states in which no outside agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 9 of those states where an outside ethics agency does oversee disclosure for members of the legislature, in this case both personal financial disclosure and campaign finance disclosure. Montana is among the 22 states […]
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Idaho
Idaho is one of 27 states in which no outside agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 8 of those states where any outside oversight for members of the legislature is lumped in with the responsibilities of the secretary of state or attorney general. More Info What, if any, ethics agency […]
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Vermont
Vermont is among four states — including Michigan, North Dakota and South Dakota — in which there are no formal ethics laws dealing with ethical conduct of legislator beyond personal financial disclosure and/or campaign finance disclosure requirements. More Info What, if any, ethics agency exists in the state? None. If the above agency does not […]
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Watchdogs on short leashes
More than half of the nation’s state legislatures have no independent oversight of elected legislators’ ethical conduct, the Center has found. A survey of state ethics offices reveals that only 23 states have independent commissions that have at least minimal authority to investigate or enforce violations of ethics rules. In ten of those states, ethics […]
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Texas
Texas is one of 23 states in which an outside ethics agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 10 of those states where the ethics agency also oversees both personal financial disclosure and campaign finance disclosure for members of the legislature. Texas is one of 9 states that waited until the […]
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South Dakota
South Dakota is among four states — including Michigan, North Dakota and Vermont — in which there are no formal ethics laws dealing with ethical conduct of legislator beyond personal financial disclosure and/or campaign finance disclosure requirements. More Info What, if any, ethics agency exists in the state? None. There was a statute calling for […]
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Mississippi
Mississippi is one of 23 states in which an outside ethics agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 13 of those states where the ethics agency also oversees personal financial disclosure for members of the legislature. Mississippi is among the 22 states that established outside oversight of ethical conduct and/or disclosure […]
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Georgia
Georgia is one of 27 states in which no outside agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 9 of those states where an outside ethics agency does oversee disclosure for members of the legislature, in this case both personal financial disclosure and campaign finance disclosure. Georgia is among the 22 states […]
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island is one of 23 states in which an outside ethics agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 13 of those states where the ethics agency also oversees personal financial disclosure for members of the legislature. Rhode Island is among the 22 states that established outside oversight of ethical conduct […]
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Oregon
Oregon is one of 23 states in which an outside ethics agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 13 of those states where the ethics agency also oversees personal financial disclosure for members of the legislature. Oregon is among the 22 states that established outside oversight of ethical conduct and/or disclosure […]
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Delaware
Delaware is one of 27 states in which no outside agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 9 of those states where an outside ethics agency does oversee disclosure for members of the legislature, in this case only personal financial disclosure. Delaware is one of 9 states that waited until the […]
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Michigan
Michigan is among four states – including North Dakota, South Dakota and Vermont – in which there are no formal ethics laws dealing with ethical conduct of legislator beyond personal financial disclosure and/or campaign finance disclosure requirements. Michigan is also among seven states — including Indiana, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina […]
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Ohio
Ohio is one of 27 states in which no outside agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 18 of those states where no ethics agency oversees any aspect of disclosure. Ohio is among seven of those states – including Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina — in […]
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Colorado
Colorado is one of 27 states in which no outside agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 8 of those states where any outside oversight for members of the legislature is lumped in with the responsibilities of the secretary of state or attorney general. More Info What, if any, ethics agency […]
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Maryland
Maryland is one of 27 states in which no outside agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 9 of those states where an outside ethics agency does oversee disclosure for members of the legislature, in this case only personal financial disclosure. Maryland is among the 22 states that established outside oversight […]
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Arkansas
Arkansas is one of 23 states in which an outside ethics agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 10 of those states where the ethics agency also oversees both personal financial disclosure and campaign finance disclosure for members of the legislature. Arkansas is one of 9 states that waited until the […]
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North Carolina
North Carolina is one of 27 states in which no outside agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 18 of those states where no ethics agency oversees any aspect of disclosure. North Carolina is among seven of those states — including Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio and South Carolina — […]
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Louisiana
Louisiana is one of 23 states in which an outside ethics agency oversees ethical conduct of state legislators. It is one of 10 of those states where the ethics agency also oversees both personal financial disclosure and campaign finance disclosure for members of the legislature. Louisiana is one of 9 states that waited until the […]
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Racicot will continue lobbying while serving as RNC chair
President Bush’s choice of former Montana governor Marc Racicot to head the Republican National Committee continues a long established practice by both Republicans and Democrats of hiring lobbyists as party chairmen. While serving as the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Racicot will maintain his position with the Houston-based law firm of Bracewell and Patterson. […]
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‘Tell them nothing till it’s over and then tell them who won’
LONDON — There is an irreconcilable conflict in the way war is reported, highlighted once again by the allied attack on Afghanistan and the anthrax terror in the United States. Two quotations explain this conflict better than any reasoned argument. A government censor, asked in 1943 what he thought the American public should be told […]
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In ’93, biological defense program was misguided, poorly managed
U.S. biological weapons lab locked down, 50 miles from Pentagon By Peter Eisner September 12, 2001 A study by the Center for Public Integrity in 1993 concluded that the United States was ill-served by the nation’s investment in biological warfare research. The report, the result of a year-long investigation, found a lack of accountability in […]
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Afghanistan: Inside the Taliban
LAHORE, Pakistan — UNITED STATES and British forces that launched their assault on Afghanistan this week can expect tough guerrilla resistance from a hard core of Taliban leaders who helped found the movement and continue to lead it. Osama bin Laden and his Arab forces, who have become part of the Taliban’s decision-making process, now […]
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The disinformation campaign
The way wars are reported in the western media follows a depressingly predictable pattern: stage one, the crisis; stage two, the demonisation of the enemy’s leader; stage three, the demonisation of the enemy as individuals; and stage four, atrocities. At the moment we are at stages two and three: efforts to show that not only […]
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How the plotters slipped U.S. net
LONDON — As U.S. forces converge on Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden’s satellite phone has not been cut off. But calls to the terrorist leader’s laptop-size satphone – relayed via an Inmarsat satellite 40,000 km over the Indian Ocean – are going unanswered. His number – 00873 682505331 – was disclosed earlier this year in the […]
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Arrested Italian cell sheds light on Bin Laden’s European network
On a cold winter night last January, on the outskirts of Milan, Italian anti-terrorist police intercepted a frantic call between two suspected Osama Bin Laden operatives. “They have arrested our brothers … half of the group,” the caller said. “They have found the arms warehouse in Germany.” That call, monitored in a cell phone wiretap, […]
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Authorities question criteria for access to flight simulators
Congress and the executive branch are reviewing the largely unregulated access to the nations 527 licensed flight simulators, and to the unknown number sold abroad, in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. High-end simulators are million-dollar “virtual reality” machines that recreate the sights, sounds and sensations of the cockpit, with the knobs and […]