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The House Office of Congressional Ethics has asked the Justice Department to probe the relationship between campaign contributions and earmarks based on evidence the ethics office collected while examining the now-defunct PMA Group. The evidence will not be made public, despite requests to do so from Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H. […]https://static-00-www.publicintegrity.org/files/styles/5col/public/img/gabrielle_thumb.jpg?itok=OqAspolZ