Saturday, February 18, 2006

Culture of Corruption: Promise to Shore Up Ethics Loses Speed

Washington Post


The rush to revise ethics laws in the wake of the Jack Abramoff political corruption scandal has turned into more of a saunter.

Government watchdog groups are disappointed by the pace. "Particularly in the House, the progress is very slow and may end up with very little reform," said Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

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