Washington, D.C. has changed Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu. After years in Washington, more often than not, it's smoke and mirrors from Mary. The latest example is Landrieu's contradictory responses to allegations of bribery. Until Mary Landrieu gives Louisianans an answer, the question remains -- Did Mary Landrieu push a $2 million federally-funded earmark for Washington, D.C. schools in exchange for $30,000 in campaign contributions?
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Landrieu's Ethics Questioned Over 2001 Earmark For Texas CompanyTuesday, January 08, 2008 Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu is facing questions over a $2 million education earmark she authored in 2001 that benefited a Texas company shortly after she received $30,000 in campaign contributions from the company's executives and their relatives. On Tuesday, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group, asked the Department of Justice to investigate the relationship between Landrieu, D-La., and Voyager Expanded Learning, a company founded by Randy Best, a Dallas merchant banker and prodigious Republican donor. (More) |
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