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House Lawmakers Deny Pensions to Felons
Jan 23, 2:43 PM (ET)
By JIM ABRAMS
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers convicted of crimes such as bribery, fraud and perjury will be stripped of their congressional pensions under legislation the House passed Tuesday in the latest effort by Congress to refurbish its scandal-scarred image.
The 431-0 House vote comes just four days after former Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, received a 30-month prison term for taking political favors from Jack Abramoff, the disgraced lobbyist whose influence-peddling tactics helped make political corruption a major issue in the November elections.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070123/D8MR6AT01.html
Jan 23, 2:43 PM (ET)
By JIM ABRAMS
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers convicted of crimes such as bribery, fraud and perjury will be stripped of their congressional pensions under legislation the House passed Tuesday in the latest effort by Congress to refurbish its scandal-scarred image.
The 431-0 House vote comes just four days after former Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, received a 30-month prison term for taking political favors from Jack Abramoff, the disgraced lobbyist whose influence-peddling tactics helped make political corruption a major issue in the November elections.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070123/D8MR6AT01.html
