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...scandal fueled by similarities, Jessica Darling sounded a lot like Viswanathan, whose writing, it was revealed over the weekend, sounds a lot like McCafferty's. The two authors were both in New York City today, with Viswanathan appearing on NBC's morning show just six blocks south of where McCafferty made her first public appearance since becoming ensnarled in a plagiarism controversy that has captivated the publishing industry...
...looming decision by the U.S. Army to charge Lt. Col. Steven Jordan with dereliction of duty, lying to investigators and conduct unbecoming of an officer is likely to generate even more controversy in the long-running Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal...
...Losing a leader to scandal is never good, but Mollohan?s fall undermines a key pillar of the Democratic efforts to take back the House and Senate in November. Democrats have invested time and money pushing the idea of what they call the "Republican culture of corruption" as exemplified by the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal and the fall of former House Majority Leader Tom Delay. ?[Ethics] had been an important strategic element of the campaign,? says Winston, and with Mollohan?s troubles, ?It just got incredibly difficult for them to play that card...
...Democrats have missed an opportunity to make the point that they don?t tolerate corruption. During the House banking scandal in 1994, Newt Gingrich went after Republican check kiters aggressively in an attempt to regain credibility. This time around, the Democrats have chosen to defend Mollohan, rather than hang him out to dry. Pelosi says she has the "highest regard" for Mollohan. And even though party leaders had to push him out quietly behind the scenes, they're supporting the charade that he stepped down...
...Republican of Ohio and his former Chief of Staff Neil Volz both signed waivers last fall extending for six months the statute of limitations on any potential crimes relating to Abramoff; that deadline comes this weekend, and there is much speculation among those who follow the corruption scandal that the first Abramoff-related indictment of a sitting Congressman may be around the corner. And everyone is holding their breath to see if Tom DeLay's former Chief of Staff, Ed Buckham, is indicted - which could ultimately bring another two or three Republican congressmen into...