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Glass Houses on The Hill

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photoWhat happens when ethics investigations become partisan politics? Congress has been busy calling out corporate malfeasance, but slow to investigate alleged wrongdoings in the House and the Senate. Exposed by the Traficant and Torricelli scandals, both parties hesitate to chase down corruption, for fear of retaliatory probes.

Guests:

Jim VandeHei, Congressional Reporter for The Washington Post

Damon Chappie , Senior Staff Writer for Roll Call

John M. Barry, author of several books including Power Plays: Politics, Football and Other Blood Sports and Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America

This program aired on August 8, 2002.

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