International Business News - Congressman http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, who is serving federal prison time for accepting millions of dollars in bribes, has asked President Bush to grant him clemency. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/cunningham-seeks-clemency-on-bribery-conviction.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:15:11 EDT Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, who is serving federal prison time for accepting millions of dollars in bribes, has asked President Bush to grant him clemency. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/former-rep-duke-cunningham-seeks-clemency.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:00:01 EDT It'll be a busy year for Rep. Vic Snyder, but not because of the election. The congressman from central Arkansas said Monday that he and his wife are expecting triplets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/congressman-oh-baby-my-wifes-expecting-triplets.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:34:12 EDT A Republican congressman has apologized for posting a speech on his Web site without acknowledging that it was largely written by a fellow Republican from Georgia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/florida-congressman-defends-giving-borrowed-speech.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:00:04 EDT The race to succeed New York Rep. Vito Fossella, who chose to retire after acknowledging he fathered a child outside his marriage, has become even more uncertain with the unexpected death over the weekend of the Republicans' chosen successor. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/candidates-death-brings-new-questions.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:56:39 EDT A New Orleans congressman who is facing trial on federal corruption charges says he will seek re-election to a fifth term. In a Tuesday news release, Democrat William Jefferson touts his experience and portrays himself as someone who still wields power in Congress despite the corruption case. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/indicted-la-congressman-to-seek-re-election.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:01:46 EDT A Democratic congressman accused Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign of trying to exploit tensions between Jews and blacks. Rep. Rob Andrews, who had endorsed Clinton, said Friday that he brought up the issue this week because he believed talking about it would help reunite the nation's divided Democrats. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/congressman-clinton-camp-uses-divisive-tactics.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:32:46 EDT A federal judge has refused to toss out a bribery indictment against a Louisiana congressman who argued that his alleged misdeeds were technically more akin to influence peddling than bribery. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/judge-rejects-la-congressmans-bribery-theory.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 10:58:08 EDT A federal judge has refused to toss out a bribery indictment against a Louisiana congressman who argued that his alleged misdeeds were technically more akin to influence peddling than bribery. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/judge-rejects-la-congressmans-bribery-theory.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 20:56:57 EDT Lawyers for indicted Rep. Rick Renzi are asking a judge to seal wiretaps that government investigators obtained of conversations between the Arizona congressman and his lawyers, arguing that they are covered by attorney-client privilege. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/az-congressmans-lawyers-seek-to-exclude-wiretaps.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 22:09:28 EDT A new indictment of a former top CIA official alleges that he received bribes in the form of "sexual companionship" in exchange for helping a friend get an edge in landing multimillion-dollar contracts from the agency. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/former-cia-official-indicted-anew-in-bribery-case.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 09:15:23 EDT A new indictment of a former top CIA official alleges that he received bribes in the form of "sexual companionship" in exchange for helping a friend get an edge in landing multimillion-dollar contracts from the agency. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/former-cia-official-indicted-anew-in-bribery-case.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 21:25:27 EDT Rep. Vito Fossella, citing "personal mistakes" after a drunken driving arrest and disclosure he fathered a child in an extramarital affair, on Tuesday became the 26th Republican congressman to retire rather than face re-election this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/50604-congressman-affair.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/ny-congressman-fossella-says-he-wont-seek-re-election.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/ny-congressman-fossella-says-he-wont-seek-re-election.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 15:55:36 EDT New York Rep. Vito Fossella will not seek re-election after a series of damaging revelations about a child from an extramarital affair, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/sources-ny-rep-fossella-wont-run-again.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 22:50:50 EDT A New York financier has been sentenced in San Diego to more than eight years in federal prison for laundering bribes for former Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/financier-sentenced-in-congressmans-bribery-case.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 21:54:56 EDT An anti-war Democratic congressman is demanding to know why there were uniformed Defense Department personnel watching House proceedings from a public gallery Thursday, who they were and what they were doing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/congressman-questions-dod-presence.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 15:57:08 EDT Embattled and embarrassed by the confession he fathered a child from an extramarital affair, New York Rep. Vito Fossella is facing public calls for his resignation. Secluded with his family, he must decide if he wants to keep his job badly enough to grapple with the lingering questions and fallout from the scandal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080510/new-york-rep-fossella-faces-calls-for-his-resignation.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 03:50:55 EDT Embattled and embarrassed by the confession he fathered a child from an extramarital affair, New York Rep. Vito Fossella is facing public calls for his resignation. Secluded with his family, he must decide if he wants to keep his job badly enough to grapple with the lingering questions and fallout from the scandal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080510/fossella-faces-calls-for-his-resignation.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 03:26:59 EDT Rep. Vito Fossella of New York ran a red light, and wrecked his life. A drunk-driving arrest last week led to talk of an extramarital affair, and then finally Thursday, an admission of a child from that affair. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/ny-congressman-admits-child-from-affair.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 16:21:20 EDT Rep. Vito Fossella of New York acknowledged on Thursday that he fathered a child from an extramarital affair, answering questions that arose from his arrest on drunken driving charges last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/ny-congressman-admits-affair-out-of-wedlock-child.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 11:50:50 EDT