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Sen Feinstein resigns from MiICon Subcommittee - ethical reasons
2007-03-29
Feinstein blazes trail for women (ht Instapundit)
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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein was forced to resign as chairwoman of the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee amid reports that her husband, Richard Blum, owned two major defense contractors, which were awarded billions of dollars for military construction projects approved by Feinstein....

this is based on reporting by a lefty weekly in silicon valley
Feinstein blazes trail for women

http://www.metroactive.com/metro/03.21.07/dianne-feinstein-resigns-0712.html#
Posted by:mhw

#12  This is convenient. Congress slips out of town for Spring recess and DiFi resigns.
Posted by: TomAnon   2007-03-29 20:05  

#11  I emailed Daniel Weintraub at the Sac Bee. Their daily political news update email, which I receive, had absolutely no reference to this.
Posted by: Frank G   2007-03-29 19:53  

#10  memeorandom.com had a thread on this earlier, but it is gone now. It seems the MSM doesn't have an interest in this, what with Anna Nicole and all. Sheesh.
Posted by: Brett   2007-03-29 18:23  

#9  hmmm she should get ran out of Congress like Cunningham.
Posted by: djohn66   2007-03-29 17:53  

#8  Hello? CNN? Fox? ABC? CBS? NBC?

Anyone?

Why isn't she being hounded by reporters?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2007-03-29 17:22  

#7  I think she resigned because she saw the direction the milspending will go with a Dim majority - down.

I will need to check if she gets appointed to a ECOCON subcommittee and hubby buys a light bulb manufactury.
Posted by: Seafarious   2007-03-29 16:08  

#6  The "Culture of Corruption". Now under new management...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-03-29 15:01  

#5  If she resigned, it's because a shitstorm was about to hit.
Posted by: Mike N.   2007-03-29 14:50  

#4  She resigned? My surprise meter IS pegged.
Posted by: eLarson   2007-03-29 14:44  

#3  Was forced? By whom, given that this news apparently didn't cross the attention threshold of the major news organizations?
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-03-29 14:22  

#2  She needs to be tried for bribery and war profiteering, and her husband as well.
This crap can't go on. On either side of the isle.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-03-29 14:21  

#1  Sen Feinstein resigns from MiICon Subcommittee - unethical reasons

Fixed it.
Posted by: gorb   2007-03-29 14:15  

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