Commentary: Bipartisan ethics process

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LIANE HANSEN
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04-24-2005
Commentary: Bipartisan ethics process

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Norman J. Ornstein is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute here in Washington and a longtime observer of political byplay on Capitol Hill. In this commentary, Ornstein expresses a desire that political partisanship on the part of House Republicans be set aside in favor of a bipartisan ethics process.

NORMAN J. ORNSTEIN:

Much to the dismay of Speaker Dennis Hastert, Majority Leader Tom DeLay and the rest of the ...

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