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Election 2006: How the Members of Congress Under Investigation Fared

by Conor Kenny — November 14, 2006 - 12:53pm

-- by Tim Malacarne

Congresspedia's "Congress in the News" updates, Sept. 20-Oct. 17, 2006

by Conor Kenny — November 13, 2006 - 1:48pm
  • Topics: Congresspedia News Updates, U.S. Congress, Democracy, U.S. Government
    • Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) improperly paid Christmas bonuses to staff from his Ritz-Carlton condo from his campaign fund.

    Webb Takes Virginia and the Democrats Take the Senate; 10 House Races Still Uncalled

    by Conor Kenny — November 9, 2006 - 5:52pm

    This afternoon Republican incumbent George Allen conceded the Virginia senate race to Democratic challenger Jim Webb, giving the Democrats the 51 seats they needed to control the Senate. Democrats are also currently running at 239 House seats to the Republicans' 196, with ten seats still too close to call.

    We've had great involvement from citizen journalists in covering the election—about 20 newcomers logged in to help us call the winners, add links to local blogs and work on the profiles of the challengers and incumbents. But the effort isn't over yet—dive in and help us beef up the profiles of the newly-elected members of Congress and other articles as we head into what is likely to be a momentous lame duck session and an even more momentous two years until 2008. Click here to get started.

    Check back with Congresspedia at our Election 2006 home for details, analysis and updates.

    Congresspedia Covers the Unresolved 2006 Congressional Elections

    by Conor Kenny — November 8, 2006 - 8:48pm

    As Congresspedia continues its coverage of the 2006 congressional elections, here's where we stand: Democrats will control the House of Representatives with Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as the presumptive (and first woman) Speaker of the House. The control of the Senate all depends on the race in Virginia between Republican incumbent George Allen and Democratic challenger
    Jim Webb, which could take weeks to decide as a possible recount looms and the lawyers marshall in the wake of Webb's slim 7,000 vote lead. If Allen pulls out a victory, the Senate will be split 50-50 and Vice President Dick Cheney will likely cast the deciding vote for a Republican Senate Majority Leader. Nine House races also remain too close to call.

    Check back with Congresspedia at our Election 2006 home for details, analysis and updates.

    Election Results: Dems take the House, Senate up in the Air.

    by Conor Kenny — November 8, 2006 - 4:03am

    As of 4AM Eastern Time, the Democrats have taken the House by a margin of 226-191 (18 races are still undecided). The Senate is up in the air, with two remaining races to be called in Virginia and Montana. Unless both go to the Democrats, Vice President Dick Cheney will cast the deciding vote to give control of the Senate to the Republicans.

    We will have more analysis and information posted on Congresspedia throughout the week and much can be found now at the Election 2006 homepage. Many thanks to all the citizen journalists who helped us out tonight—we couldn't have done it without you.

    And with that, your editor is going to bed.

    It's Official: Katherine Harris Makes Sixteen Members of Congress Under Investigation

    by Conor Kenny — November 6, 2006 - 12:35pm
  • Topics: U.S. Congress, Democracy, U.S. Government

    • After further review, Congresspedia has determined that Rep. Katherine Harris (R-Fla.) meets our criteria for the Members of Congress under investigation page. Harris, who is currently running for the U.S.

    Congresspedia Wikis the Vote

    by Conor Kenny — November 5, 2006 - 8:43pm

    Congresspedia will be providing live coverage of Tuesday's congressional elections as only it can: local citizen journalists are helping the wiki's editors build profiles on the 2006 challengers and announce winners when races are called.

    Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) Resigns from Congress

    by Conor Kenny — November 4, 2006 - 5:57pm
  • Topics: U.S. Congress

    • Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) resigned from Congress on Friday, effective immediately. Ney had pleaded guilty to corruption charges on October 13 but had remained in office, much to the chagrin of House Republicans and his anointed successor, Republican nominee Joy Padgett.

    Congresspedia's "Congress in the News" updates, Sept. 13-19, 2006

    by Conor Kenny — November 2, 2006 - 11:52am
  • Topics: Congresspedia News Updates, U.S. Congress, Democracy, U.S. Government
    • Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) has written a letter to Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez inquiring as to whether members of his staff suppressed a federal scientist from discussing the link between hurricanes and global warming. (TPM Muckraker story)
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    Fifteen Current Members of Congress Now Under Investigation

    by Conor Kenny — November 1, 2006 - 7:25pm
  • Topics: U.S. Congress, Democracy, Politics, U.S. Government

    • The investigations just keep on coming. Since our last update on members of Congress under investigation, a mere week ago, four new members have been added to Congresspedia’s page of (potential) shame. With these additions, fifteen current and three former members of Congress are currently the subject of a federal, state or local probe (nearly 3% of the Congress)!

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