TeddySanFran @ 286

NSA eavesdropping? Competitive disadvantage for URS?

There is more information here about ongoing investigations into DiFi’s conflicts-of-interests

Thanks for that link. Not sure about all of the top 25 under reported stories. Will read the list. Certainly know the upcoming espionage trial has barely been touched the blogosphere of the MSM

In the November 2006 election, the voters demanded congressional ethics reform. And so, the newly appointed chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is now duly in charge of regulating the ethical behavior of her colleagues. But for many years, Feinstein has been beset by her own ethical conflict of interest, say congressional ethics experts.

As chairperson and ranking member of the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee (MILCON) from 2001 through the end of 2005, Feinstein supervised the appropriation of billions of dollars a year for specific military construction projects. Two defense contractors whose interests were largely controlled by her husband, financier Richard C. Blum, benefited from decisions made by Feinstein as leader of this powerful subcommittee.

By March 29, she had resigned Link 2 per corruptionchronicles.com

Appears she got a big fat pass on this.

SunnyNobility @ 275

Anybody know what precipitated her resignation from the sub-committee? The conflict was long standing.

NSA eavesdropping? Competitive disadvantage for URS?

There is more information here about ongoing investigations into DiFi’s conflicts-of-interests