Article: Watchdog groups question Mineta's move.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

WASHINGTON _ Rep. Norman Mineta's decision to quit Congress for the executive suite at Lockheed Martin Corp. _ a step he calls a logical career move _ is further proof that Washington's ``revolving door'' hasn't slowed, public watchdog groups said Monday.

The San Jose Democrat has broken no law in going to work for a company that pumped money into his campaigns. And his supporters Monday were quick to say that those who question his move to private life are making a mountain out of an ethical molehill.

``People are entitled to change jobs every 20 years if they feel like it,'' said former Rep. Willis D. Gradison Jr., R-Ohio, who left in the middle of his term ...

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