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Article: Corruption is a two-way street ; The real problem in Washington isn't lobbying, it's Congress.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- January 20, 2006
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Portland Press Herald (Maine)
01-20-2006
Corruption is a two-way street ; The real problem in Washington isn't lobbying, it's Congress.
Edition: FINAL
Section: Editorial
Lest anyone be fooled by the Republicans's sudden appetite for lobbying reform, the problem in Washington these days isn't lobbyists.
It's power.
No surprise there. Power breeds arrogance, while corruption waits as surely as a pig at the trough.
After a long stint as the minority, Republicans surged to power in 1994 on a wave of national revulsion over a series of scandals that cost Democrats both the U.S. House and the Senate.
This time, the widening scandal involving corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff has a heavy ...