No Yawning At Ethics Reform This Time

CBS | August 5, 2007

Schieffer: Whether Or Not Ted Stevens Broke The Law, His Case Proves The Need For Tougher Ethics Laws

Congress passed a tough ethics reform bill last week. Washington ethics has become such an oxymoron that ethics reform usually draws a yawn, but it shouldn’t this time.

The FBI investigation of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, which coincidentally came to the fore as the bill passed, shows how badly it was needed.

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