large $ contribution breaks ethics stalemate
The evenly divided committee has been unable to hire staff and conduct investigations this entire year because of partisan bickering, with the latest disagreement about the role of Hastings' chief of staff in committee business.
``I must give him his due. He has considerably cretinized me.'' Lautréamont
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