American League MVP in 2002 Pleads Guilty to Lying to Congressional Investigators

Just as one black eye heals, the next one surfaces. Here’s baseball’s latest black eye. Rest assured, there’s more to come. By Del Quentin Wilber and Dave Sheinin Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — Former Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty this morning to federal charges that he lied to congressional investigators about the…

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UPDATE: Fed Prosecutors Looking Into Possibilty Lobbyist Gave Bogus Campaign Contributions To Rep. John Murtha

Rep. Murtha shakes hands with Pres. Bush Rep. Murtha has long had the reputation as a wheeler-dealer on Capitol Hill, and he’s come under attack by some public interest groups. So it’s no surprise something like this would surface. By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK New York Times WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors are looking into the possibility…

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U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald to Stay on the Job in Chicago

By Allan Lengel and Jon Perkins ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — As expected, Chicago’s U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald will stay on the job even though he’s a Bush appointee. NBC’s Pete Williams reported that Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) recommended that the newly minted Atty. Gen. Eric Holder keep Fitzgerald. NBC reported that the suggestion was “positively received”,…

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