Tuesday, July 24, 2007

House rejects campaign pay for spouses (AP)



AP - Spouses don't belong on campaign payrolls, the House says, voting to end a practice that has benefited some members of Congress for years. Monday's action follows controversies in which lawmakers added many thousands of dollars to their family incomes by hiring relatives for campaign tasks, even if their qualifications were not always apparent.

Source: http://rss.news.yahoo.com

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