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<title>Repeal of terms limits for House chairs irks GOP</title>
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<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 16:17 GMT</pubDate>
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...  in 2003 enacting Medicare prescription drug coverage and was a major tenet of the ethics reforms enacted by Democratic leaders when they took control of the House two years ago.  ...
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<title>Patrick to pitch ethics reform</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206895912</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 14:53 GMT</pubDate>
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...  grappling with the state&#39;s plummeting revenues and transportation needs. &quot;I believe some common sense ethics reforms should be considered,&quot; DiMasi said in a statement. &quot;Members of the House will thoroughly  ...
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<title>Former prosecutor to head reform panel</title>
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<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 14:14 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Illinois Republican Party, called the announcement &quot;laughable&quot; and says if Quinn is serious about ethics reform, he would have done it years ago. Collins sat down with ABC7 to talk  ...
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<title>Patrick seeks tougher penalties for ethics violations on Beacon Hill</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206881343</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 13:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  on the Legislature to act swiftly on ethics reform within the first 30 days of the  ...  current laws. He said some &quot;common sense&quot; ethics reforms should be considered. &quot;Massachusetts faces serious challenges  ...
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<title>State lacks convictions, not corruption</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206864861</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 11:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the game to be effective. Alleged legislative solutions such as campaign finance reform and ethics reform never stop corruption -- they depend on oversight by people themselves vulnerable to corruption.  ...
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<title>Patrick looks to toughen anti-corruption laws</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206860275</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 10:54 GMT</pubDate>
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...  and engaging them in our solutions. In the process, I believe some common sense ethics reforms should be considered. The members of the House will thoroughly review the recommendations from  ...
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<title>After scandals, Massachusetts lawmakers to eye higher penalties for conflicts of interests</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206856130</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 10:18 GMT</pubDate>
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...  grappling with the state&#39;s plummeting revenues and transportation needs. &quot;I believe some common sense ethics reforms should be considered,&quot; DiMasi said in a statement. &quot;Members of the House will thoroughly  ...
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<title>Mass. to mull higher penalties for ethics lapses</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206855958</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 10:17 GMT</pubDate>
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...  grappling with the state&#39;s plummeting revenues and transportation needs. &quot;I believe some common sense ethics reforms should be considered,&quot; DiMasi said in a statement. &quot;Members of the House will thoroughly  ...
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<title>State makes economic progress</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206855895</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 10:17 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Development envision. Still, the job growth, along with what already has been achieved in ethics reform and easing the tax burden on business and industry, will remove obstacles to economic  ...
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<title>Mass. to mull higher penalties for ethics lapses</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206854658</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 10:15 GMT</pubDate>
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...  grappling with the state&#39;s plummeting revenues and transportation needs. &quot;I believe some common sense ethics reforms should be considered,&quot; DiMasi said in a statement. &quot;Members of the House will thoroughly  ...
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<title>State lacks convictions, not corruption</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206854537</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 10:15 GMT</pubDate>
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...  the game to be effective. Alleged legislative solutions such as campaign finance reform and ethics reform never stop corruption -- they depend on oversight by people themselves vulnerable to corruption.  ...
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<title>Massachusetts ethics reform bill</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206843240</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 08:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  grappling with the state&#39;s plummeting revenues and transportation needs. &quot;I believe some common sense ethics reforms should be considered,&quot; DiMasi said in a statement. &quot;Members of the House will thoroughly  ...
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<title>Patrick targets ethics lapses</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206836062</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 07:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  to any meaningful suggestions.&quot; DiMasi issued a terse statement that said &quot;some common sense ethics reforms should be considered,&quot; but suggested passing the bill was not a top priority. &quot;Massachusetts  ...
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<title>Patrick Proposes Ethics Reform to Curb Corrupt Politicians and Lobbyists</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206827709</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 06:32 GMT</pubDate>
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... Patrick Proposes Ethics Reform to Curb Corrupt Politicians and Lobbyists Responding  ...  month. He said that some common sense ethics reforms should be considered this year. Patrick, a  ...
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<title>Patrick seeks to toughen state ethics laws</title>
<link>http://www.inboxrobot.com/news.php?fid=206826489</link>
<pubDate>7 Jan 2009 06:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  be his third term as speaker. Gov. Deval Patrick released a wide-ranging set of ethics reforms Tuesday, including some that appeared to be aimed at controversies that have dogged the  ...
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