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Coyotl

(15,262 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2013, 03:55 PM Oct 2013

Congressional PAC dollars used to employ family members

Published on Oct 18, 2013

"60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft (with an assist from CREW) looks into a practice that has long been an open secret in Washington - politicians using political action committee funds to employ family members.

Learn more about how Congress and their families stuff their pockets with other people's money in CREW's 2012 report, Family Affair.

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Congressional PAC dollars used to employ family members (Original Post) Coyotl Oct 2013 OP

Some children of politicians even serve as 'political consultants'... n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #1

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. Some children of politicians even serve as 'political consultants'... n/t

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Fri Oct 18, 2013, 03:59 PM

Oct 2013

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