Chafee Staffer Admits to Sending Email from Senate Computer

Cheney Killed Bambi

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Wed Nov-01-06 10:43 PM
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Chafee Staffer Admits to Sending Email from Senate Computer

Edited on Wed Nov-01-06 10:43 PM by Cheney Killed Bambi

A staffer for Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee (news, bio, voting record) was suspended without pay Wednesday for distributing e-mails criticizing Chafee's Democratic challenger using a Senate computer, a violation of Senate rules.

Lammis Vargas, 25, an assistant in Chafee's office in Providence, was suspended after admitting she sent at least four e-mails critical of Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse.

"My campaign had no knowledge of this action," Chafee said in a statement. "I will not tolerate use of government equipment for improper purposes."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061102/ap_on_el_se/rhode_island_senate

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MadMaddie

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Wed Nov-01-06 10:46 PM
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1. And the beat goes on....haven't the Repugs been caught doing

this already?

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Cheney Killed Bambi

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Wed Nov-01-06 10:48 PM
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3. Yup

One of Charles Bass's staffers (Repug, NH-02), was fired for posting troll comments on liberal blogs using an official House computer.

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bluestateguy

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Wed Nov-01-06 10:46 PM
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2. A clear violation of the Hatch Act

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kestrel91316

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Wed Nov-01-06 10:52 PM
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4. ...............but laws are just for Democrats and the Little People.

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Thu Nov-02-06 09:58 AM
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5. Straining at gnats, swallowing camels whole ... nt

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