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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

House ethics panel investigating New York Republican Michael Grimm | Redux

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House ethics panel investigating New York Republican Michael Grimm

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The Republican-controlled committee said the questions began in July after being informed by the Office of Congressional Ethics that Grimm, R-N.Y., could have broken campaign finance laws by soliciting and accepting forbidden contributions, which might have resulted in false information being consisted of in campaign finance reports. Among the accusations is that Grimm improperly looked for help from a foreign national, by soliciting contributions in exchange for providing to utilize his official position to assist the person in getting a permit, according to a committee statement. Grimm has actually denied expertise of poor contributions or other illegal activity. "Today's announcement by the House Ethics Committee comes as no surprise," said Grimm's attorney, William McGinley, of Patton Boggs LLP. "Any fair and objective review of all of the facts in this matter will conclude that Congressman Grimm engaged in no wrongdoing.".

People:

Congressman Grimm

Overall Sentiment: -0.171598

Relevance: 0.876205

Grimm

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.317024

Chairman Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Ala.

Overall Sentiment: 0.103537

Relevance: 0.156962

Rep. Linda Sanchez

Overall Sentiment: 0.0961445

Relevance: 0.138833

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Patton Boggs

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.132891

William McGinley

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.13243

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Friday, December 28, 2012

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves Mayo Clinic | Reduction

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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves Mayo Clinic

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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. , D-Ill. , who has twice sought treatment for bipolar disorder at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic in recent months, was released from the clinic today, according to a Mayo spokesman. The clinic was unable to provide any information on the congressman's current whereabouts, reports Chicago CBS affiliate WBBM. Jackson checked into the Mayo Clinic for the first time in August, staying through September and eventually returning to his home in Washington, D.C. He reentered the clinic in late October. The congressman has been under investigation for misusing campaign funds to decorate his home and to buy a $40,000 Rolex watch for a female friend. Despite the questions surrounding his stints at Mayo and growing the growing ethical cloud over him, Jackson handily won reelection to his Chicago-area house seat last Tuesday.

People:

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

Overall Sentiment: 0.0769549

Relevance: 0.883844

Jackson Jr.

Overall Sentiment: 0.0509008

Relevance: 0.369664

Rahm Emanuel

Overall Sentiment: -0.0424729

Relevance: 0.218548

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Sen. Dick Durbin

Overall Sentiment: -0.138258

Relevance: 0.20753

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Dan Webb

Overall Sentiment: -0.0480503

Relevance: 0.175597

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Company: WBBM

Overall Sentiment: -0.150181

Relevance: 0.363613

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Reps Feel Shortchanged by Petraeus Scandal | Essentials

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Reps Feel Shortchanged by Petraeus Scandal

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CIA Director-designate Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 23, 2011 and (R) Paula Broadwell, author of the David Petraeus biography "All In," poses for photos in Charlotte, N.C., Jan. 15, 2012. (Cliff Owen/AP Photo; The Charlotte Observer, T. Ortega Gaines/AP Photo) While the FBI was investigating the director of the CIA, a top U.S. general and a Florida socialite, Congress was, for a while, left in the dark. The affair only came to light when a whistleblower called his congressman. The strange scandal that led to the resignation of David Petraeus and put a hold on the Senate confirmation of a top U.S. general has raised questions about the separation of powers, and has caused some lawmakers to bristle that they were not told of the FBI's investigation sooner.

People:

Gen. David Petraeus

Overall Sentiment: -0.188615

Relevance: 0.874762

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0Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 23, 2011 and (R) Paula Broadwell, author of the David Petraeus biography "All In," ...
0Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 23, 2011 and (R) Paula Broadwell, author of the David Petraeus biography "All In," ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0
  • Mean: 0
  • Standard Deviation: 0
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Paula Broadwell

Overall Sentiment: -0.297424

Relevance: 0.323629

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

Overall Sentiment: -0.235148

Relevance: 0.298678

SentimentQuote
0.0268111"I think there's some answers that we have to have about notification to Congress. I don't have any reason to think that there are any national security issues at stake in what has transpired," Pelosi said ...
-0.146947"I think there's some answers that we have to have about notification to Congress. I don't have any reason to think that there are any national security issues at stake in what has transpired," Pelosi said at a ceremony welcoming new Democrats to Congress. "I think some dishonorable things were done, and the honorable thing has to be to resign or not to go forward."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.1201359
  • Mean: -0.06006795
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Brian Darling

Overall Sentiment: -0.19716

Relevance: 0.276363

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0.0451339"Clearly, Congress should have been informed, and there's evidence that some members of Congress were informed before the elections," Darling said. ...
-0.164921"Clearly, Congress should have been informed, and there's evidence that some members of Congress were informed before the elections," Darling said. "A scandal like that, which could impact the way that a CIA director operates, should be shared with Congress."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.1197871
  • Mean: -0.05989355
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Sen. Susan Collins

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.184651

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0"There are so many unanswered questions at this point," Collins said ...
-0.097413"There are so many unanswered questions at this point," Collins said outside her office this morning. "I will say that it is absolutely imperative that Gen. Petraeus come and testify. He was CIA director at the time of the attack. He visited Libya after the attack. He has a great deal of information that we need in order to understand what went wrong."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.097413
  • Mean: -0.0487065
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689
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Mike Morell

Overall Sentiment: -0.0280195

Relevance: 0.162072

Chris Stevens

Overall Sentiment: -0.0320492

Relevance: 0.161014

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  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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Overall Sentiment: 0.0229017

Relevance: 0.456891

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