Badly flawed background check system fails to contain firearms sales

By Rick Schmitt

Center story detailed loopholes in current system

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"… d fire and killed him — was purchased in a private sale at a gun show in Las Vegas. Bedell was able to acquire the 9mm Ruger pistol even though he had a his …"

With change on the horizon, privately funded travel plummets

By Robert Brodsky

Trips by lawmakers and staffers decline by nearly 50 percent, recent data show

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"… declined to comment for this report, also sent nine committee staffers to Las Vegas last January for the annual International Consumer Electronics Show. Accor …"

"… ssociation, conference attendees stayed at the plush Bellagio hotel on the Las Vegas strip, scored tickets to concerts by Lenny Kravitz and Stevie Wonder and r …"

Privately sponsored trips hot tickets on Capitol Hill

By Jim Morris

Study finds almost $50 million spent on travel for lawmakers, aides

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"… 59), for example, and a National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas ($4,072). The Greens took five trips sponsored by the Association of Ameri …"

"… ecutive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. "Las Vegas at the Bellagio — that sounds like a boondoggle.Rep. Louise Slaughter, a …"

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Drug makers' dime funds Congressional travel

By Robert Brodsky

Pharmaceutical companies, affiliated trade groups spent more than $600,000 on trips

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"… ,000 on 84 trips, including pricey excursions to Europe, the Caribbean and Las Vegas.Leading the way was GlaxoSmithKline, the world's second-largest pharmaceut …"

A vacation from the rules

By Anupama Narayanswamy

Some disclosure filings sketchy on details, tardy despite ethics oversight

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"… ng trips for Rep. E. Clay Shaw, R.-Fla., and his wife to locations such as Las Vegas, Zurich and Tanzania, phrases such as "hotel expense for 3 nights" or "ser …"

FBI brags about chasing down mortgage fraudsters but big banks are left untouched

By Michael Hudson

FBI report identifies mortgage fraudsters of all stripes – except banks

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"… million. The FBI offices most active in investigating mortgage fraud were Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Tampa, Detroit, Washington, Miami, San Francisco, …"

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527 group waned after Gingrich campaign imploded in June

By Peter H. Stone

527 group folded after former house speaker's campaign faltered

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"… vative donors and corporate interests whose causes Gingrich often embraced.Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson was the group’s most generous donor, pourin …"

On the road again—and again

By Morgan Jindrich

FCC officials rack up $2.8 million travel tab with industries they regulate

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"… y often stay for the entire event at glitzy hotels such as the Bellagio in Las Vegas, even though they are only scheduled to give a single speech or serve on a …"

"… g Paris, Hong Kong and Rio de Janeiro.FCC officials took 330 such trips to Las Vegas during the period, 173 to New Orleans, 102 to New York and 98 to London. O …"

"… its events, primarily its glitzy annual Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas each year. CEMA heavily lobbies Congress and the FCC on a variety of issue …"

"… 5,737 to bring 27 FCC officials to its glitzy Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. Most were put up at the glittery Bellagio Hotel & Casino. …"

Smuggling made easy

Landlocked Paraguay emerges as a top producer of contraband tobacco

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"… rds. The ring was brought down in spring 2005 as the smugglers convened in Las Vegas. Silveira, Paul, and the others were indicted on a total of 50 counts of c …"

El gran ‘duty free’

Paraguay es uno de los mayores productores mundiales de cigarrillos de contrabando

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"… banda cayó en abril del 2005 mientras los contrabandistas se reunían en Las Vegas. La justicia norteamericana los acusó de conspiración, contrabando, trá …"

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