Ethics panel clears Reid-Dismisses complaint over ringside seats

[LiviaOlivia]

Dec. 12, 2006
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Ethics panel clears Reid
Dismisses complaint over ringside seats
By TONY BATT
STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON -- The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint against Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada for accepting free admission to ringside seats at three boxing matches in Las Vegas.

Robert Walker, the committee's chief counsel and staff director, wrote in a Dec. 7 letter there is "not substantial credible evidence" for the committee to conclude Reid violated Senate rules by accepting credentials to three fights between 2003 and 2005.

Walker said "it appears that acceptance of free attendance at the boxing events by Senator Reid from the Nevada Athletic Commission was a matter appropriately left to his discretion, as was consideration of any potential for the appearance of a conflict of interest arising from such attendance."

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[Bluzmann57]

1. Well I would hope so

Reid attended a boxing match, which are prevalent in Las Vegas, and Mark Foley sent lewd emails to underage pages. Which is worse? I think if my Senator or Representative went to a boxing match, I wouldn't be too upset. But if he sends out suggestive emails to minors...that's something else altogether.

[Atman]

2. Waiting for the outrage from the Foley supporters

This will probably make the freepers heads explode. Foley and the entire GOP leadership gets let off the hook even though they admitted negligence. But THIS... now this is serious scandal!

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[ncrainbowgrrl]

3. It's even better than it happened before January-

this way,no one could say that the dems strongarmed the committee to dismiss this complaing