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After Past Scandals, Real Reforms
History
  • Nancy Unger, Santa Clara University
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
1-19-2006
Publisher
History Departments at The Ohio State University and Miami University
Abstract

ill the guilty plea of the lobbyist Jack Abramoff to charges of bribing public officials, tax evasion and fraud succeed in getting Congress to rein in lobbyists? Can any good really come out of congressional efforts to thwart corruption? The cynics say no. Yet democratic reforms have come out of past scandals.

Citation Information
Unger, N. (2006). After Past Scandals, Real Reforms. History News Service. Syndication: History News Network, 6 newspapers, 1 local, 1 national, and 1 international radio broadcast http://origins.osu.edu/history-news/after-past-scandals-real-reforms