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[Eugene]

Willful Ignorance But No Rules Broken

December 08, 2006 3:09 PM

Jake Tapper Reports:

The House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct released its report investigating
the scandal surrounding the inappropriate contact former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) had
with congressional pages, finding that "a pattern of conduct was exhibited among many
individuals to remain willfully ignorant" of Foley's behavior though no "current House
Members or employees violated the House Code of Official Conduct."

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Calling the report a "whitewash," Melanie Sloan, the executive director of Citizens for
Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said that the "House Ethics Committee has
proven itself yet again to be entirely incapable of investigating wrongdoing by members
of Congress."

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Full article: http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/congressman_foley_internet_scandal/index.html

Since when is willful ingorance not considered acceptance or complicity?