Hey, what happened to the Frist/DeLay day trader in their

[acmavm]

office story? I'm afraid that my life's been a little complicated here the past few days so I don't get to pay as much attention as I'd like (or rather as I've become addicted to doing). ANYWAY, this tidbit just freaked me out and struck me as enough to bring down both of them for sure. Now I can't find any trace of the story or any subsequent news.

Can someone help me out here? Thank you.

[babylonsister]

1. Here's an article from Rawstory:

Rep. Slaughter, Dems want probe on 'DAY TRADING' allegations


Edited on Thu Jan-19-06 01:49 PM by babylonsister

Democrats want ethics committee to probe 'day trading' allegations

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Democrats_want_ethics_com...

After a comment by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) on Air America's Majority Report Wednesday evening, RAW STORY has learned that House Democrats are pushing the ethics committee to investigate allegations of congressional offices providing privleged information to Wall Street investors.

On Air America, Slaughter alleged that "day traders" in the offices of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) had aided such investors. She mentioned as a specific example that individuals got advance notice that an asbestos bill was not going to emerge from the Senate (Audio here).

An article that ran below the radar in November revealed the "day trading" practice, in which little-known firms use sources in Congress to glean information relevant to publicly-traded stocks. As Washington turns its eyes to fallen conservative superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, new focus has come to other allegations of congressional wrongdoing.
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[acmejack]

2. Your link is gone Sister!

On edit: new link: http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Democrats_want_ethics_committee_to_probe_0119.html

[babylonsister]

3. Oops! I should have checked; glad you found it! nt