RSSAfter lobbyist boasts, Feinstein cancels event
From: The Washington Times | June 16, 2009
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, abruptly canceled a campaign fundraising lunch scheduled for Wednesday after the Washington lobbyist helping to organize the event suggested in an invitation that the committee’s work would be served as the “first course.” Mrs. Feinstein, California Democrat, bowed Monday to concerns that the fundraising solicitation could be misinterpreted. The Senate panel she chairs has long prided itself on staying above the political fray because of the sensitive nature of its work. “It was obvious that this would be subject to misinterpretation by some, and it was canceled to avoid …
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