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FROM RUSSIA WITH NO LOVE: A U.S. official told Reuters that the classified intelligence collected to date in an investigation into the hack of the Democratic National Committee indicates “beyond a reasonable doubt that it originated in Russia.” [READ MORE]
COVERING UP: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) actively tried to evade congressional oversight of its IT security failings, including a state-sponsored intrusion into its networks, as detailed in a report by the U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee and report from the FDIC’s Office of the Inspector General. [Washington Post]
DNC’ING AROUND: Sunlighters Louis Serino and Libby Watson are in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention. Track what they find at Storify, @libbycwatson @SFPartyTime or the hashtag #SFinPHL. CAMPAIGN 2016
The events are almost all carefully crafted to fit into exemptions in congressional gift and ethics rules that allow members of Congress to attend, say, charitable fundraisers, or “widely attended events.” Even the honoree wording is particular. Honoring a delegation is allowed, but honoring a specific member, such as, say, House Speaker Paul Ryan, is against the rules.
“These exemptions very quickly become major loopholes to allow lobbyists and others to put on events for officeholders and allow officeholders to go to them for free,” said Lawrence Noble, general counsel for the Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit group.
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