Policy monitoring group should probe Westar Energy donations
A watchdog group has the Department of Justice to ascertain whether Westar Energy leaders of Congress and three deputies - including the House majority - corruption violates federal laws.
Public Citizen, the group founded by consumer demand lawyer Ralph Nader, “said House majority Leader Tom DeLay and Reps. Joe Barton and Billy Tauzin May violated corruption laws by pressing Special Interest legislation Westar to obtain contributions to enterprises for their political allies.
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