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Watchdogs hit Jefferson on ?blood diamond? trips

Posted by Theodore in Business Travel News

Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.), who is fighting a wide array of corruption and bribery charges, violated House ethics rules in failing to report three trips to Botswana aimed at convincing him to oppose limits on ?blood diamond? imports into the U.S., according to ethics experts.

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