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Byline: Greg Pierce, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
No stealing, please
In a fit of bipartisan unity, the Senate Rules Committee agreed yesterday to bar its members from stealing.
Senate Resolution 178 seeks "to prohibit members of the Senate and other persons from removing art and historic objects from the Senate wing of the Capitol and Senate office buildings for personal use."
Even among senators, the need for such legislation took some by surprise or, at least, feigned surprise.
After voting in favor of the measure, Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania Republican, and Don Nickles, Oklahoma Republican, asked how rampant the problem of stealing is.
"Well, they're not supposed to, but there has been a record established over about 150 years as best we can affirm," answered Trent Lott, Mississippi Republican and committee chairman.
In addition to art and historic objects, the resolution would specifically bar senators from stealing exhibits and furniture.
"Over the years, they've taken everything," Mr. Lott said. "It just leaves."
Poor choice of words
As has been widely reported, presidential candidate Howard Dean's son, Paul, was charged with aiding in the stealing of liquor at the Burlington, Vt., country club last week. So reporters...
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