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Sunday, January 14, 2007Digg - Senate: No pensions for crooked ex-lawmakersDigg - Senate: No pensions for crooked ex-lawmakers: "The Senate on Friday voted 87-0 to strip away the pensions of members of Congress convicted of white-collar crimes such as bribery, perjury and fraud. 'With this vote, we are preventing members of Congress who steal or cheat from receiving a lifelong pension that is paid for by the taxpayers,' said Sen. Kerry, the measure's sponsor." |