The Daily Muck

Following the recent indictment of Re. Jefferson (D-LA), as well as pesky scandals involving Duke Cunningham and Jack Abramoff, the Democratic House leadership is planning to take a bold new step in ethics reform: allowing outsiders to file ethics complaints. (Congressional Quarterly)

The lead prosecutor in the case of former Gov. Seigelman released a letter saying that he has never met with Karl Rove, disputing allegations in a recent affidavit that Bush’s architect played a role in ousting the former governor. (Montgomery Adviser)

The House heard complaints about NASA’s Inspector General Robert “Moose” Cobb yesterday. Cobb denies being the world’s meanest boss. (Washington Post)

James Holsinger, the Presdient’s recent nominee for surgeon general, is drawing protests from critics who say Holsinger has a strong bias against gays and lesbians. (Associated Press)

Latin America countries that cooperate with the U.S. in the “war on drugs” have found American funds easier to come by since 9/11. This cross-pollination of the “war on terror” with the drug war has moved serious money into places like Colombia with undisputable records of human rights abuse. (Center for Public Integrity)

Via War and Piece, the New York Times’ editorial board pushes Congress to issue subpoenas against White House officials.

Two more Justice Department officials resigned from the agency that is already reeling from other exits as a result of the US attorneys’ scandal. One of the two, Matthew Mead, is the US Attorney for Wyoming and appeared on at least one version of Kyle Sampson’s firing list. Mead has stated publicly that his departure has no connection to any larger firing plan. (ABC’s Political Radar)

Could the U.S. repel a cyberattack? Probably not. (USA TODAY)

A Saudi prince accused of bribery could show Duke Cunningham a thing or two. Reports suggest the man was taking home up to $200 million a year. (BBC)

As information about the warantless surveillance program trickles out, House Democrats are threatening to employ their power of subpoena in order to continue their oversight. (NY Times)