Down in the Upper Chamber

Kay Bailey Hutchison (Rep.-Texas) and David Durenberger (Rep.-Minn.) are the only Senators under indictment right now, but they aren't the only ones under a cloud. Let's see: two, plus the five below, plus the four members of the Keating Five still around -- that's 11% of the Senate!

SENATOR Bob Packwood (Rep.-Ore.)

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The Senate Ethics Committee is investigating charges that Packwood harassed many of his female employees and that he used his Senate staff to intimidate and discredit the alleged victims.

SENATOR Daniel Inouye (Dem.-Hawaii)

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The Ethics Committee investigated charges of sexual harassment but concluded that it could take...

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