The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Return Of Torchgate: Rep. Bill Young Contradicted By Committee Staff On Torch Whereabouts

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Return Of Torchgate: Rep. Bill Young Contradicted By Committee Staff On Torch Whereabouts Oct 11th 2012, 19:41 WASHINGTON -- With less than one month remaining before the 2012 elections, one of the strangest ethics imbroglios of the year remains unresolved: Torchgate. After the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, Mitt Romney traveled to Washington and presented several key Republican politicians with commemorative Olympic torches. One recipient was Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.), who was then chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, one of the federal government's most powerful spending panels. Commemorative torches for the 2002 games can currently go for thousands of dollars, and official House ethics rules restrict members of Congress from accepting gifts worth more than $50.00. Read More... More on Orrin Hatch

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