Randy "Duke" Cunningham/articles and commentary

The following articles and commentary discuss disgraced former Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham:

• "U.S. Rep. Cunningham's Son Charged With Drug Trafficking," ndsn.org, February 1997.
• Matt Potter, "The Art of Cash Harvest," San Diego Reader, October 5, 2000. Scroll down more than half way to ADCS, Wilkes, and Cunningham info.
• John Behrman, "Cunningham is not fearful of foursome," Union-Tribune (SignOnSanDiego), September 22, 2004.
• "Republicans Back DeLay Amid Reports of Trip, Payments (Update4)," Bloomberg News, April 5, 2005: "Representative Randy Cunningham, a California Republican, said Republicans would retaliate against House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi if the attacks continue. 'If they're going to go after Tom DeLay, we're going to go after Nancy Pelosi,' Cunningham said after a weekly meeting of House Republicans today. 'It's just what they did to Newt Gingrich. And we're not going to take it.'"
• Marcus Stern, "Cunningham defends deal with defense firm's owner," Copley News Service (SignOnSanDiego), June 12, 2005.
• William Finn Bennett, "Cunningham defends real estate deal," North County Times, June 13, 2005.
• Paul Kedrosky, "Best/Worst Real Estate Broker in California," Infectious Greed, June 14, 2005.
• "Cunningham has some explaining to do," The Carpetbagger Report, June 14, 2005.
• Patrick O'Connor, "DeLay defends Cunningham's home sale," The Hill, June 15, 2005.
• Anne E. Kornblut, "Ethics panel in partisan deadlock. Squabbling keeps lawmakers from getting work done," New York Times (SFGate), June 15, 2005.
• Marcus Stern, "Cunningham's Realtor a longtime contributor," Copley News Service (SignOnSanDiego), June 15, 2005.
• William Finn Bennett, "Yacht 'Duke Stir' owned by defense contractor docked at Cunningham's slip," North County Times, June 16, 2005.
• "The Duke Stir and the Contractor," Washington Post, June 17, 2005.
• Marcus Stern and Joe Cantlupe, "Ties between contractor, congressman questioned," Copley News Service (SignOnSanDiego), June 17, 2005.
• "More troubles for the Duke-Stir," The Left Coaster, June 17, 2005.
• Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Renae Merle, "Lawmaker's links with contractor raise questions. Calif. Republican on defense panel," Washington Post (Boston Globe), June 19, 2005.
• Erica Werner, "Rep. Cunningham discloses subpoena, says unrelated to house deal," Associated Press (SignOnSanDiego), June 20, 2005.
• Mark Walker, "Cunningham staying mum on home deal," North County Times, June 20, 2005.
• "Cunningscam Continues," The Progress Report, June 21, 2005.
• "Cunningham issues statement on home sale," North County Times, June 23, 2005.
• Josh Marshall, "Cunningham issue raises questions of war profiteering," The Hill, June 23, 2005.
• Jerry Kammer, "Cunningham's ties to charity attacked," Copley News Service (SignOnSanDiego), June 24, 2005.
• "No Excuse," Caerdroia.org, June 24, 2005.
• "Randy and Rove - Same Misdirection Strategy," The Left Coaster, June 24, 2005.
• "Summary of Stories on crooked Republican congressman Duke Cunningham," Politics Plus Stuff Blogspot, June 25, 2005.
• Renae Merle and R. Jeffrey Smith, "Pentagon Ends New Work On D.C. Firm's Contract. MZM to Name New CEO as Relationship With Congressman Is Under Investigation," Washington Post, June 28, 2005.
• Seth Hettena, "Grand Jury Subpoenas Calif. Congressman," Associated Press (ABC News), June 29, 2005.
• Nico, "Agents Swarm MZM Headquarters, Cunningham's Rented Boat," Think Progress, July 1, 2005.
• Mark Walker, "Feds raid Cunningham home, MZM offices and boat," North County Times, July 1, 2005.
• Seth Hettena, "FBI searches home of Randy Cunningham," Associated Press (San Diego Indymedia), July 2, 2005.
• William Finn Bennett, "Cunningham cancels appearance," San Diego Indymedia, July 5, 2005.
• Charles R. Babcock, "Developer Helped Congressman By Buying Boat, Arranging Loan," Washington Post, July 5, 2005.
• Bob Brigham, "CA-50: Randy "Duke" Cunningham Scandal," Swing State Project, July 5, 2005.
• Jerry Kammer and Marcus Stern, "Boat sale by 'Duke' made him $400,000. Buyer's kin were lenders of Cunningham mortgage,"
• Molly Ivins, "Pigging Out On Pork," AlterNet, July 5, 2005: "Folks, we are being eaten alive by corruption -- and it isn't pretty."
• Robert Pear, "Democrats to Use Newspaper Ads to Accuse 6 Republican Congressmen on Ethics Issues," New York Times (TruthOut), July 6, 2005.
• "Republican under fire won't seek re-election," Seattle Times, July 15, 2005.
• Marcus Stern and Joe Cantulpe, "Comparing residences of Randy Duke Cunningham," San Diego Indymedia, July 6, 2005.
• "Cunningham asks campaign donors for favor," UPI (Science Daily), August 13, 2005.
• Dani Dodge, "U.S. lawsuit seeks forfeiture of property," Union-Tribune (SignOnSanDiego), August 18, 2005.
• Charles R. Babcock and R. Jeffrey Smith, "Search Targets Contractor With Ties to Lawmaker," Washington Post, August 18, 2005.
• "Feds seek congressman's house," UPI (Science Daily), August 18, 2005.
• Charles R. Babcock, "Seizure of Lawmaker's Home Sought by U.S. Attorney," Washington Post, August 19, 2005.
• "Separating Cunningham's Assets From His Elbow," Wonkette, August 19, 2005.
• Mark Walker, "Government alleges Cunningham solicited bribe in home sale," North County Times, August 25, 2005.
• Onell R. Soto, "Allegation is made in court documents," Union-Tribune (SignOnSanDiego), August 25, 2005.
• Onell R. Soto, "Cunningham 'demanded and received' bribe, prosecutors say," Union-Tribune (SignOnSanDiego), August 25, 2005.
• "Congressman accused of demanding bribe," UPI (Science Daily), August 26, 2005.
• Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, "Randy 'Duke' Cunningham-Real Estate Tycoon," The Carpetbagger Report, August 26, 2005.
• "Congressman loses bid to ease house sale," UPI (Science Daily), September 10, 2005.
• Dean Calbreath and Jerry Kammer, "Poway contractor provided a loaner," Copley News Service, September 10, 2005.
• Onell R. Soto, "Warning on Cunningham house to stay. Congressman contends it frightens off buyers," Union-Tribune (SignOnSanDiego), September 10, 2005.
• John Van Doorn, "Duke strikes back, but it's too late," North County Times, September 10, 2005.
• "Calif. Rep. Allowed to Have Defense Fund," Associated Press (New York Times), September 16, 2005.
• Joe Conason, "The GOP's spreading plague. Voters are notoriously slow in voting out politicians accused of corruption, but they may reach the tipping point with the latest revelations," Salon, September 30, 2005. Preview or subscription required.
• Mark Walker, "New scandals help lower Cunningham's damaged profile," North County Times, November 6, 2005.
• Elliot Spagat, "Calif. Congressman Admits Taking Bribes," Associated Press, November 28, 2005.
• Laura Rozen, "Cunningham, Wilkes, and the CIA?" TAPPED, November 29, 2005.
• Daniel Hopsicker, "Cunningham Stripped $700 Million from U.S. Defense. 'Dukester's' Epic Boo-Hoo Hiding Massive Pentagon Rip-Off," Mad Cow Productions, November 30, 2005.
• Erica Werner, "Committee to Probe Cunningham's Intel Work," Associated Press (AllAroundPhilly), December 1, 2005.
• Michael Kinsley, "Corrupt Intentions. What Cunningham's misdeeds illustrate about conservative Washington," Slate, December 2, 2005.
• Dean Calbreath and Jerry Kammer, "ADCS founder spent years cultivating political contacts," San Diego Union-Tribune, December 4, 2005.
• "DC Sex Scandal About To Break?" Hotline Blog/National Journal, December 5, 2005.
• Laura Rozen, "Conflicts of Interest: Cunningham, Wilkes, and the CIA" (Cont'd), TAPPED, December 5, 2005.
• Joe Conason, "California's 'Duke' heads to the pokey. Washington infected with a culture of corruption," New York Observer (Working for Change), December 6, 2005.
• Laura Rozen, "Black Contracts. In this Prospect exclusive, a reporter sheds light on the murky world of CIA contracts and the Duke Cunningham investigation," The American Prospect, December 10, 2005.
• Timothy J. Burger, "Disgraced Congressman 'Wore a Wire'. Sources tell TIME that Duke Cunningham wore a wire after agreeing to cooperate with a graft probe," TIME, January 6, 2006.
• Seth Hettena, "Earle probes possible Cunningham-DeLay tie," Associated Press (Boston Globe), January 24, 2006.
• Toby Eckert, "Former comrades angered by 'bribe menu': Cunningham's list appalling, they say," Copley News Service, February 22, 2006: "Cunningham maintained a handwritten list of how much he would charge defense contractors to steer government dollars to them."
• Mark Walker, "Cunningham said to be uncooperative," North County Times, May 9, 2006.
• Jonathan Weisman, "Ethics Panel Starts 3 Probes," Washington Post, May 18, 2006.
• Judy Bachrach, "Washington Babylon," Vanity Fair, July 5, 2006: "California Republican congressman Randy 'Duke' Cunningham traded military contracts for $2.4 million in antiques, cash, and other booty. He is now in jail, but his case exposed a world of bribery, booze, and broads that reaches into the Pentagon, the C.I.A., and Congress. Washington is wondering: Who's next?"
• "Cunningham to be honored," The Hill, July 13, 2006.
• Katherine Shrader, "Study: Ex-Rep. Made Use of 'Black' Budgets," Associated Press (delivered by ABC News), July 23, 2006.
• Kitty Kelley, "Duke Cunningham's wife tells all," The New Republic, August 28, 2006.
• Erica Werner, "Harman: Intelligence Committee at impasse on Cunningham subpoena," Associated Press (delivered by San Diego Union-Tribune), September 13, 2006.
• Elana Schor, "Wilkes and Foggo indicted", The Hill, February 14, 2007.
• George E. Condon Jr. and Marcus Stern, "Imprisoned Cunningham outlines depths of corruption to FBI," San Diego Union-Tribune, July 17, 2007.