The Menendez Paradox

Sen. Bob Menendez , who came up in the sharp-edged politics of Hudson County, N.J., has been under varying levels of ethics scrutiny in seven of his nine-plus years as a senator. The indictment landed like a chunk of loose concrete from Hudson County's Pulaski Skyway : 14 counts alleging travel, vacations and contributions in exchange for the kind of clout a senator can wield in Washington.

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