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Family loyalty and service don't come cheap for Richard Pombo Posted by Pile (5886 views) [E-Mail link] [Get-Rich-Quick] Federal records show that Rep. Richard Pombo used campaign funds to pay his wife and brother a total of $255,916 over the past two years -- or 25 cents for every dollar the Tracy Republican raised for his re-election effort. "Spending 25 percent of what you raise on two staffers, especially when they happen to be relatives, raises some serious questions," said Larry Noble of the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks federal campaign financing.     Comments   Name: (change name for anonymous posting) Title: Comments:     1 Article displayed.

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