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Legislation to toughen ethics and lobbying rules for U.S. lawmakers received final approval on Thursday, nine months after Democrats won control of the U.S. Congress in the wake of scandals mostly involving President George W. Bush's Republicans.
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"The American people sent Democrats to Congress to clean up the mess," declared Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. "We have heard the call."
