WALL STREET JOURNAL
(The Wall Street Journal)
The conservative newspaper was describing a leading Congressional conservative, Tom Delay. Delay had been cited three times by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee. He was also accused of many other unethical activities and he was under criminal investigation in his home State of Texas for violation of the campaign finance laws. The Beltway refers to the Beltway highway around Washington DC within the bounds of which most politicians and lobbyists work and live.
See {642361} for Ford’s announcement.
The Wall Street Journal (also known as The Journal) is an American business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The Journal, along with its Asian editions, is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp. The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online. The Journal has been printed continuously since its inception on July 8, 1889, by Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser.