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     Is ethical conduct important in government, among both elected and non-elected officials? Does the public care whether a government official acts in an ethical manner? While these may appear to be rhetorical questions, the answers for too many government officials (and members of the public) is no.
     Just ask Bob Taft, the governor of Ohio; Bill Richardson, the governor of New Mexico; Bill Frist, U.S. senator from Tennessee; Tom DeLay, U.S. representative from Texas; Randy (Duke) Cunningham, the former U.S. Representative from California; or Lewis (Scooter) Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice-President Dick Cheney.