In the run up to the Democratic takeover of Congress, Rep. Nancy Pelosi crisscrossed the country promising to make passing ethics reform her first order of business as speaker. But now, even before she takes the reins in January, she is being confronted with a series of tough ethics decisions that will determine whether her party will succeed at changing the culture of Capitol Hill. That culture-an ethos of rewarding power, electoral success and years of seniority-won a not so surprising endorsement in Louisiana on Dec. 9.
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