"Duke" of deception: the overlooked security implications of the Cunningham scandal.(GOP SCANDALS)(Randy "Duke" Cunningham)

ON ITS FACE, THE CORRUPTION scandal involving California Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the former Vietnam War ace fighter pilot who pled guilty in November to accepting $2.4 million in bribes from defense contractors and others seeking his favors, would not seem to have the elements of a decent spy novel. As the story of a congressman for sale--a staunch Republican and former Navy "top gun" sitting on the House Intelligence and Appropriations Committees--the Duke's downfall looks like just another case of Capitol Hill corruption, albeit on an outlandish ...