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By The Associated Press and KULR Staff

Story Published: Dec 6, 2009 at 11:40 PM MDT

Story Updated: Dec 7, 2009 at 12:23 PM MDT

BILLINGS - The Republican National Committee Chairman is calling for a Senate Ethics Committee Investigation after Senator Max Baucus nominated his girlfriend for a position as Montana's U.S. Attorney.

A spokesman for Sen. Baucus said Baucus submitted resumes of six people including his girlfriend Melodee Hanes.

In a statement released Saturday, Baucus said he appointed an independent, third-party reviewer to narrow the list. The Associated Press is reporting that person was Dana Christensen, a Montana lawyer who contributed $3,400 dollars to Baucus' political campaigns.

Hanes later withdrew her name because she and Baucus wanted to live together in Washington.

Monday, Dec 7 at 8:19 PM doc wrote ...

oh my god ethics violation come on you bunch of republican whiners you all are the biggest hippocrites on the planet. Good for max he found a wonderful women. Mel Hanes is highly qualified for the positon of us attorney of montna bto bad we lost her to washington

Monday, Dec 7 at 4:44 PM cameo wrote ...

Montana isn't it time for someone new?

Monday, Dec 7 at 2:28 PM KMS wrote ...

Well, I suppose it could be worse. Look at our vice governor of this state- nominally a Republican, yet remarried mere monthes after his wife died of cancer. Politics has got to be the dirtiest of all public positions when it comes to sex scandals. Like they say in Politics- "Never get caught with a live boy or a dead girl".

Monday, Dec 7 at 1:57 PM Anonymous wrote ...

We need more family values in government like this guy: http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Alan_The_Panda

Monday, Dec 7 at 1:51 PM DAVE S.. wrote ...

Typical democrap, freshly divorced and already has a girlfriend.They all think out of the wrong head!

Monday, Dec 7 at 1:45 PM CAG wrote ...

Well now we all see the truth about all the other woman that have claimed that he has promised favors for sex, is realy the truth. when are we going to get the bad seed out of washington

Monday, Dec 7 at 12:13 PM gl billings wrote ...

i think bacus should step down today. only dems can abuse their office and not pay taxes and get away with it

Monday, Dec 7 at 11:20 AM Anonymous wrote ...

Yeah, you better stick with the likes of John Ensign, Mark Foley, Mark Sanford, Chip Pickering and the rest of these guys;http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/Republican_Sex_Scandals - they are probably more your type.

Monday, Dec 7 at 11:02 AM KMS wrote ...

Wow, one of the only Democrats I liked has pulled off his sheepskin cloak. Old wolf, for sure.

Monday, Dec 7 at 10:46 AM ROMEO wrote ...

LOVER BOY BOXUS---HE BE DA DUDE////

Monday, Dec 7 at 3:33 AM bobbalew wrote ...

Sounds like the real baucus is showing through.

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