Chris Dodd's Wife's Corporate Board Directorships Raise Conflicts

The AP reports on the wife of Senator Chris Dodd:

Jackie Dodd serves on the corporate boards of video rental company Blockbuster Inc., assisted living facility operator Brookdale Senior Living Inc., CME Group Inc., which is the parent company of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange; and pharmaceutical makers Cardiome Pharma Corp. and Javelin Pharmaceuticals.

She hired an ethics counsel to ensure there were no conflicts with her husband's Senate work before agreeing to take the posts.

As we've said before, what's better than a campaign contribution? Putting a relative of a powerful Congressman or Senator on the payroll.