Baucaus mixed work and lovel

clipped from www.foxnews.com The controversy over Sen. Max Baucus mixing love and politics seems to have come and gone in a matter of days, with his Senate colleagues ignoring calls for an inquiry and the Montana Democrat playing down the significance of his move to nominate his girlfriend for U.S. attorney. But critics say the revelation of what some believe may have been a conflict of interest speaks to a "pattern" of questionable behavior. If nothing else, it's the latest splash of color in Baucus' unusual romantic history.  Baucus' love life last attracted attention a decade ago, when his former chief of staff filed a civil suit against him, accusing him of firing her for rejecting his persistent sexual advances and seeking monetary damages from him for sexual harassment. Reached by phone Tuesday, Niedermeier said she's "moved on" from her clash with Baucus, but she called the latest controversy part of a pattern.