A media quiz

Here are the first two paragraphs from a story this morning that I ran across. Now, after reading these words, guess what the political party affiliation of the ex-senator is. Here is a hint. If he had been a Republican, you would not have to guess.

The US Senate is looking into allegations that a former US senator urged Baghdad to give a US company lucrative contracts under the much-criticised United Nations oil-for-food programme.

This is the first time that a leading US lawmaker has been linked to the controversial UN programme, whose shortcomings have been an important element of the Bush administration's critique of the UN.