THE HILL: Sen. Bennett agrees to help Ethics panel in probe of Countrywide mortgages. “Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) has agreed to assist the Senate Ethics Committee in a potential investigation of his staffers participation in a controversial VIP mortgage lending program at Countrywide Financial Corp. Senators or Senate employees received 30 Countrywide loans that offered sweetheart deals or special treatment, according to a letter Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) sent to Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).” Sounds like the Utah Tea Party’s aim was true, here.