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By Olivia Manning; Rachel Cusk (Introduction by)
By George Orwell
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The new House majority leader is renting a D.C. pad from a veteran lobbyist whose clients have direct stakes in legislation Boehner has co-written. | story
So this is the hope of the new scandal-free House of Republicans?
Posted on Feb 8, 2006
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Wanna know what it takes to replace one of the all-time most corrupt members of Congress? Hint: It helps to wear a red sweater during your job interview.
And, oh yeah, reform? Well, this guy ranks in the top 10 of all members of Congress in accepting lobbyist junkets.
Posted on Feb 5, 2006
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White House photo by David Bohrer
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By Andy Borowitz — Jack Abramoff? Sorry, never knew the guy…. Oh yeah, and while we’re on the topic of bad guys, I don’t know that Bush character either. Photos? What photos?
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The president has removed the chief prosecutor investigating the Jack Abramoff case. How? By nominating him to a federal judgeship. | story
Democrats find the move so suspicious that they are calling for a special prosecutor in the corruption case.
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Three-quarters of the country isn’t buying White House claims that the media’s requests amount to a “fishing expedition.” | story
Posted on Jan 27, 2006
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Time magazine describes—but doesn’t publish—pictures of the president and the radioactive lobbyist. | story
Democrats are sensing blood—the Republican equivalent of Clinton-Lewinsky hug videos.
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Ohio Rep. Bob Ney lobbied Colin Powell to ease sanctions on Iran—at the behest of a crooked lobbyist. | story
Iran and dirty lobbying: Can you even imagine a more sordid combo? No wonder Ney just stepped down from his leadership post. | story
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Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, in a plea deal, is about to blow the whistle on a dozen congressmen— launching what should be the biggest scandal in decades.
Posted on Jan 10, 2006
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Don’t believe the hype, says Howard Dean, this is a purely Republican scandal | more
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Ex-GOP Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham went undercover to implicate others before copping a plea. | more
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Attempt to distance themselves as scandal rocks Washington | more
Posted on Jan 4, 2006
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Conspiracy and wire-fraud charges stem from 2000 purchase of gambling boat fleet.
Posted on Jan 4, 2006
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Three TV newsmen took lead roles in organzation that appears to play key role in lobbyist scandal. story
Posted on Jan 4, 2006
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By Robert Scheer — Robert Scheer says Jack Abramoff’s “massive web of corruption” represents the “death throes of the GOP revolution.”
Also, our in-depth report on the scandal.
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The outrageous rip-off of Native American tribes by a top Republican lobbyist is leading inexorably to a reckoning for the allegedly morally superior religious and political right.
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