Pictures of George and Jack? Not yet, but Time magazine has seen them. In this photo, President Bush shares a cozy handshake with Karl Rove’s personal assistant, Susan Ralston. What’s wrong with this picture? Ralston joined the White House shortly after leaving her job as Jack Abramoff’s secretary. | See the Source Watch file on Ralston.

  • Source Watch: Susan Ralston.
  • Truthdig: Pay to Play With Jack
  • Truthdig: Abramoff’s “Cesspool of Corruption,” by Robert Scheer
  • Truthdig: Betraying the Reagan Revolution, by Robert Scheer
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