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Perfect timing- right during the middle of the Repub National Convention...Remind us of what we want to "change"... :wink:
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2005/12/12/GR2005121200286.html
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Abramoff gets 4 years in prison for corruption
Lobbyist who admitted trading gifts for political favors says he's changed
Gerald Herbert / AP In this Jan. 3, 2006,
updated 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for a corruption scandal that shook up Washington's power elite and contributed to the Republican loss of control in Congress.
Judge Ellen Huvelle issued the sentence on conspiracy and other charges after federal prosecutors recommended leniency due to Abramoff's cooperation in pursuing corruption cases against lawmakers and former administration officials. He faced a maximum of 11 years under a plea deal reached in 2006.
With Abramoff's help, the Justice Department has won corruption convictions against a parade of lawmakers, Bush administration figures and Capitol Hill aides.
Abramoff admitted trading luxury golf junkets, expensive meals, skybox tickets and other gifts for political favors. The scandal shook Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House to Capitol Hill.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26548197
Figure in Abramoff scandal raises money for McCain
Posted 8/13/2008 3:29 PM
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A political strategist tied to the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal is helping raise money for John McCain, urging his fellow Georgia Republicans to attend a fundraiser for the presidential candidate in Atlanta.
Ralph Reed, former director of the Christian Coalition, touted himself as a member of McCain's "Victory 2008 Team" in an e-mail that solicited donations on McCain's behalf. The Republican National Committee is hosting the fundraiser set for an Atlanta hotel on Aug. 18.
A House investigative committee in 2006 found that Reed interceded with the Bush White House to help some of Abramoff's clients. Reed's public relations firm also received $4.2 million from Abramoff to mobilize Christian voters to fight the opening of casinos that could compete with Abramoff's Indian tribe clients.
Reed later said he regretted the actions, which contributed to his 2006 Republican primary loss in a bid to be Georgia's lieutenant governor. Abramoff went to prison for conspiracy, mail fraud and tax evasion.
McCain led a Senate investigation into Abramoff's dealings with Indian tribes, which included information about his ties to Reed. McCain said in a November 2007 presidential debate: "I led in the Abramoff hearings in the, in the obscure Indian Affairs Committee, for which people are still testifying and going to jail."
On Wednesday, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean criticized what he called "McCain's decision to cozy up to one of the central figures in the Republican culture of corruption."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-08-13-McCain-campaign-money_N.htm
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