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Abramoff Plied Rove & White House Officials With Tix to Games and Concerts
Jailed super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his family met with President Bush at least six times, according to photographs obtained by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The committee’s proposed report, “Jack Abramoff’s Contacts With White House Officials,” also details how:
- At the instigation of Abramoff, the White House intervened in the discussions on whether [...]
Popularity: 8%
Could FBI’s Citizenship Application Backlog Impact 2008 Election?
The FBI uses outdated and inefficient technology, taking months or years to process 14 percent of background checks for citizenship applicants, according to a new report by the Department of Justice’s Inspector General:
“We found that as of March 2008 the FBI had over 327,000 pending USCIS name check requests, with 90 percent over 30 days [...]
Popularity: 6%
Breaking! Rezko Guilty on 16 Counts
UPDATE: Rezko is surrendering and will begin serving his sentence immediately.
Here is the official email sent out this afternoon by the Chicago federal court where Obama fundraiser Antoin “Tony” Rezko has been standing trial (click for the full list):
Subject: Verdict
1 Mail fraud-g
2 Mail fraud-g
3 Wire fraud-ng
4 Wire fraud-g
Popularity: 11%
Popularity: 11%
Video of the Day: Who Gets the Native American Vote?
Today’s last two remaining Democratic primaries in Montana and South Dakota feature a voting bloc that has not received much attention from the media: Native Americans.
According to this report from northeastern Montana’s Fort Peck Indian reservation, many of them are supporting Barack Obama.
Popularity: 21%
Popularity: 21%
Istook on Former Aide’s Guilty Plea: ‘Surprised’ and ‘Shocked’
Former Rep. Ernest Istook’s longtime aide, John Albaugh, pled guilty this afternoon to conspiracy for accepting dinners, drinks and tickets to sport events and campaign contributions from Jack Abramoff’s lobbying firm which was seeking specific legislation and action from Congress for transportation legislation.
Tonight, Istook issued the following statement:
“I am as surprised and as shocked as [...]
Popularity: 30%
Bill Clinton’s Last Hurrah: “This May Be The Last Day…”
This morning, Bill Clinton told a crowd in Milbank, South Dakota that today could be the end for his wife’s campaign:
“I want to say also, that this may be the last day I’m ever involved in a campaign of this kind. I thought I was out of politics, til Hillary decided to run. But it [...]
Popularity: 27%
Video of the Day: RNC Attacks Obama on Cuba
The Republican National Committee recently unveiled their latest attack ad, blasting Barack Obama on the Cuban issue.
Popularity: 6%
Popularity: 6%
Between the Lines: McCain Adviser’s Link to Olmert Scandal
Unmentioned in the New York Times’s illuminating story about McCain adviser Rick Davis’s lobbying activity are the recent revelations about his onetime client, ImageSat.
Davis’s firm, Davis Manafort, received $120,000 to lobby for Imagesat, an Israeli company which sells satellite imagery, on both defense and domestic security issues in 2004 and 2005.
Imagesat has been in the [...]
Popularity: 8%
Video of the Day: Vets Urge McCain Not to Privatize Veterans’ Health Care
Sen. John McCain and other lawmakers are proposing to privatize veterans healthcare.
Some veterans, along with the American Federation of Government Employees, oppose that proposal and are urging McCain to fully fund and staff the Veterans Administration.
Popularity: 12%
Popularity: 12%
Breaking! Rove Subpoenaed;
Luskin Blasts Need to “Kick His Ass”
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) issued a subpoena to former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove for testimony about the politicization of the Department of Justice (DOJ), including former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman’s case.
Yesterday, Rove’s attorney, Robert Luskin, sent a letter to the committee indicating Rove’s refusal to testify voluntarily despite [...]
Popularity: 11%
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