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Ex-DeLay Aide Faces Consequences

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 04.21.2012

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WASHINGTON — Tony Rudy was among the first people to plead guilty in the long-running probe of influence peddling tied to Republican super-lobby...

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Judge: No Restitution Relief For Abramoff Partner In Crime

AP | By NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 11.14.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff's former partner in crime shouldn't expect relief on his appeal to reduce a $20 million restitution order. Th...

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Justice Department Ends Investigation Of Tom DeLay Without Criminal Charges

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 05.25.2011

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HOUSTON — Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Monday he always knew a Justice Department probe of his ties to disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack...

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Neil Volz, Abramoff Lobbyist, Now A Janitor

Washington Post | Sarah Kaufman | Posted 05.25.2011

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One thing is clear: Neil Volz is a changed man. ...

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Disgraced Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Working In Baltimore Pizza Shop

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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BALTIMORE (AP) -- Disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff has landed a new job at a kosher pizzeria in Baltimore soon after his release from priso...

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Horace Cooper Pleads Guilty: Former Labor Department Official Caught Up In Abramoff Scandal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A former official with the Labor Department turned conservative commentator pleaded guilty Wednesday in a corrupt lobbyist case, sa...

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Capitol Hill: Parties All the Time

Harry Hanbury | Posted 05.25.2011

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You do not show up to a Congressional fundraiser with a video crew and ask to speak to a member of Congress or their staff. Even just for two minutes. But that's what I did.

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An Open Letter to George W. Bush

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 05.25.2011

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After conducting an investigation, I concluded that Jack Abramoff did not defraud his tribal clients, did not bribe any elected or appointed federal officials, and did not corrupt the political process.

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Memo to Tom DeLay: Be Quiet, Go Away

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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DeLay was sanctioned three times for openly favoring lobbyists, misusing a federal agency and attempting to bribe a colleague for a vote. He claimed that Republicans were "bigger than Christ."

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Prebuttal: McCain's Reform Credentials Have Turned to Sand

David Donnelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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The John McCain who fought for campaign finance reform in the past is not the same John McCain speaking tonight. Here's what he'll claim, and what the truth really is.

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The United States of Money -- Tell Us What You Think

Alex Gibney | Posted 05.25.2011

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The story of Jack Abramoff is an intriguing, stranger-than-fiction tale of Washington, D.C.'s tight knit world of members of Congress and the lobbyists who vie for their favor.

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Appeals Court Throws Out Key Conviction In Abramoff Case

McClatchy Newspapers | Marisa Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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A federal appeals court overturned the conviction of a former White House official Tuesday in a significant defeat for prosecutors who are overseeing ...

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