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Jack Abramoff

Corruption Watchdogs Have a Hot New Blogger: Jack Abramoff

Steve Clemons | Posted 02.03.2012 | Media

Read More: Corruption, Anti-Corruption, Jack Abramoff, Matt Stoller, Republic Report, Nick Penniman, Media News
Steve Clemons

Holy Indian reservation roulette wheels Batman! The newly launched Republic Report, an anti-corruption blog focusing on how self-interested dollars are warping the public-interest responsibilities of America's democratic institutions, has actually hired convicted felon Jack Abramoff to be one of its lead bloggers.

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Four Reasons GOP Lawmakers Aren't Backing Gingrich

Corbin Hiar | Posted 01.24.2012 | Politics

Read More: Susan Molinari, Peter King, Tom Coburn, Jack Abramoff, Endorsements, Newt Gingrich 2012, Center for Public Integrity, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Rick Santorum 2012, Newt Gingrich, Iwatch News, Republican Presidential Primary, Elections 2012, Republican Presidential Candidates, 2012 Election, Republicans, Politics News
Corbin Hiar

Why are GOP lawmakers so reluctant to support their former colleague? Here are a few of the likely reasons.

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Jack Abramoff, Joe Sestak & Others Debate SOPA

Debating SOPA | Jonathan Larsen | Posted 01.16.2012 | Politics

Read More: Stop Online Piracy Act, Alexis Ohanian, Rick Cotton, Sopa, Joe Sestak, Jack Abramoff, Politics News

Chris leads a debate on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, with NBCUniversal Executive Vice President and General Counsel Rick Cotton and Reddi...

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Paul Blumenthal

When Rick Santorum Embraced Lobbyists

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 01.05.2012 | Politics

Read More: Video, Jack Abramoff, Tom Delay, 2012 Election, K Street Project, Lobbyists, Rick Santorum, Elections 2012, Rick Santorum 2012, Grover Norquist, K Street, Rick Santorum for President, Campaign Finance, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Behind the sweater vests, the faith and family, and the self-definition as a congressional reformer lies another Rick Santorum. This Ric...

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Fixing Congress and Finding Peace: An Interview With Jack Abramoff

Matt Bieber | Posted 01.03.2012 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Congress, Lawrence Lessig, Jack Abramoff, Jack Abramoff Corruption, Jack Abramoff Scandal, Jack Abramoff Interview, Jack Abramoff Harvard Law, Politics News
Matt Bieber

I liked him. And I wasn't alone -- not even close. Here was a guy who'd been about as bad as you can be with a tie on, and he seemed to have come around. Sure, it had taken prison to get him there, but so what?

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Amanda Terkel

Jack Abramoff Seeking Cash On Road To Redemption

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.04.2011 | Politics

Read More: Scott Brown, Snooki, Jack Abramoff, Video, 2012 Elections, Melanie Sloan, Lobbying, Speaking Fees, Jack Abramoff Scandal, Jack Abramoff Book, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Newt Gingrich, Kirsten Gillibrand, K Street, Jack Abramoff Speaking Fees, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Looking to host an event and have $25,000 to spare on the entertainment? You could hire Snooki. Or maybe you'd prefer famous Notre D...

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The NRA's Biggest Gun: Grover Norquist and the Decline of (True) Freedom

Josh Horwitz | Posted 01.22.2012 | Politics

Read More: Super Congress, Jack Abramoff, National Rifle Association, Super Committee, Grover Norquist, Nra, Americans for Tax Reform, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

From suppressing the democratic aspirations of millions of Africans to helping corporations fleece taxpayers to pushing worker/employer relations back to the Gilded Age, Norquist has proven by his actions that his brand of "freedom" is every bit as tainted as the NRA's.

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Paul Blumenthal

Would You Trust This Man?

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 11.16.2011 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Craig Holman, Ellen Miller, Insider Trading, Congress, Jack Abramoff, Video, Lobbying, Lobbyists, K Street, Campaign Finance, Lobbyist, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- He was once the most reviled man in Washington, the latest embodiment of Washington corruption. Now, ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff is trying...

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Judge: No Restitution Relief For Abramoff Partner In Crime

AP | By NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 11.14.2011 | DC

Read More: Abramoff, DC News, Michael Scanlon, Video, Jack Abramoff, District of Columbia, David Sentelle, Court Orders, Lobbying Scandal, DC News

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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Winning Old Post Office Redevelopment Plan May Be Accounced This Week

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.14.2011 | DC

Read More: Donal Trump, General Services Administration, Jack Abramoff, Video, Old Post Office Pavilion, Old Post Office, Waldorf Astoria, DC Real Estate, Ivanka Trump, Hilton Worldwide, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The Old Post Office Pavilion and its clock tower on Pennsylvania Avenue NW were nearly demolished a handful of times in the past century...

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Top 5 White Collar Criminals Ever

Newsone.com | David Moye | Posted 01.13.2012 | Crime

Read More: Video, Jack Abramoff, Kenneth Lay, Michael Milken, White Collar Crime, Enron, White Collar Criminals, Dennis Kozlowski, Bernie Madoff, Crime News

As the world's eyes turn to Wall Street as a source of financial distress, maybe its time to look at the corporate criminals who have decimated our fi...

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Disgraced Lobbyist Seeks Limelight

The New York Times | Posted 01.12.2012 | Politics

Read More: Jack Abramoff, Politics News

High over Central Park, in a private screening room on the 51st floor of the Time Warner Center last Sunday night, Jack Abramoff, the onetime supervil...

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Disgraced Lobbyist Claims Lawmakers Broke The Rules

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 01.11.2012 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Insider Trading, Jack Abramoff, Video, Stock Trading, Jack Abramoff Capitol Punishment, Capitol Hill, Wall Street, Stock Market, Cnbc, Congress Wall Street, Jack Abramoff Scandal, Jack Abramoff Book, Congressional Aides, Politics News

Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff recently revealed that several lawmakers have bragged to him about insider stock trading. Abramoff said in an inte...

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Junkie Pride

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 01.11.2012 | Politics

Read More: Leslie Stahl, Michael Scanlon, Bureau of Prisons, Jack Abramoff, Lobbying, U.S. Congress, Lobbying Reform, Sixty Minutes, Department of Justice, Bribery, Rep. Robert Ney, Judge Ellen Huvelle, Sen. John McCain, Honest Services Fraud, Politics News
Gary S. Chafetz

During his Sixty Minutes interview, I was not surprised to see that Abramoff was his usual likeable and articulate self. I was surprised, however, that Abramoff responded to his interviewer, Leslie Stahl, with almost "junkie pride."

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Notorious Lobbyist Criticizes Reforms Brought On By Scandal

AP | By NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 01.05.2012 | Politics

Read More: Jack Abramoff, Video, Lobbyists, Capitol Punishment, Jack Abramoff Scandal, Lobbying Reform, Jack Abramoff Book, Jack Abramoff Autobiography, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Jack Abramoff can't say he wasn't warned. When the now-notorious lobbyist was a rising star as Republicans expanded their power in Wash...

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Jason Linkins

New Abramoff Book Details Relationship With Redskins Owner Dan Snyder

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.03.2012 | Media

Read More: Jack Abramoff Dan Snyder, Eat the Press, Dan Snyder Redskins, Dan Snyder, Jack Abramoff, Jack Abramoff Book, Dan Snyder Lawsuit, Media News

Jack Abramoff is best known as a disgraced former lobbyist who was convicted in 2006 on charges related to a massive public corruption probe that resu...

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Dan Froomkin

Jack Abramoff Takes Shots At Enemies And Protects Friends In New Book

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 01.01.2012 | Politics

Read More: Politics News, Video, Jack Abramoff, Abramoff Scandal, WND Books, Jack Abramoff Book, Political Corruption, Abramoff Book, Campaign Finance, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Jack Abramoff doesn't name names in his new book. He does, however, take a few shots at people he felt did him wrong. In "Capitol Pun...

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Dan Froomkin

Jack Abramoff, In New Book, Decries Endemic Corruption In Washington

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 12.28.2011 | Politics

Read More: Jack Abramoff, Abramoff Scandal, WND Books, Political Corruption, Jack Abramoff Book, Capitol Punisment, Abramoff Book, Campaign Finance, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Former superlobbyist and ex-con Jack Abramoff describes himself in his forthcoming book as a creature of a corrupted system. "I wasn'...

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The NRA Knows Corruption. Just Ask Jack Abramoff.

Josh Horwitz | Posted 12.04.2011 | Politics

Read More: Cpac, Jack Abramoff, National Rifle Association, Donald Young, Jack Abramoff Scandal, Grover Norquist, Nra, Wayne LaPierre, Politics News
Josh Horwitz

When NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks of corruption and conspiracy, he knows what he's talking about. After all, two high-profile and powerful members of the NRA Board of Directors were involved in the biggest American political corruption scandal of the last decade.

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Paul Blumenthal

Rick Perry's K Street Project

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 10.17.2011 | Politics

Read More: Drew Maloney, Todd Boulanger, Jack Abramoff, Tom Delay, Lobbying, K Street Project, Lobbyists, Elections 2012, Revolving Door, Rick Perry, Lobbyist, Campaign Finance, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In his 2010 book "Fed Up!" Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry explained his displeasure with what he called the spending culture in Washin...

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Meet The Graphics Guru Who Is Revolutionizing The Way We See Data

The Information Sage | Posted 07.13.2011 | Books

Read More: Philosophy, Jack Abramoff, Graphic Design, Obama Administration, Earl Devaney, Graphics Guru, War and Peace, Tolstoy, Edward Tufte, Books News

One day in the spring of 2009, Edward Tufte, the statistician and graphic design theorist, took the train from his home in Cheshire, Connecticut, to W...

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Casino Jack (A Mayor Koch Review)

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Insider, Graham Greene, Ed Koch, A.j. Abucay, Thomas Farley, Mayor at the Movies, Barry Pepper, Kevin Spacey, George Hickenlooper, Jack Abramoff, Entertainment News
Ed Koch

The dramatized account of the rise and fall of corrupt Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff will fascinate--and enrage--you. Kevin Spacey is terrific, as...

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Kevin Spacey Gambles on Casino Jack and Gets a Golden Globe Nomination (INTERVIEW)

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Casino Jack, Kevin Spacey, Actor, Golden Globe Nominations, Bryan Singer, Jack Abramoff, George Hickenlooper, George W. Bush, The Old Vic, The Times Center, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

Tackling Jack Abramoff gave Kevin Spacey a chance to humanize the man, address Washington's political malaise, and, during this roundtable discussion, elaborate on his process as an actor.

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Jack Abramoff Concludes Stint At Kosher Pizza Shop

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Jack Abramoff Fraud, Jack Abramoff Controversy, Jack Abramoff, Jack Abramoff Corruption, Jack Abramoff Conspiracy, Jack Abramoff Probation, Jack Abramoff Charges, Jack Abramoff Punishment, Politics News

BALTIMORE — Disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff has finished his stint working at a kosher pizzeria in Baltimore and is now on probation...

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The Agenda: Play Camera Film Fests, Groupie Love, and Jack Abramoff

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Slidepollajax, Spalding Gray, Steven Soderbergh, Toy Camera Film Festival, Casino Jack, Jack Abramoff, LA Events, Los Angeles News

Los Angeles is a film town, but that doesn't mean it's all Hollywood. Watch movies made by toy cameras at the Toy Camera Film Festival, check out a do...

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