Tom Delay Money Laundering

Tom Campbell Pleads for a Pardon for DeLay, But for the Wrong Reasons.

Dorian de Wind | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dorian de Wind

If there is "a case for pardoning Tom Delay," it should be because DeLay may have already been punished enough.

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Tom DeLay Money Laundering Trial To Look At 2003 Texas Redistricting

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 05.25.2011

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AUSTIN, Texas — A forensic accountant testified in Tom DeLay's money laundering trial Tuesday that the former U.S. House majority leader's polit...

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'The Hammer' Gets Nailed With a New Nickname

Jim Hightower | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Hightower

With an ego more voracious than a black hole, Tom DeLay hit upon a dandy idea in 2001 to suck up more power for himself, his party and his corporate coo-conspirators.

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Let's Thank Ronnie Earle for Tom DeLay's Conviction

Rob Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rob Patterson

I thank the lamentably neglected hero of DeLay case: former Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, whose dogged pursuit of political corruption is the key factor in the conviction.

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The Hammer Gets Nailed

Jessica Levinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jessica Levinson

Doesn't money always flow relatively freely in the political system? Yes, but the problem in Tom Delay's case is that Texas has a century old law prohibiting corporate contributions to candidates.

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Tom DeLay Found GUILTY

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 05.25.2011

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AUSTIN, Texas — The heavy-handed style that made Tom DeLay one of the nation's most powerful and feared members of Congress also proved to be hi...

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Tom DeLay Trial Approaches Final Stages

AP | JUAN A. LOZANO | Posted 05.25.2011

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AUSTIN, Texas — Prosecutors in ex-U.S. House majority leader Tom DeLay's money laundering trial made a final pitch to jurors Monday to connect t...

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Justice "DeLayed" Doesn't Have to Mean Justice Denied

Jackson Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jackson Williams

The Tom DeLay money laundering trial is coming to a close in Austin. Comeuppance is nigh. In 2002, DeLay's PAC sent a check for $190,000 to the RNC, which in turn delivered it to seven Texas candidates.

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Judge Denies Tom DeLay's Request To Move Trial

AP | KELLEY SHANNON | Posted 05.25.2011

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AUSTIN, Texas — A judge denied former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's request Wednesday to have his money laundering trial moved from Aus...

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Tom DeLay: 'Finally I'm Getting A Trial'

AP | KELLEY SHANNON | Posted 05.25.2011

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AUSTIN, Texas — Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will get his long-awaited trial in Texas ahead of two co-defendants, a judge said Tu...

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