1.0 link 112345 <![CDATA[Undercover Investigation: Lobbyist With Ties To White House Offers Access In Exchange For Bush Library Donations]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/12/undercover-investigation_n_112345.html A lobbyist with close ties to the White House is offering access to key figures in George W Bush's administration in return for six-figure donations to the private library being set up to commemorate Bush's presidency.

Stephen Payne, who claims to have raised more than $1m for the president's Republican party in recent years, said he would arrange meetings with Dick Cheney, the vice-president, Condoleezza Rice, the secretary of state, and other senior officials in return for a payment of $250,000...

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