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.
McClatchy Newspapers | Marisa Taylor | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics
A federal appeals court overturned the conviction of a former White House official Tuesday in a significant defeat for prosecutors who are overseeing ...
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.15.2008 | Living
On this father's day, I'm wondering what kind of men spawned the likes of William Kristol, Newt Gingrich, Jack Abramoff, Bill Bennett, Dick Cheney, and all the other crooks and liars.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 06.12.2008 | Media
Secret plan to keep Iraq under U.S. control, Bush met with Abramoff at least six times, CO2 emissions set to double by 2050, and the Pentagon instructed Guantanamo interrogators to destroy evidence.
The Huffington Post | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics
*** UPDATES BELOW *** Reps. Henry Waxman and Tom Davis have released a draft of the House Oversight Committee's investigation into the Jack Abramoff ...
David Donnelly | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics
McCain's campaign doesn't just have any old 115 lobbyists working for him. He's got some of the worst abusers of the pay-to-play and influence-peddling in Washington, DC.
Anchorage Daily News | Richard Mauer | Posted 04.20.2008 | Politics
Rep. Don Young has said he never allowed convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff to be an influential force over him in Congress. But now a trove of old bil...
Sandy Goodman | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics
The most powerful person in the House of Representatives left office after his indictment two and a half years ago. But his case has still not come to trial. Why not?
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics
How can we expect Clinton, who never served in the military and never earned a medal, to succeed where a decorated combat veteran failed?
Josh Zaharoff | Posted 02.29.2008 | Politics
Political years must be like dog years, because the Democrats are acting as if 2006 is ancient history.
Cliff Schecter | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics
Many are unaware that McCain has surrounded himself with more lobbyists than Jack Abramoff on a golf outing. Vicki Iseman, and his actions on behalf of her clients, is only the tip of the tip of the iceberg.
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 02.16.2008 | Home
Progressives can invite conservatives to parties again without fights breaking out over the dip. But do they want to?
Associated Press | Erica Werner | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics
Republican Rep. John Doolittle of California, who is under investigation in a congressional lobbying scandal, said Thursday that he'll retire from Con...
Peter Smith | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics
Deciding who gets pardons and who gets left twisting in the wind should be a job for a team of tough, seasoned experts.
Eric Malone | Posted 11.29.2007 | Politics
Trent Lott and Denny Hastert just resigned from Congress, but they're not going to Disneyland. According to Eric Malone, they have something more lucrative in mind.
Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics
If Mr. Bush feels that strongly about what he perceives to be a conflict of interest in Pakistan, why doesn't he step down as commander-in-chief, leave Iraq to Iraqis, and Iran to Iranians instead of pursuing a foreign policy that amounts to selective destruction?
The Gavel | Jesse Lee | Posted 10.31.2007 | Politics
Today Chairman Henry Waxman of the Oversight Committee wrote to White House Counsel Fred Fielding asking him to turn over more than 600 pages of docum...
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Alex Gibney | Posted 07.16.2008 | Entertainment