C-SPAN SPECIAL
Abramoff & Tribal Lobbying – 8pm-11pm ET (probably repeated at 11pm ET): This is the second show in a two-part LIVE call-in program on the Jack Abramoff tribal lobbying investigation story. On Tuesday Abramoff pled guilty and said he will cooperate in the government investigation. Tonight: charges of influence peddling stemming from the investigation. Listen live via the Web site (click on “Watch”) or on C-Span TV. ALSO in the news:
The lesson Jack Abramoff taught me
By Doug Bandow, DOUG BANDOW’S commentaries and essays will be published in two collections by Town Forum Press in 2006.
I’VE LONG BEEN involved in the public eye, but only as a largely unassuming policy nerd. A couple of weeks ago, however, I found myself spotlighted as a player in l’affaire Jack Abramoff — Abramoff is the lobbyist who pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion.
Luckily, I missed the real action — so I won’t be joining him in the dock. Instead, I accepted occasional payments to write on issues of interest to him. But that association cost me a think-tank post and a newspaper column. … Read all at LAT
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This is a bit off topic, but have you heard where bush and hasert are donating their monies from him to charity? Well, when ones donates money to charity, don’t they get a charitable deduction on their income tax? This strikes me funny and still they are laundrying this god forsaken money! Am I wrong on this or what?
That’s a good one!
Not only that; do we know which charities that benefit? True charities, or republican shell-operations?
Look how Abramoff abused ‘charities’ to funnel funds to corrupt congress critters.
I read that Bush picked the American Heart Association, but is only giving them the ($6000?) that Abramoff contributed directly, and NOT the hundreds of thousands that Abramoff helped pull together from his clients.
Why aren’t the tribes getting the money back?
I think that would admit knowledge of where the money came from and prove a conspiracy charge. That would be the same as admitting to a crime. Oddly enough, Bush didn’t give back the $100,000.00 from Abramoff that gave Casino Jack the Pioneer status.
I have the tv on this now, Susan. I will say good night now and will chat tomorrow….have a great night. I want to watch it all the way through.
McCain is PISSED!
Who is this Italia witch?
(Darcy was over so i missed the first 1.5 hours. So, I’m not briefed on what the testimony is about now.)
Here’s a good source or two
Italia Federici
Abramoff Witness Frustrates Panel
E-Mails Suggest She Was Lobbyist’s Connection to Interior Official
Thanks, Rumi. You’re always on top of these things.
She was difficult.
My pleasure to help, especially when it’s a righteous takedown like that one. I still can’t get over how indignant these folks are when called to be accountable for other people’s money.
She really pissed off a couple of powerful senators in that hearing.