Abramoff To Plead Guilty

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[dogbyte12]

Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a close associate of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, to plead guilty to corruption, other charges, source tells CNN.

That is the teaser on CNN. CNN reported that Abramoff has agreed to a prison sentence of a maximum of 10 years, pending his full co-operation with the justice department.

Updates will follow.

[cricket]

Surely McCain, remains. . . 'wishful thinking'. . .

[kcvl]

Reid opposed the construction of the casino and was paid handsomely for his choice. Another Democrat caught up in the legal chaos is former Senator John Breaux of Louisiana, who, according to tribal records, wrote Norton on March 1, 2002 about the same matter. Coushattas wrote a $1,000 check to his Senate campaign five days later and handed over $10,000 to his library fund.

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Democratic congressmen, James E. Clyburn of South Carolina and now the vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, along with Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, now the senior Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee, were flown to the Northern Mariana Islands in the mid-1990s, paid in part by Jack Abramoff.

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[vox_freedom]

When he got $68,000 from Abramoff and his clients Harry Reid was s-o-o-o-o-o happy. Now he is so sad.

[cricket]

Send your people to ONE term, keep them honest and the Goverment will work for US like it's suppost to.....

Retract all 'campaign finance reform'. . .

[I'm ALL Right!]

CNN reporter was sure to implicate the "Bush Administration" today in his report. I believe he said something to the effect of "how far this reaches into the Bush Administration is yet to be determined."

[cricket]

Perhaps George Soros paid their debts for them. . .and of course, no doubt these debts were paid in a timely fashion. . .these rats really know how and when to cover their backsides. . .

[airborne]

Abramoff To Plead Guilty

Posted by Crotalus72901 to dogbyte12; All
On News/Activism 01/03/2006 10:43:26 AM EST · 28 of 165


I wonder how this will affect members of Congress & WHICH Members as well...any higher-ups involved???

[kcvl]

all but five of the chamber’s 44 Democrats have taken Abramoff-related money. In addition, the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have taken more than $1.2 million, according to records provided to The Washington Times.” (Charles Hurt, “Dorgan Returns Abramoff Money,” The Washington Times, December 14, 2005)



Tribal Clients And Associates Of Jack Abramoff Have Contributed Over $3.1 Million To Democrat Party Interests Between 1997 And 2004. (Campaign Finance Analysis Project Website, www.campaignfinanceanalysisproject.com, Accessed December 2005; Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed December 2005)



National Democrat Party Affiliated Committees Received Over $1.2 Million From Indian Tribe Clients And Lobbying Associates Of Jack Abramoff. (Campaign Finance Analysis Project Website, www.campaignfinanceanalysisproject.com, Accessed December 7, 2005; Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed December 7, 2005; Internal Revenue Service Website, www.irs.gov, Accessed April 21, 2005)



* The Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Received Over – $430,000
* The Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Received Over – $629,000
* The Democrat National Committee (DNC) Received Over – $177,000




40 Of The 45 Members Of The Senate Democrat Caucus:

* Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) Received At Least – $22,500
* Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) Received At Least – $6,500
* Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) Received At Least – $1,250
* Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Received At Least – $2,000
* Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Received At Least – $20,250
* Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Received At Least – $21,765
* Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) Received At Least – $7,500
* Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Received At Least – $12,950
* Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) Received At Least – $8,000
* Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ) Received At Least – $7,500
* Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) Received At Least – $14,792
* Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Received At Least – $79,300
* Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Received At Least – $14,000
* Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Received At Least – $2,000
* Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) Received At Least – $1,250
* Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) Received At Least – $45,750
* Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Received At Least – $9,000
* Senator Jim Jeffords (I-VT) Received At Least – $2,000
* Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) Received At Least – $14,250
* Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Received At Least – $3,300
* Senator John Kerry (D-MA) Received At Least – $98,550
* Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Received At Least – $28,000
* Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) Received At Least – $4,000
* Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,000
* Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) Received At Least – $29,830
* Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Received At Least – $14,891
* Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Received At Least – $10,550
* Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) Received At Least – $78,991
* Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) Received At Least – $20,168
* Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) Received At Least – $5,200
* Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) Received At Least – $7,500
* Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) Received At Least – $2,300
* Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) Received At Least – $3,500
* Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) Received At Least – $68,941
* Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV) Received At Least – $4,000
* Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) Received At Least – $4,500
* Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) Received At Least – $4,300
* Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Received At Least – $29,550
* Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,250
* Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) Received At Least – $6,250




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[cricket]

Thanks for links and info. . .just what I was looking for. . .

[I'm ALL Right!]

Anybody see Yahoo's story?

GOP likely to take hit with Abramoff plea

No spin there. /sarcasm

[Txsleuth]

Do either of you...or anyone here know what the supposed LIVE program on C-span re: Abramoff is supposed to be about??

It says a LIVE call-in show...which doesn't make sense..since no one knows anything yet...Abramhoff just pleaded guilty today...

I am confused...

[ohioWfan]

I hate to be a stickler for details, but you said you never 'mentioned' the executive branch, when you did.

Words mean things. Conservatives know this.

There was no reason to bring up the executive branch, yet you did. Why?

[I'm ALL Right!]

Looks like John Kerry has taken more than anyone else on that list. Hmmm.

[ohioWfan]

ROFLOL! George W. Bush is only corrupt in your little leftist mind, MurryMom.

And in case you missed it, Karl Rove isn't guilty of anything either.

You loony lefties can be SO amusing.

[midwyf]

Thank you for those numbers, they put a smile on my face. The only thing is I'm afraid that because so many dems are also involved it will end up a white wash. These guys are very powerful regardless of party.

[airborne]

Not sure. My Dish Network has "Tonight From Washington" listed at 8PM, but no program info.

Besides, Penn State is playing, so I'll be there! 8^)

[kcvl]

I'm in favor of locking them all up if they broke the law. I don't care which party they are from. They expect everyone else to follow the laws they enact, they should too! I just get tired of the MSM blaming everything on Republicans and ignoring the Democrats.

They are like a pack of wolfes going after every little thing a Republican and/or President Bush does. HYPOCRITES! And they wonder why their ratings are so bad.

Example: Wilson/Plame (desk jockey/MSM "star") leak = bad, National Security leaks = good.

[midwyf]

I disagree, they have no incentive to get the big donation if they cannot run for multiple terms. However in order to keep them halfway clean it needs to be against the law for them to take "leftover" contributions with them. Either it can go back to the state or national party of theri choice. As it is they build up huge piles of money to take along when they retire.