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CYNTHIA McKINNEYPOSITION: Democrat Congresswoman from GeorgiaDONOR: Abdurahman Alamoudi AMMOUNT: $2000 on September 11, 2001 DETAILS: Alamoudi, President of the American Muslim Foundation, is a well known radical mohammedan activist known for publicly praising terrorist organizations. He worked closely as an informal advisor and affiliate of several Clinton administration officials (source). At an October 2000 rally in Washington, D.C. Alamoudi spoke to a radical islamic crowd announcing ""I have been labeled by the media in New York as being a supporter of Hamas. Any supporters of Hamas here? (cheers) Hear that, Bill Clinton? We are all supporters of Hamas ... I...

Insight on the News - National Issue: 03/02/04 Special Report Saffuri's Ties to Terror Suspects By Kenneth R. Timmerman The rise of Khaled Saffuri to political prominence within the U.S. Muslim community has all the ingredients of a Horatio Alger success story. Brought up as a stateless exile in Kuwait, Saffuri came to America as a student in 1982, went to college in San Diego, and soon gravitated into the world of Muslim activism. A talented fund-raiser and behind-the-scenes power broker, Saffuri built bridges to politicians in both parties by generously contributing to their election campaigns, from California libertarian Rep....

Special ReportSaffuri's Ties to Terror Suspects Posted Feb. 23, 2004 By Kenneth R. Timmerman Saffuri (above) has formed relationships with several questionable allies, including Sami al-Arian, who was arrested last year. The rise of Khaled Saffuri to political prominence within the U.S. Muslim community has all the ingredients of a Horatio Alger success story. Brought up as a stateless exile in Kuwait, Saffuri came to America as a student in 1982, went to college in San Diego, and soon gravitated into the world of Muslim activism. A talented fund-raiser and behind-the-scenes power broker, Saffuri built bridges to politicians in both...

CHARLESTON – Congressman Nick Rahall made shocking remarks about a U.S. Army veteran who has worked for the State Department and the United Nations. Then, Rahall tried to kill the story by threatening legal action against a TV station if it aired his outrageous comments. Reporter Brian Albert of WVVA-TV Newschannel 6 had previously aired a story regarding Rahall’s ties to a group that allegedly has connections to Islamic terror organizations. Some of the allegations were based on information provided by Paul Chapman, who ran against Rahall in 2002. Chapman is an Army veteran, 101st Airborne Infantry. He has served...

BECKLEY, W.Va. - Rep. Nick Rahall's son was sentenced on Thursday to 14 months in a federal prison for distributing cocaine.U.S. District Judge David Faber also ordered Nick Joe Rahall III to serve three years' supervised release and to pay a $2,000 fine, said David Jensen, Faber's law clerk.Rahall, 26, of Beckley, was charged in October in a federal information with selling drugs to a confidential informant on Aug. 19, 2003. He pleaded guilty to the charge in December.He was free on a $5,000 bond on a fugitive charge in Virginia at the time of the drug sale.He apologized to...

Kucinich headlines Muslim fund-raiserCAIR group tied to Hamas, Islamist goals Posted: November 30, 200311:50 p.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com Dennis Kucinich WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich headlined a fund-raiser for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a group with ties to the Mideast terrorist organization Hamas and an agenda for an Islamic USA. CAIR announced its national fund-raising campaign had topped its goal of $1 million thanks in part to the standing-room-only banquet Saturday evening attended by more than 1,000 people, including Kucinich and Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va. "We would like to thank all those who helped us reach our fundraising...

BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- A congressman skeptical of the need for U.S. military action against Iraq says he is flying to Baghdad, hoping to answer questions about a possible invasion and seeking a meeting with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., said he wants to reassure Iraqi citizens that Americans are ``not out to wage war for war's sake.'' ``I'm not going as a secretary of state,'' Rahall said Tuesday. ``I'm not going as a weapons inspector. And I'm not calling upon this administration to do one thing or another. I just have a lot of questions.'' Rahall,...

The newest threat to property rights, which are the foundation of American liberty, is posed by H.R. 2388, "The National Heritage Areas Policy Act." Sponsored by Rep. Joel Hefley (R-Colo.), H.R. 2388 is due for a vote any day now. The bill sets up a process for the creation of National Heritage Areas. It dangles federal tax dollars under the noses of the states, essentially begging them to designate land as a Heritage Area. Once land is designated, it is subject to the whims and dictates of the National Park Service, setting the stage for myriad property rights abuses...