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National: Jack Abramoff

May 15, 2009 - 04:38 am
NEWS FEED: Politico

Fixing the Islands' image

By Daniel Libit

The Northern Marianas are more than just a haven for sweatshop labor and Jack Abramoff's handicraft.

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March 10, 2009 - 11:46 pm
NEWS FEED: New York Times

Senate Aide Guilty in Abramoff Case

By By The Associated Press

A longtime former aide to Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi pleaded guilty to swapping legislative favors for event tickets and other gifts from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s firm.

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February 21, 2009 - 12:00 am
NEWS FEED: Washington Post

Abramoff Scandal Yields More Charges

By James V. Grimaldi

A former legislative aide to Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) was accused yesterday of accepting more than $25,000 worth of meals and event tickets from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff in exchange for helping his clients.

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February 20, 2009 - 10:18 pm
NEWS FEED: New York Times

National Briefing | Washington: Former Senate Aide Is Charged

By By The Associated Press

A former aide to Senator Thad Cochran, Republican of Mississippi, has been charged in the scandal involving the corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

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February 5, 2009 - 12:00 am
NEWS FEED: Washington Post

Former Gregg Staffer Under Investigation

By James V. Grimaldi

President Obama's nominee for secretary of commerce, Sen. Judd Gregg, said yesterday that one of his former top staff members in his U.S. Senate office is under investigation in the Jack Abramoff gifts-for-favors scandal, but a White House spokesman said the New Hampshire Republican is not a target...

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February 5, 2009 - 12:00 am
NEWS FEED: Washington Post

Former Gregg Staffer Under Investigation

By James V. Grimaldi

President Obama's nominee for secretary of commerce, Sen. Judd Gregg, said yesterday that one of his former top staff members in his U.S. Senate office is under investigation in the Jack Abramoff gifts-for-favors scandal, but a White House spokesman said the New Hampshire Republican is not a target...

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January 31, 2009 - 01:36 am
NEWS FEED: New York Times

National Briefing | Washington: Abramoff Associate Pleads Guilty

By By BLOOMBERG NEWS

A former member of Jack Abramoff’s lobbying team, Todd Boulanger, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in federal court.

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January 28, 2009 - 10:20 pm
NEWS FEED: Politico

New charges filed in Abramoff case

By media@politico.com (The Associated Press)

A former deputy to Jack Abramoff was charged Wednesday in the lobbyist corruption scandal.

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Wed, 06/04/2008 - 01:31

The GOP's problem: Way beyond image

By Reid Wilson

Forget Jack Abramoff and Randy "Duke" Cunningham. Tom DeLay and Mark Foley could prove to be the least of the Republican Party's worries. Disturbing surveys, and even some GOP strategists, are beginning to suggest a new trauma for their party, one that could portend a return to the dark winter of the so-called permanent minority, when Democrats held control of Congress for four decades.

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