| Nov 14, 2006 @ 4:54 PM |
Time for some serious house cleaning.
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spongebob777
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Abramoff Reports to Prison Tomorrow; Offers Testimony on Democratic Senators
Convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff is scheduled to report to federal prison tomorrow, over the objections of federal prosecutors who say they still need his help to pursue leads on officials he allegedly bribed.
Sources close to the investigation say Abramoff has provided information on his dealings with and campaign contributions and gifts to "dozens of members of Congress and staff," including what Abramoff has reportedly described as "six to eight seriously corrupt Democratic senators."
The sources say Abramoff was about to provide information about Bush administration officials, including Karl Rove, "accepting things of value" from Abramoff.
Abramoff has been meeting almost daily in secret locations around Washington with Justice Department investigators who are examining thousands of e-mails and documents, according to sources close to the investigation. The convicted lobbyist was spotted in downtown Washington, D.C., yesterday, carrying a computer laptop case.
But the prosecutors' easy access to Abramoff has now ended.
After granting several delays, the federal judge in Florida, who sentenced Abramoff to six years for fraud in a casino boat gambling scheme, has ordered him to report to prison tomorrow.
ABC News has learned that the court has granted a request from prosecutors that Abramoff be incarcerated at the closest prison to Washington, D.C., the Federal Correction Institute in Cumberland, Md., where Abramoff is expected to report tomorrow.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/11/abramoff_report.html
Let's just hope this guy lives long enough for the whole story to come out.
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| Nov 14, 2006 @ 5:16 PM |
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MotownManiax
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 The Abramoff Scandal is like the Energizer Bunny....just keeps going and going and going.
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| Nov 14, 2006 @ 5:22 PM |
Time for some serious house cleaning.
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spongebob777
Posts: 7,904
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Welcome to the wonderful world of politics where you scream in horror at the messy house of your neighbor while hoping nobody looks in your own windows.
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| Nov 14, 2006 @ 6:24 PM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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Power corrupts...I know I sound like a broken record, but this country is unbelievably lucky to have had as scrupulous a bunch of founding fathers as we had...to create a system of checks and balances to at least try to minimize it by avoiding concentration of power in one area.
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| Nov 14, 2006 @ 6:35 PM |
Time for some serious house cleaning.
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Bj864
Posts: 3,110
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Let the chips fall where they may, no matter what the party is.
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| Nov 16, 2006 @ 10:05 AM |
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lj450
Posts: 8,389
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Well now that theres a woman in charge, Im sure there will be lots of housecleaning.....prolly even some new drapes, fancy coffee in the breakroom, all kinds of great improvements.
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| Nov 16, 2006 @ 10:26 AM |
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spongebob777
Posts: 7,904
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Looks to me like the democrats are trying to simply spin their corruption problems away.
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| Nov 16, 2006 @ 11:00 AM |
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midnightthunder
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Republicans and Deomcrats both spin like a jukebox record, we can just hope for a balance that will listen and react, to the wants and needs of its citzens.
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| Nov 16, 2006 @ 12:36 PM |
Time for some serious house cleaning.
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irish20835
Posts: 1,224
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just thinking out loud here...what would happen if on the first tuesday of Nov 2008 ...we just all stayed home ...mabye they would get the message then
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| Nov 17, 2006 @ 8:58 PM |
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Bj864
Posts: 3,110
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I guess they would just vote for themselves and if their families were big enough, they would get back in office! 
I think that one day the American people will seriously rebel against all this stuff. I don't think I will be alive to see if, but maybe I will know anyway, and will be applauding from wherever I am.
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| Nov 17, 2006 @ 11:55 PM |
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grumblebear
Posts: 10,471
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what ever party is out of power runs as a "Reform" party.... in some respects I wish we had 8 or 10 different parties, think of the squabbles, coallition governments, etc...
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| Nov 18, 2006 @ 5:55 AM |
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LisaRenee811
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what ever party is out of power runs as a "Reform" party.... in some respects I wish we had 8 or 10 different parties, think of the squabbles, coallition governments, etc... Absolutely! ... The two parties consume all of the resources and have put themselves into the position of being the all. They have no competition and the scandals are increasing at an alarming rate, with no consequences.
If Abramoff keeps his mouth shut about the White House, I would not be surpised to see Bush pardon him out at the end of his presidential term. The Democrats are probably promising him a pardon with the new incoming President. So now, Abramoff is probably negotiating the best political job for when he does get out. Meantime, where is that 50 inch flat screen someone promised?
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