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"Re"-examination?
Kevin Whited over at BlogHouston.net notices a little news you can use from Houston's leading news source: The Chronicle ran a correction that was notable for its length today: An article in Feb. 18 editions repeated charges made by...
GOP cruising for a bruising?
I'm certainly no political prognosticator, but a couple of matters caught my eye over the past week or so that indicate to me that the Republican Party has become dangerously concerned with maintaining power rather than providing leadership. The first...
DeLay is done
This NY Times article and this WaPo article are reporting that Houston Congressman and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will announce today that he is leaving Congress and pulling out of his ongoing re-election bid. Earlier posts on DeLay's...
More trouble for DeLay friend?
This NY Times article reports that the Justice Department's inspector general and the F.B.I. are looking into the November, 2002 demotion of Frederick A. Black, a veteran federal prosecutor whose reassignment shut down a criminal investigation that he had been...
Abramoff indicted
Jack Abramoff, a lobbyist who is a top Republican fund-raiser and political ally of Houston congressman and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, was indicted yesterday in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on charges of defrauding two lenders in his purchase of a...
New ethics complaint involving DeLay?
Gosh, this is getting monotonous. This Raw Story article reports that the National Journal is prepared to report that prominent lawyer and former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who federal authorities are investigating for his lobbying efforts on behalf of an Indian...
More on playing both sides off against the middle in Washington
This Washington Post article follows up on this earlier post regarding Congressional hearings over Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and public relations consultant Michael Scanlon's shenanigans in 2002 involving the Tigua Indian Tribe's casino in El Paso. Playing both sides off...
Playing both sides against the middle
This Washington Post story reports on Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and public relations consultant Michael Scanlon's efforts in 2002 working with conservative religious activist Ralph Reed to help the state of Texas shut down an Indian tribe's El Paso casino,...
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