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End of DeLay probe raises broader questions about Justice Dept.

By Peter H. Stone

The Justice Department’s probe of the biggest Congressional target in the sprawling Abramoff scandal, ended not with a bang, but with a whim

Excerpts from this story referencing "Jack Abramoff":

"… ter six years of federal scrutiny into the ties between convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Tex., the Justice Department …"

"… or of the book, "Casino Jack and the United States of Money: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff and the Buying of Washington." A version of this piece appeared in the Dai …"

Probe of ex-Interior Secretary Norton's handling of Shell winds down, sources say

By Peter H. Stone

A Justice Department probe into whether former Interior Secretary Gale Norton illegally gave preferential treatment to Royal Dutch Shell Gro

Excerpts from this story referencing "Jack Abramoff":

"… inquiry into the influence peddling operations of one-time super lobbyist Jack Abramoff that led to 19 convictions – including jail sentences for J. Steven Gril …"

Watchdog demands DOJ release records on DeLay investigation

By Laurel Adams

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics is suing the Department of Justice for refusing to release records on the federal investigation of fo

Excerpts from this story referencing "Jack Abramoff":

"… records related to the investigation on the lawmaker’s relationship with Jack Abramoff and DOJ’s decision not to prosecute DeLay.“Rep. Tom DeLay spent years …"

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Let this be a lesson: 2008 a bad year for political bad guys

By Josh Israel

Is it open season on ethically-challenged pols? The latest to fall is Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, taken into federal custo

Excerpts from this story referencing "Jack Abramoff":

"… reelection, amid investigation of his ties to convicted felon and lobbyist Jack Abramoff.* Florida Republican Congressman Tom Feeney, who ran ads personally apolog …"

Marc Rich inquiry highlights strange bedfellows

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2001 — Buried in the furor over former President Clinton's pardon of Marc Rich is the role the fugitive commodities tra

Excerpts from this story referencing "Jack Abramoff":

"… that extent.”The International Freedom Foundation was created in 1985 by Jack Abramoff, a conservative lobbyist who once represented the late Zairean dictator Mo …"

Stimulus watchdog says combining data from 25-30 government contract agencies could save millions

By Peter H. Stone

INTERVIEW: Stimulus oversight chair says transparency kept fraud to a minimum

Excerpts from this story referencing "Jack Abramoff":

"… years for a good-sized role on the interagency task force that probed the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal which involved defrauding casino-owning Indian tribes of …"

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With change on the horizon, privately funded travel plummets

By Robert Brodsky

Trips by lawmakers and staffers decline by nearly 50 percent, recent data show

Excerpts from this story referencing "Jack Abramoff":

"… ssional watchdogs believe that the intense public scrutiny prompted by the Jack Abramoff lobbying and bribery scandal over the past two years has left some members …"

Privately sponsored trips hot tickets on Capitol Hill

By Jim Morris

Study finds almost $50 million spent on travel for lawmakers, aides

Excerpts from this story referencing "campaign finance laws":

"… se majority leader in January after being indicted on charges of violating campaign finance laws, appears to have eclipsed all others. Records reviewed by the Center for P …"

A vacation from the rules

By Anupama Narayanswamy

Some disclosure filings sketchy on details, tardy despite ethics oversight

Excerpts from this story referencing "Jack Abramoff":

"… added disclosure was all the allegations of abuses of travel, specifically Jack Abramoff."While amendments allow officials to alter the details disclosed about a t …"

Abramoff travel ties

By Anupama Narayanswamy and Alex Knott

Disgraced lobbyist's firm, clients sponsored more than a dozen congressional trips

Excerpts from this story referencing "Jack Abramoff":

"… o very different golfing experiences, but they have one common connection: Jack Abramoff.Much like Rep. Tom DeLay's St. Andrews junket, records show this trip was …"

"… s travel sponsorship, but instead spoke to Abramoff's conduct."The acts of Jack Abramoff were illegal and a result of his efforts to deceive his clients and his fo …"

"… on. It is also important to point out that Chairman Billy Tauzin never met Jack Abramoff and, in fact, voted against the tribal gambling provision included in the …"

"… ve American districts in the nation," he said. "We never had any idea that Jack Abramoff did any work for the Cherokee Nation."Long before Abramoff's indictment, h …"

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