Spotlight now falls on former DeLay aides

[lovuian]

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Spotlight now falls on former DeLay aides
Federal probe could turn to their dealings with Abramoff


By BENNETT ROTH
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - Former aides to Rep. Tom DeLay figure significantly in the federal corruption probe involving lobbyist Jack Abramoff, whose guilty plea could spell more trouble for the embattled Republican lawmaker from Sugar Land.

The wide Justice Department investigation, which could spotlight several members of Congress and their staffs, has made no known, improper links between DeLay and Abramoff.

But over the years, Abramoff cultivated political relationships with DeLay and his aides, took foreign trips with the congressman, boasted of his influence with the lawmaker and lured several DeLay staffers into his lucrative lobbying busine
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WOw lots of people had fun with Abrahmoff...

[izzie]

1. Does this shock you? That the AGen. is letting this out?

It does me and I think it has something to do with Ashcroft. I think he let this go ahead because of something the WH did not do for him. He has just dropped off the face of the earth and I think he let his dept. do this. Bush and Co. would have shut this down long before it got into the news. It is hard to do once the dept. got on to it. I think Ashcroft had a little blow-back time for Bush and Co. Maybe he wanted to go on the court? I do hope it makes these people of 'faith' see that they have put 'evil' in to the WH if they wish to keep this country they say they love so.

[Javaman]

2. Casting a big net, doesn't mean little fish won't be caught too. :)

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