Will Burns Use Campaign "Surplus" For Legal Defense Against Ties To Abramoff Scandal?

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The unsuccessful re-election campaign of Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT), ended with a $292,969 surplus, according to Federal Election Commission records.

It's not far-fetched to think Burns will use some or all of his surplus on additional legal fees. Burns is not wealthy. The nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics put Burns' net worth at no more than $340,000 -- 88th in the most recent Senate.

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1. Does he have legal fees?

And if he doesn't... how closely do the Feds watch what he's spending that dough on?

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2. it's expected he will have legal fees

because the justice department wants to unravel all the tentacles of the abramoff case.