Just broke on AP: Capito linked to Abramoff!!!

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Robb and Callahan had better play this for all its worth

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WASHINGTON - Three members of Congress have been linked to efforts by lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a former General Services Administration official to secure leases of government property for Abramoff's clients, according to court filings by federal prosecutors on Friday.

The filings in U.S. District Court do not allege any wrongdoing by the elected officials but list them in documents portraying David Safavian, a former GSA chief of staff, as an active adviser to Abramoff, giving the lobbyists tips on how to use members of Congress to navigate the agency's bureaucracy.

Abramoff is cooperating with federal investigators in a wide-ranging probe of corruption on Capitol Hill that threatens several powerful members of Congress and their staff members. Last month, he pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy, tax evasion and mail fraud.

Safavian is charged with lying to a GSA ethics officer when he said Abramoff was not seeking business with the agency at the time the lobbyist paid for Safavian and several others to go on a golf outing to Scotland in August 2002.

more at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060211/ap_on_go_co/lobbyist_probe_4

[davidinalameda]

1. couldn't happen to a nicer person

I hope someone running against her uses this

[Dunvegan]

2. Sorry I have to ask...

Can anyone give me the one paragraph background on Capito?

[Wilms]

5. Here

Friday's filings by prosecutors refer to a third member of Congress, Rep. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Her name appears in e-mails that suggest she was trying to help Abramoff secure a GSA lease for land in Silver Spring for a religious school.

Capito claims to know nothing about the effort. "The action taken by her former chief of staff was done without her knowledge, approval or consent," said her spokesman, Joel Brubaker. "She was not aware of any contact with GSA of any type on this matter."

Mark Johnson, Capito's former chief of staff, said he did not bring the issue to Capito's attention. He said he was contacted by Neil Volz, a colleague of Abramoff's and a former chief of staff for Rep. Bob Ney (news, bio, voting record), R-Ohio.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

6. GOP rep. from wv

elected in 2000 to a traditionally democratic seat. bush has stumped for her in the state at least 6 or 7 times.

karl rove is coming to campaign for her feb. 23.
she's the #2 recipient of tom delay's PAC money
her dad went to prison for ripping off the people of the state while serving as governor.
she's in the pocket of the coal industry and has a horrid record on the environment.

in short, she's awful

[Dunvegan]

10. Thanks all for the capsule summary.

Yes...she sounds "entrenched in evil" all right.

:popcorn:time...

[AlCzervik]

3. i love Friday night news dumps!!

[theHandpuppet]

4. That sour apple didn't fall far from the tree

Rotten to the core, just like her father!

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

7. guess we know why she suddenly dropped out of the Senate race

the nrscc had publicly stated it would back her in a fight with Byrd, but she mysteriously changed her mind. now we know why. she knew this was coming.

[SeattleGirl]

8. Notice how the three all have R's after their names?

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[stop the bleeding]

9. Cool

:applause::applause::applause: - three clappers for the three "R"'s

Nominated!

on edit:

I was gonna post this and I came in and wah-lah!

[sandnsea]

11. And Don Young, isn't he Mr. Bridge?

Owned some property on that island where the Bridge was going??