Re: Family values

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Reading from the DailyKOS again? I'm suprised you haven't brought up Harry
Reid yet...wait I'm not that suprised

"Robert L Bass" <robertbass1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> US Republican Ney admits bribery
>
> A senior Republican congressman linked to disgraced former lobbyist Jack
Abramoff has pleaded guilty to bribery charges in
> Washington.
>
> Bob Ney from Ohio admitted offering political favors for money and gifts
from Abramoff and his clients.  Mr. Ney also pleaded guilty
> to conspiracy and making false statements.  Abramoff's shady business
dealings continue to rock the Republican Party in the run-up
> to next month's mid-term polls, the BBC's Jonathan Beale says.
>
> Abramoff has admitted to conspiracy to bribe public officials.  A
congressional inquiry recently found that he had more extensive
> contacts with the White House than previously acknowledged.  But White
House officials said the report was based on records that
> were "widely regarded as fraudulent".
>
> The report did not suggest the Bush administration was guilty of
impropriety.  [then again, it didn't exactly suggest otherwise]
>
> Prison term:
>
> Mr. Ney was asked in court if he had taken money, gifts and favors in
return for using his political influence on behalf of Abramoff
> and his clients.  He pleaded guilty. His lawyer said Mr. Ney had made an
error in judgment and was ashamed at the way his political
> career had ended.
>
> Mr. Ney is expected to resign his seat in Congress within weeks.  The
congressman now faces more than two years in prison and fines
> of between $5,000 and $60,000.
>
> -- BBC World News
>
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