Indictment reports `wrong,' DeLay says: Denies discussions of defense fund

[Judi Lynn]

March 30, 2004, 11:34PM

Indictment reports `wrong,' DeLay says
Denies discussions of defense fund
By GEBE MARTINEZ
Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Tuesday downplayed reports that he is preparing, politically and financially, for an indictment in Texas on charges that he broke state campaign finance laws.

"If the law is the standard in the state of Texas, then we have no problems and we don't anticipate a problem," DeLay, R-Sugar Land, said emphatically during a news conference in Washington.

"I have not been notified that I am being investigated; I have not been subpoenaed," he said.
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The Houston Chronicle reported last week that DeLay had told a group of Houston supporters March 8 that he may need to raise more money for a legal defense fund. There also have been reports in Washington that DeLay has discussed with some House Republicans a GOP conference rule that requires party leaders to step aside if they are indicted on a felony punishable by at least two years in prison. DeLay is the second-highest-ranking Republican in the House.
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On edit:
For anyone who followed the Texas Gov. Rick Perry's spontaneous trip to the Bahamas during a personally tense time recently might find this article interesting from the Dallas News:

Letters blast Perry's Bahamas trip

Governor's office defends getaway to talk about school finance


08:26 PM CST on Thursday, March 25, 2004


Associated Press



AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry's trip to the Bahamas with campaign donors drew a rough reaction from some Texans, documents show.

"With all due respect, have you LOST YOUR MIND?" a Lockhart woman asked in an e-mail to Mr. Perry. "This little trip to the Bahamas ... has convinced a long-term, middle-aged conservative to vote you out of office."

Letters and e-mails from 16 people to Mr. Perry's office were among documents related to his Presidents Day weekend trip that were released in response to a Public Information Act request by the San Antonio Express-News.

Mr. Perry's office didn't release other documents relating to internal policy deliberations. The governor's office is seeking an attorney general's decision to exempt them from disclosure, spokeswoman Wendy Bengal said.
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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/032604dntexperry.99557.html
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[Voltaire99]

1. Just make him watch "The Passion of the Christ"

I'm interested to find out if he'll confess to any neo-Nazi activities.