Documents tie Taylor to lobbyist in ethics case

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http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051125/NEWS01/51124002/1001

Documents tie Taylor to lobbyist in ethics case
Congressman denies relationship between donations, his actions

by John Solomon, and Sharon Theimer, The Associated Press
published November 25, 2005 6:00 am

WASHINGTON — More than a dozen members of Congress intervened to help Indian tribes win federal school construction money while accepting political donations from the tribes, their lobbyist Jack Abramoff or his firm.

The lawmakers hailed from both parties, including House Appropriations subcommittee Chairman Charles Taylor, R-N.C., and Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, the top Democrat on the Senate committee currently investigating Abramoff.

Most wrote letters that pressed a reluctant Bush administration to renew a program that provided tribes federal money for building schools. Others used the congressional budget process to ensure it happened, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

And most received donations, ranging from $1,000 to more than $74,000, in the weeks just before or after their intervention.

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1. Why am I not surprised?

Taylor is as crooked as a dog's hind leg. If anyone is mixed up in these sorts of shennanigans, it's Taylor for sure.