NYT: "Karl Would Like 3 Tickets For His Family"

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House Report Details 485 Contacts Between Abramoff Team and White House Officials

By John Bresnahan and Paul Kane
Roll Call

Thursday, Sept. 28; 7:10 pm

A House committee has documented hundreds of contacts between top White House officials and former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his associates, as well as tens of thousands of dollors worth of meals and tickets to sporting events and concerts that were offered to these officials during a three-year period starting in early 2001.

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The Government Reform Committee report singled out two of President Bush’s top lieutenants, Karl Rove and Ken Mehlman, as having been offered expensive meals and exclusive tickets to premier sporting events and concerts by Abramoff and his associates.

In total, the committee was able to document 485 contacts between White House officials and Abramoff and his lobbying team at the firm Greenberg Traurig from January 2001 to March 2004, with 82 of those contacts occurring in Rove¹s office, including 10 with Rove personally. The panel also said that Abramoff billed his clients nearly $25,000 for meals and drinks with White House officials during that period.

Rove, Mehlman, and other White House officials have denied having any close relationship with Abramoff, despite the fact that Abramoff was a “Pioneer” who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Bush’s White House campaigns.

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http://www.rollcall.com/issues/1_1/breakingnews/15254-1.html

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1. You should change your headline to:

REFORM REPORT: 485 Contacts between Abramoff Gang and White House!

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2. Good idea - done. As for the article...

"During the period examined by the committee, Bush administration officials repeatedly intervened on behalf of Abramoff’s clients, including helping a Mississippi Indian tribe obtain $16 million in federal funds for a jail the tribe wanted to build..."

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BAM!

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3. Bush’s top lieutenants, Rove and Mehlman need to get credit due them

The committee was able to document 485 contacts between White House officials and Abramoff? Dems blowing not further exposing Bush administration for the corruption that in fact occured and should go on the record!

What's wrong with telling facts and the truth?

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4. check this link out...

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/

“Hi Susan,” Mr. Abramoff wrote in an e-mail message. "I just saw Karl and mentioned the N.C.A.A. opportunity, which he was really jazzed about. If he wants to join us in the Pollin box, please let me know as soon as you can.”

Ms. Ralston replied: “Karl is interested in Fri. and Sun. 3 tickets for his family?”