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To: Sully- who wrote (15305)	1/3/2006 4:28:06 PM
From: Sully-	of 35834

On Abramhoff: Is the NY Times serving readers or the Dems? By JWM John In Carolina Today's New York Times report of the Jack Abramoff plea agreement is headlined: << "G.O.P. Lobbyist to Plead Guilty in Deal With Prosecutors" >> The Times story twice refers to Abramoff as a "Republican" lobbyist and, off course, it brings in Rep. Tom DeLay. The story never mentions the word "Democrat” or names any of the Democrats who received money from Abramoff's lobbying firm But a June 3, 2005 Washington Post story reported: <<< Abramoff didn't work just with Republicans. He oversaw a team of two dozen lobbyists at the law firm Greenberg Traurig that included many Democrats. Moreover, the campaign contributions that Abramoff directed from the tribes went to Democratic as well as Republican legislators. Among the biggest beneficiaries were Capitol Hill's most powerful Democrats, including Thomas A. Daschle (S.D.) and Harry M. Reid (Nev.), the top two Senate Democrats at the time, Richard A. Gephardt (Mo.), then-leader of the House Democrats, and the two lawmakers in charge of raising funds for their Democratic colleagues in both chambers, according to a Washington Post study. Reid succeeded Daschle as Democratic leader after Daschle lost his Senate seat last November. Democrats are hoping to gain political advantage from federal and Senate investigations of Abramoff's activities and from the embattled lobbyist's former ties to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.). Yet, many Democratic lawmakers also benefited from Abramoff's political operation, a fact that could hinder the Democrats' efforts to turn the lobbyist's troubles into a winning partisan issue. >>> Yes, information about the Abramhoff-Democratic connections could make it hard for the Dems to turn Abramhoff's actions into "a winning partisan issue." Count on the New York Times to do its best to make sure it doesn't. johninnorthcarolina.blogspot.com nytimes.com washingtonpost.com

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