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To: Sully- who wrote (17415)	2/16/2006 12:54:13 PM
From: Sully-	of 35834

Reid Wrote Four Letters Helpful To Abramoff Clients In Jack Abramoff No Agenda Do the math: Four letters helpful to Abramoff's tribal clients plus $68,000 in donations from Abramoff's firm, lobbying partners and clients equals a strong link between Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. <<< Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) wrote at least four letters helpful to Indian tribes represented by Jack Abramoff, and the senator's staff regularly had contact with the disgraced lobbyist's partners about legislation affecting other clients. The activities — detailed in billing records and correspondence obtained by Associated Press — are more extensive than previously disclosed. They occurred over three years as Reid collected about $68,000 in donations from Abramoff's firm, lobbying partners and clients. Reid's office acknowledged last week having "routine contacts" with Abramoff's lobbying partners and intervening on some government matters, such as blocking some tribal casinos, in ways Abramoff's clients might have deemed helpful. But it said none of Reid's actions were affected by donations or carried out for Abramoff. [...] Reid also intervened on government matters at least five times in ways helpful to Abramoff's tribal clients, once opposing legislation on the Senate floor and four times sending letters pressing the Bush administration on tribal issues. Reid collected donations about the time of each action. Ethics rules require senators to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest in collecting contributions when they take official acts benefiting donors. Abramoff's firm also hired one of Reid's top legislative aides as a lobbyist. The aide later helped throw a fundraiser for Reid at Abramoff's firm that raised donations from several of his lobbying partners. Reid's longtime chief of staff accepted a free trip to Malaysia arranged by a consulting firm connected to Abramoff that recently gained attention in the influence-peddling investigation. Abramoff has pleaded guilty in a fraud and bribery case and is helping prosecutors investigate the conduct of lawmakers, congressional aides and administration officials his firm lobbied. Abramoff spokesman Andrew Blum declined to comment on the Reid contacts. >>> I wouldn't comment either if my boss was a hypocrite. noagenda.org latimes.com

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