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To: stockman_scott who wrote (52668)	12/16/2005 9:58:02 PM
From: Bill on the Hill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361011

gotta love the news lately.....

To: stockman_scott who wrote (52668)	12/16/2005 10:46:23 PM
From: CalculatedRisk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361011

Wow. When does the impeachment trial begin? It sounds like the hearings won't start until after the New Year ...

To: stockman_scott who wrote (52668)	12/16/2005 10:46:23 PM
From: CalculatedRisk	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 361011

Columnist Resigns His Post, Admitting Lobbyist Paid Him nytimes.com By ANNE E. KORNBLUT and PHILIP SHENON Published: December 17, 2005 WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 - A senior scholar at the Cato Institute, the respected libertarian research organization, has resigned after revelations that he took payments from the lobbyist Jack Abramoff in exchange for writing columns favorable to his clients. The scholar, Doug Bandow, who wrote a column for the Copley News Service in addition to serving as a Cato fellow, acknowledged to executives at the organization that he had taken money from Mr. Abramoff after he was confronted about the payments by a reporter from BusinessWeek Online. "He acknowledges he made a lapse in judgment," said Jamie Dettmer, director of communications at Cato. "There's a lot of sadness here." Copley suspended Mr. Bandow's column. <MORE>