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To: steve harris who wrote (266933)	1/4/2006 2:09:52 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571785

From your linked article" "Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and lobbyist Jack Abramoff had been friends for years, trading easily on each other's success. One rose to the pinnacle of power in Congress. The other became the most sought-after lobbyist in town. They built a politically potent network of former aides, lobbyists and comrades-in-arms. The question hanging over Washington on Tuesday: Could Abramoff's fall and plea deal drag down his longtime ally? The financial and political ties between the men are so extensive, their histories and causes so intertwined, that some find it hard to fathom how the Texas Republican could escape as Abramoff — facing 11 years in prison and $27 million in restitution — begins to talk. In court Tuesday, Abramoff confessed to proferring all sorts of favors on just one lawmaker, and it wasn't DeLay. He told the court he'd provided the legislator, understood to be Ohio Republican Bob Ney, a "lavish trip to Scotland to play golf on world-famous courses, tickets to sporting events and other entertainment," meals at Abramoff's upscale restaurant, and generous campaign donations — largess he also bestowed on DeLay. Prosecutors cited several favors Ney offered in return, including help with Abramoff's purchase of a fleet of casino ships. Justice Department and FBI officials have offered no such examples involving DeLay, and wouldn't say if they're digging or expect to learn of any in coming months. Abramoff and DeLay worked closely on many projects, traveling together to the Mariana Islands, Russia and the United Kingdom, ostensibly under the auspices of a conservative Washington think tank, the National Center for Public Policy Research. Abramoff sat on the group's board, and reports surfaced that two of his clients each donated $25,000 to the nonprofit a day before the Britain junket."