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To: Sully- who wrote (50357)	8/21/2006 11:52:52 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Democrats seem to have settled on a slogan for 2006. Democrat candidates keep talking about a new direction. ... Message 22722412

To: Sully- who wrote (50357)	8/29/2006 1:20:35 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 90947

First, this commentary is from a rightwing blogger. They are notorious for getting some or all of it wrong. Nonetheless, I will go through one of the bolded sections and show you why this guy shouldn't be allowed to blog: In 2002, Reid worked on the power corridor. He inserted obscure provisions into a land management bill that relocated the power corridor, Huh? What are these murky "obscure provisions"? Sounds dirty.....how much do you want to bet that its much to do about nothing. freeing Whittemore to build on the 10,500 acres that Congress had previously held -- which means that someone else now had to lose property value for Whittemore's benefit, and for no cost whatsoever. Excuse me. What does it mean "lose property value"? Is he saying the property owner will lose money selling to Whittemore? It makes no sense. And what's this "no cost whatsoever". Is he suggesting Whittemore will get the land for free? If so, he is full of it. A GOP senator would have been screaming bloody murder over the issue, trying to nail Reid to the wall. That bald* move caused raised eyebrows at the BLM and the Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Reid backed away -- for the moment.* The word is bold, not bald. Bald is when you are losing your hair. Less than two years later, Reid tried again to give Whittemore the land for a song ($160,000), but Congress balked again. How could Reid do that? There are federal procedures that must be followed. They would have brought Reid up on charges. He finally settled for freeing the land for development and allowing Whittemore to buy it at a fair market rate, and forcing the government to relocate the power corridor. Ahhh.......here it is in a nutshell......fair market value........that's the only way Whittemore could have gotten the property. There are certain federal procedures that must be followed that clearly the blogger knows nothing about. If Reid tried to 'influence' the price, he would have been brought up on charges like your boy Cunningham. In 2005, Reid and fellow Nevada Senator John Ensign conducted a series of interventions with the EPA to eliminate the final obstacle -- the environmental impact on the fragile ecosystem in Coyote Springs Valley. When the agency blocked Whittemore's efforts, Reid and Ensign held several meetings with EPA officials to pressure them into submission. Whittemore used another Reid son, Lief, to lobby his father's office for assistance. In the end, the pressure paid off, as the EPA backed down from its opposition after winning a few concessions on the development plan. Such BS.........everyone knows that under Bush the EPA has been castrated. A developer could be talking about finishing off the last of the bald eagles and/or the buffalos and the EPA would give its overnite approval attached to an Uzi in order to kill the animals off faster. Why do you read this crap? Its mostly innuendo and lies. These bloggers of a particular ilk write sewers of diarrheal words strung together in order to defame. Money talks. And Harry Reid walks. If you wondered why the Democrats have abandoned the corruption theme for these midterm elections, now you know. Excuse me.....that's all these bloggers talk about when they bring up the Dems. How the Dems are using the corruption theme to their disadvantage. If they think Reid is a crook, that's not causing the Dems to back off.

To: Sully- who wrote (50357)	10/2/2007 10:07:48 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 90947

Judicial Watch Files Lawsuit against Bureau of Land Management to Obtain Records Related to Senator Reid’s Role in Coyote Springs Development Project Sep 18, 2007 Contact: Press Office 202-646-5188 Did Reid Peddle Influence in Exchange for Campaign Contributions, Favors? (Washington, DC) -- Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed an open records lawsuit on September 5 against the Bureau of Land Management as part of its investigation of Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and his role in a massive real estate development project in Coyote Springs, Nevada. At the heart of Judicial Watch’s investigation is whether or not Senator Reid improperly used his influence on Capitol Hill to pave the way for the development project in exchange for campaign contributions and other favors from lobbyist and long-time friend, Harvey Whittemore. According to the Los Angeles Times: “Helping make Coyote Springs come alive was an alliance between a multimillionaire developer and one of the highest-ranking members of Congress: Nevada Democrat Harry Reid, the Senate minority leader and a member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee…Over the last four years, Reid has used his influence in Washington to help the developer, Nevada super-lobbyist Whittemore, clear obstacles from Coyote Springs' path…As the project advanced, Reid received tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Whittemore. The contributions not only went to Reid's Senate campaigns, but also to his leadership fund, which he used to help bankroll the campaigns of Democratic colleagues.” In addition to donating more than $45,000 to Senator Reid’s campaigns and political action committees, Whittemore has also reportedly helped to advance the careers of Reid’s two sons. One of the two, Leif Reid, has served as Whittemore’s personal lawyer and has represented the lobbyist and developer in negotiations with federal officials. Leif Reid even reportedly called his father’s office to discuss obtaining the proper permits for the project. Judicial Watch originally filed its Freedom of Information Act Request on March 9, 2007. The Bureau of Land Management had 20 days to produce records, deny their existence, or claim exemptions. After more than six months, the Bureau has failed to respond. Judicial Watch seeks any and all “contacts and communications” related to the land deal between the Bureau of Land Management and Senator Reid (D-NV), Senator John Ensign (R-NV) and then Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-NV), who now serves as Governor of Nevada. Ensign and Gibbons both supported the Coyote Springs project at key stages, and also received campaign contributions from Whittemore. “The Bureau of Land Management should release all documents pertaining to this deal so the American people can know the truth about Senator Reid’s involvement,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “If Senator Reid sold his public office to advance a development project that would financially benefit his friend and a member of his own family, he should be held accountable to the full extent of the law.” ### Click (http://www.judicialwatch.org/6413.shtml) to read Judicial Watch’s complaint. judicialwatch.org