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To: tonto who wrote (84109)	12/10/2006 9:50:25 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Democrats the party of crimes and cover ups

To: tonto who wrote (84109)	12/10/2006 9:54:54 AM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 173976

tonto - incorrect statement. You should have said Louisiana Democrats re-elect Jefferson. Don't associate them with regular Democrats who oppose, not support, corruption.

To: tonto who wrote (84109)	12/10/2006 10:03:54 AM
From: 10K a day	Respond to of 173976

Doolittle reports legal bill now tops $100,000 Re-elected congressman says he's out to dispel Abramoff ethical cloud. By David Whitney - Bee Washington Bureau Published 12:00 am PST Saturday, December 9, 2006 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A3 Print \| E-Mail \| Comments (7) Rep. John Doolittle has paid another $44,138 in legal bills, this time to a prominent law firm that specializes in campaign finance and ethics matters, in connection with the ongoing federal investigation into criminal misconduct by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The debt was reported on the Roseville Republican's post-election campaign report filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission. It brings to more than $100,000 what his campaign has spent in legal fees since January in what the congressman has described as an effort to clear his name. "The congressman is committed to doing everything he can to clear his name as quickly as possible," Richard Robinson, Doolittle's chief of staff, reiterated in a statement Friday. "Through his attorneys, he will continue to proactively seek such an objective." Robinson said there have no new developments. The Doolittle campaign reported incurring the debt to the Wiley Rein law firm in Washington, D.C., between mid-October and mid-November. It paid the firm a $10,000 retainer in August. The legal fees to Wiley Rein are in addition to about $50,000 Doolittle's campaign has paid so far to a prominent Virginia criminal attorney, David Barger. The largest and most recent payments to Barger's firm, Williams Mullen, were in August and September; there have been no more since then. The Justice Department has steadfastly refused to comment on published reports that Doolittle is under investigation. Barger said before the Nov. 7 elections that he had been assured that the congressman was not a "target of investigation." But "target" is a term used by the Justice Department to mean someone is in imminent danger of indictment and generally is not used until prosecutors are ready to take evidence before a grand jury. In an interview after his narrow three-percentage-point victory over Democratic challenger Charlie Brown, Doolittle said he had no idea whether he was under investigation but said the cloud over his head because of the Abramoff scandal would take years to dissipate. In all, the Doolittle camp spent $2.34 million on his 2006 re-election, according to Friday's FEC filings. Brown, a Roseville Democrat, spent $1.6 million and ended the campaign with $68,500 in the bank.