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To: bentway who wrote (740491)	9/19/2013 1:27:20 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1575476

Appeals court overturns conviction of ex-US House leader DeLay .......................................................................................................... September 19, 2013 Associated Press http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/19/appeals-court-overturns-conviction-ex-us-house-leader-delay/#ixzz2fMPkUKYM A Texas appeals court overturned the money laundering conviction of former Republican U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Thursday, saying there was insufficient evidence. The Texas 3rd Court of Appeals said in a 2-1 ruling that it decided to "reverse the judgments of the trial court and render judgments of acquittal." DeLay was found guilty in November 2010 of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering for helping illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. DeLay was sentenced to three years in prison, but his sentence was on hold while his case made its way through the appellate process. DeLay's attorney, Brian Wice, told The Associated Press that DeLay felt validated by Thursday's ruling. "He's ecstatic. He's gratified. He's just a little bit numb," Wice said. "I'm hoping with today's victory, he will be able to resume his life as he once knew it." A jury in Austin had determined that DeLay conspired with two associates, John Colyandro and Jim Ellis, to use his Texas-based political action committee to send a check for $190,000 in corporate money to an arm of the Washington-based Republican National Committee. The RNC then sent the same amount to seven Texas House candidates. Under state law, corporate money cannot be given directly to political campaigns. Prosecutors said the money helped the GOP take control of the Texas House, enabling them to push through a DeLay-engineered congressional redistricting plan that sent more Republicans to Congress in 2004, strengthening his political power. But in a 22-page opinion, the appeals court said prosecutors "failed in its burden to prove that the funds that were delivered to the seven candidates were ever tainted." Gregg Cox, the Travis County prosecutor whose office convicted DeLay, did not immediately return a phone message Thursday. Read more: foxnews.com

To: bentway who wrote (740491)	9/19/2013 2:44:24 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575476

The latest politician to have his name splashed across national news over something he said is Georgia Rep. Phil Gingrey, who is finding himself under fire following a meeting of congressional Republicans yesterday. On the table was the ruling that allows federal lawmakers and their staffers to get a health insurance subsidy for use in the exchange markets. Gingrey wants to see the subsidy gone (he considers it special treatment), while others argued that dropping it would create a financial burden for themselves and their aides. The lines getting all the attention, as first reported by the National Review: Capitol Hill aides "may be 33 years old now and not making a lot of money. But in a few years they can just go to K Street [ie, become a lobbyist] and make $500,000 a year. Meanwhile, I’m stuck here making $172,000 a year." Once again.......Stupid, thy name is Republican.