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<channel><title><![CDATA[washingtonpost.com - Lobbyist Jack Abramoff -- A Washington Post Special Report]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/06/22/LI2005062200936.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><description><![CDATA[The latest news on the investigation into lobbyist Jack Abramoff, including his plea agreement and ties to Washington politicians.]]></description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com?nav=rss</link><url>http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif </url></image>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Candidates in Chairman's Race Bring Up Abramoff's Legacy of Fraud ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/27/AR2007092702167.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/27/AR2007092702167.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Jack Abramoff may be serving a six-year sentence at a federal prison camp in Cumberland, Md., but the former lobbyist has emerged in the race for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. ]]></description><author>Bill Turque</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Former Abramoff Associate Sentenced to 2 Years' Probation ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/12/AR2007091202429.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/12/AR2007091202429.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Neil G. Volz, a congressional aide-turned-lobbyist, was sentenced yesterday to two years' probation in the Jack Abramoff corruption investigation, avoiding jail because of his critical role in helping prosecutors bring a case against former congressman Robert W. Ney. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Local and Lurid: Read All About It ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/16/AR2007081601898.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/16/AR2007081601898.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ If you're compiling a list of local scandals a nd the people behind them (and, really, how can you resist?), it quickly becomes clear that the Washington area is a capital region in more ways than one. From Deborah Jeane Palfrey and Jack Abramoff to Robert Hanssen and Marion Barry, there's no shortage of colorful characters whose deeds have set local, and even international, tongues wagging. As it has been around the globe and throughout time, "wherever you've got a lot of money and power concentrated, you're going to find somebody to abuse it," notes Zachary Schrag, a historian and assistant professor of history at George Mason University. No wonder Washington is such a hotbed of hanky-panky. ]]></description><author>Christina Breda Antoniades</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Judge Orders Prison Time for Ex-Interior Deputy ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062601472.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062601472.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A federal judge rejected the tearful pleas of the former second-ranking official in the Interior Department yesterday and sentenced him to 10 months in prison for a felony conviction of obstructing a Senate investigation into corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832601623" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832601623" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Prison Time Is Urged for Griles ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/15/AR2007061501607.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/15/AR2007061501607.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Former deputy interior secretary J. Steven Griles asked lobbyist Jack Abramoff for many favors for close female friends and in exchange helped Abramoff's clients at the government agency, according to prosecutors, who urged a federal judge to give Griles substantial prison time. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ GOP Environmentalist Linked to Abramoff to Plead Guilty ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/06/AR2007060602348.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/06/AR2007060602348.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Italia Federici, the president of a Republican environmental group who came under Senate scrutiny last year because of her ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, has agreed to plead guilty to charges of tax evasion and obstructing a congressional investigation. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Ex-Justice Dept. Lawyer Under Scrutiny in Probe ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/27/AR2007042702228.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/27/AR2007042702228.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A federal task force investigating the activities of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has in recent weeks been looking into whether one of Abramoff's colleagues improperly traded favors with a Justice Department lawyer, sources familiar with the Abramoff investigation said yesterday. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Ex-Hill Aide Pleads Guilty in Abramoff Probe ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/24/AR2007042402053.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/24/AR2007042402053.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Federal prosecutors yesterday recommended a jail sentence of 18 to 24 months for a former senior staffer on the House Transportation Committee who admitted to providing inside information and steering potential clients to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832602859" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832602859" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Former Hill Staffer to Plead Guilty in Abramoff Probe ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/23/AR2007042301743.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/23/AR2007042301743.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A former senior staffer on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the public by steering potential clients and inside government information to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff in return for cash, gifts and the promise of a high-paying job on K Street. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt  and James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Congressman Quits Panel After Raid ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/19/AR2007041902558.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/19/AR2007041902558.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Less than a week after the FBI raided the Northern Virginia home of his wife, Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-Calif.) gave up his coveted seat on the House Appropriations Committee yesterday amid concerns that he had used that post to advance the interests of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and other allies. ]]></description><author>Jonathan Weisman</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Rep. Doolittle Gives Up Committee Seat ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/19/AR2007041901238.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/19/AR2007041901238.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:36:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Less than a week after the FBI raided the Northern Virginia home of his wife, Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-Calif.) gave up his coveted seat on the House Appropriations Committee today amid concerns that he had used that post to advance the interest of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and other allies. ]]></description><author>Jonathan Weisman</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ FBI Raids Business of Congressman's Wife ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/18/AR2007041802334.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/18/AR2007041802334.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The FBI on Friday raided the Northern Virginia home consulting business owned by the wife of Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-Calif.), whose ties to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff have been under investigation for two years, sources familiar with the matter said. Agents seized computers and documents.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832604742" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832604742" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi  and Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Abramoff's Specter Rises Again, Troubling GOP Hopeful ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/18/AR2007041800951.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/18/AR2007041800951.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Gary H. Baise said he had "not a clue" that the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, the group that still lists him as an honorary board member, was in the middle of the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal, as federal investigators now allege. ]]></description><author>Bill Turque</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ FBI Searches Congressman's Home  ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/18/AR2007041801959.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/18/AR2007041801959.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:34:01 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The FBI on Friday raided the Northern Virginia home consulting business owned by the wife of Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-Calif.), whose ties to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff have been under investigation for two years, sources familiar with the matter said. Agents seized computers and documents. ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi  and Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Tainted by Abramoff ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/21/AR2007052101041.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/21/AR2007052101041.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:00:04 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ When the Miami-based law firm of Greenberg Traurig pushed Jack Abramoff out of its Washington office in early March 2004, one of the most successful lobbyists ever to work in Washington suddenly found himself on the street, looking for a new situation. ]]></description><author>washingtonpost.com</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Ex-Official At Interior Hid His Ties To Abramoff ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/23/AR2007032300581.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/23/AR2007032300581.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The former No. 2 official in the Interior Department yesterday admitted lying to the Senate about his relationship with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who gained the official's intervention at the agency for his Indian tribal clients.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832607809" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832607809" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt  and James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Former Aide to Ex-Congressman Ney Pleads Guilty in Abramoff Case ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/26/AR2007022601631.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/26/AR2007022601631.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A former chief of staff to then-Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) pleaded guilty yesterday to corruption charges stemming from accepting gifts, gambling chips and trips -- including an expense-paid junket to Scotland with his boss -- from former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a foreign businessman. ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi  and Carol D. Leonnig</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Ney Sentenced to 30 Months In Prison for Abramoff Deals ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/19/AR2007011900162.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/19/AR2007011900162.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Former Ohio Republican congressman Robert W. Ney was sentenced to 30 months in prison yesterday, becoming the first elected official headed for jail because of corrupt dealings with now-convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Ex-Interior Deputy a Target in Abramoff Probe ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/09/AR2007010901718.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/09/AR2007010901718.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Federal prosecutors have notified a former deputy secretary of the interior, J. Steven Griles, that he is a target in the public corruption investigation of Jack Abramoff's lobbying activities, sources knowledgeable about the probe said. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Minimum-Wage Bill Stirs Controversy in Pacific Islands ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/08/AR2007010801641.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/08/AR2007010801641.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ After years of protection from the likes of Tom DeLay and Jack Abramoff, employers on the Northern Mariana Islands would finally have to pay workers the federal minimum wage under legislation before the House tomorrow.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832611072" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832611072" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Jonathan Weisman</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Prosecutors Cite More Favors by Lawmaker ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/04/AR2007010401913.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/04/AR2007010401913.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Federal prosecutors seeking a stiff prison sentence for former Ohio congressman Robert W. Ney have listed previously undisclosed favors that he and his staff provided to clients of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, including two Russian energy executives who have been linked to former House majority leader Tom DeLay. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Abramoff's Holiday Cheer ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/19/AR2006121901436.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/19/AR2006121901436.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ These days he makes no more than 40 cents an hour for his labors at the federal prison camp at Cumberland, Md. But Christmas 2001 was a far more high-flying holiday for Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who then was paid as much as $500 an hour. ]]></description><author>R. Jeffrey Smith</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Abramoff Begins Sentence Today ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/15/AR2006111500191.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/15/AR2006111500191.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:16:01 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Jack Abramoff, the former lobbyist blamed for a corruption scandal that contributed to the Republican loss of Congress last week, reported to a federal prison in Maryland today. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Abramoff Is to Begin Sentence Today ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/14/AR2006111400993.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/14/AR2006111400993.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Jack Abramoff, the former lobbyist blamed for a corruption scandal that contributed to the Republican loss of Congress last week, is scheduled to report to federal prison today.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832612759" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832612759" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Official in Abramoff Case Sentenced to 18 Months ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/27/AR2006102700486.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/27/AR2006102700486.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A federal judge yesterday sentenced David H. Safavian, a former top Bush administration official, to 18 months in prison for lying and concealing unethical dealings with lobbyist Jack Abramoff. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Ney Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/13/AR2006101300169.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/13/AR2006101300169.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:18:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) pleaded guilty yesterday to corruption charges arising from the influence-peddling investigation of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, becoming the first elected official to fall in a scandal that may damage his party's chances in next month's elections. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Report Says Nonprofits Sold Influence to Abramoff ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101200889.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101200889.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:32:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Five conservative nonprofit organizations, including one run by prominent Republican Grover Norquist, "appear to have perpetrated a fraud" on taxpayers by selling their clout to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Senate investigators said in a report issued yesterday. ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi and Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Rove Aide Linked To Abramoff Resigns ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/06/AR2006100600965.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/06/AR2006100600965.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A top aide to White House strategist Karl Rove resigned yesterday after disclosures that she accepted gifts from and passed information to now-convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, becoming the first official in the West Wing to lose a job in the influence-peddling scandal.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832613236" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832613236" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Peter Baker and James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Report Says Rove Aide Accepted Abramoff Gifts ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092901434.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092901434.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A top aide to presidential adviser Karl Rove passed along inside White House information to superlobbyist Jack Abramoff at a time when she was also accepting his tickets to nine sports and entertainment events, according to e-mails released yesterday in a bipartisan congressional report. ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi and Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Abramoff Put White House Contacts at 400 ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/28/AR2006092801918.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/28/AR2006092801918.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his colleagues billed their clients for more than 400 contacts with White House officials between 2001 and 2004, according to a report released yesterday by the House Government Reform Committee. The report did not determine how many of those contacts -- referenced in e-mails and Abramoff's often falsified client bills -- actually occurred. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ House Suspends Hill Telecom License ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/27/AR2006092701859.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/27/AR2006092701859.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ House leaders have suspended a multimillion-dollar wireless communications license that federal prosecutors say was corruptly awarded to a Dulles telecommunications firm by Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) in exchange for gifts from lobbyist Jack Abramoff. ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Rep. Ney Admits Selling Influence ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/15/AR2006091500114.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/15/AR2006091500114.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) agreed yesterday to plead guilty to corruption charges after admitting to performing a variety of official acts for lobbyists in exchange for campaign contributions, expensive meals, luxury travel, sports tickets and thousands of dollars in gambling chips. He is the first elected official to face prison time in the ongoing influence-peddling investigation of former GOP lobbying powerhouse Jack Abramoff.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832613692" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832613692" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi and Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Ney to Plead Guilty in Scandal ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/14/AR2006091402051.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/14/AR2006091402051.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) is expected to plead guilty in the coming days to charges stemming from his association with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and he will blame a long-standing problem with alcohol for behavior that spiraled down to illegality, sources close to the congressman said last night. ]]></description><author>Jonathan Weisman</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Embattled Rep. Ney  Won't Seek Reelection ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080700078.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/07/AR2006080700078.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio), the subject of a federal corruption investigation involving convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, yielded to pressure from Republican leaders and announced yesterday that he will not seek election to a seventh House term this November. ]]></description><author>Jonathan Weisman</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Republican Candidate Linked to Abramoff Loses in Ga. Primary ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/18/AR2006071800792.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/18/AR2006071800792.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Former Georgia Republican Party chairman Ralph Reed lost his bid for the party's nomination for lieutenant governor last night, the first electoral defeat this year that can be traced directly to the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. ]]></description><author>Chris Cillizza</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Abramoff Lobbying of White House Probed ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/14/AR2006071401365.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/14/AR2006071401365.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The House Government Reform Committee has subpoenaed the former law firm of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff for records of any contacts he or members of his lobbying team had with the Bush White House.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832614049" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832614049" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ New Links Between Abramoff, White House ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/07/AR2006070701317.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/07/AR2006070701317.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Lobbyist Jack Abramoff had a half-dozen White House appointments in the early months of the Bush administration, according to logs released yesterday by the U.S. Secret Service. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Official Charged in Abramoff Scandal ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/28/AR2006062802069.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/28/AR2006062802069.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ An Interior Department official who has acknowledged receiving meals and tickets to sporting events from  former lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been charged with filing a false financial disclosure report. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt  and James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Call for Lobbying Changes Is A Fading Cry, Lawmakers Say ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/25/AR2006062500789.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/25/AR2006062500789.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ When Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) announced his resignation as majority leader in January -- soon after lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to corruption charges -- House Republicans panicked. Dozens of GOP lawmakers, fearing a political backlash, flooded the office of House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) with urgent pleas for lobbying reform. ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Jim VandeHei</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Nonprofit Groups Funneled Money For Abramoff ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/24/AR2006062401080.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/24/AR2006062401080.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Newly released documents in the Jack Abramoff investigation shed light on how the lobbyist secretly routed his clients' funds through tax-exempt organizations with the acquiescence of those in charge, including prominent conservative activist Grover Norquist.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832614475" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832614475" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Senators' Report On Abramoff Case Disputes Rep. Ney ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/22/AR2006062201711.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/22/AR2006062201711.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ In the fall of 2004, Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) told Senate investigators that he was unfamiliar with a Texas Indian tribe represented by lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Days later, evidence emerged that the congressman had held numerous discussions with Abramoff and the Indians about getting Congress to reopen their shuttered casino. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Ex-Aide To Bush Found Guilty ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/20/AR2006062001626.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/20/AR2006062001626.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A federal jury found former White House aide David H. Safavian guilty yesterday of lying and obstructing justice, making him the highest-ranking government official to be convicted in the spreading scandal involving disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Safavian Guilty of Lying, Obstruction of Justice ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/16/AR2006061600973.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/16/AR2006061600973.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:38:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ David H. Safavian, a former Bush administration official with close ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, was found guilty today in federal court of four of five felony charges against him in connection with the Abramoff corruption and influence-peddling scandal. ]]></description><author>William Branigin</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Safavian Case Goes to Jurors ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/12/AR2006061201365.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/12/AR2006061201365.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The trial of former federal procurement official David H. Safavian went to the jury yesterday, as a prosecutor in closing arguments accused him of lying to federal investigators to conceal the fact that he was "doing Jack Abramoff's bidding."<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832618985" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832618985" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Democrats Renew Push for Mariana Labor Bill ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/07/AR2006060701673.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/07/AR2006060701673.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2006 17:06:07 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ House Democrats led by Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) introduced legislation today to extend key federal controls over a U.S. territory in the western Pacific, renewing an effort that was blocked for years by lobbyist Jack Abramoff and once-powerful Texas Republican Tom DeLay. ]]></description><author>William Branigin</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Safavian Defends Abramoff Dealings ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/02/AR2006060201587.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/02/AR2006060201587.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ David H. Safavian, the former top federal procurement official being tried on charges of lying and obstruction of justice, said yesterday that it "never occurred to me" to question whether the $3,100 he paid lobbyist Jack Abramoff covered the full cost of the week-long golf vacation they took to Scotland and England in 2002. ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Former Ney Aide Details How Abramoff Treated 'Champions' ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/30/AR2006053001206.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/30/AR2006053001206.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ In the first public testimony by a member of Jack Abramoff's inner circle, a former congressional aide told a federal jury yesterday how the disgraced lobbyist identified his "champions" in government and then showered them with favors to get inside information and help for his clients. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Safavian Jury Is Shown More Abramoff E-Mail ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/26/AR2006052601856.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/26/AR2006052601856.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A jury was presented with scores of damaging e-mails yesterday that showed lobbyist Jack Abramoff angling for inside information from then-General Services Administration chief of staff David H. Safavian -- and Safavian doing what he could to accommodate his longtime friend.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832620430" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832620430" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Duncan to Return Abramoff-Tied Funds ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052502368.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052502368.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan received $20,000 in political contributions from corporations he said were "related to or affiliated with" former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, at a time when the county was considering leasing a school to a Jewish organization Abramoff supported. ]]></description><author>Cameron W. Barr</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Hastert, Justice Dept. Dispute Inquiry Story ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052501796.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052501796.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ ABC News says federal investigators have put House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) "in the mix" of their corruption probe centering on convicted former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. ]]></description><author>Howard Kurtz</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Safavian Lied About Dealings With Abramoff, Prosecutor Says ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/24/AR2006052400349.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/24/AR2006052400349.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Prosecutors accused David H. Safavian, the federal government's former top procurement official, of lying repeatedly to investigators as the first trial related to the political corruption scandal of lobbyist Jack Abramoff got underway yesterday. ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Logs Show 2 Abramoff Trips to White House ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/10/AR2006051001553.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/10/AR2006051001553.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 22:33:08 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ U.S. Secret Service logs made public yesterday show only two visits by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff to the White House -- including what administration sources said was a 2001 meeting with presidential adviser Karl Rove seeking to place two allies in agency jobs.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832623143" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832623143" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi and Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Former Aide to Rep. Ney Pleads Guilty ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/08/AR2006050800443.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/08/AR2006050800443.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A former senior aide to Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) who left Congress to join Jack Abramoff's lobbying team pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to corruptly influence Ney's official actions by showering him with gifts and trips. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Prosecutors Opt for Wide Probe of Rep. Ney ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/28/AR2006042801879.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/28/AR2006042801879.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Federal prosecutors signaled this week that they have decided to pursue a wide range of allegations about dealings between Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) and lobbyist Jack Abramoff, rather than bringing a narrowly focused bribery case against the congressman. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt and Chris Cillizza</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ No Outcry About Lobby Scandal, Lawmakers Say ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/26/AR2006042602416.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/26/AR2006042602416.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The scandal surrounding disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been a Washington obsession for months, but Republican lawmakers who returned from a two-week recess this week said they felt free to pass a relatively tepid ethics bill because their constituents rarely mention the issue. ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Thomas B. Edsall</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ E-Mail Trail From Abramoff Included GSA Bargain Hunting ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/26/AR2006042602259.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/26/AR2006042602259.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Lobbyist Jack Abramoff gained renown in Washington for both his big fees and his big spending, but that didn't mean he couldn't look for a bargain.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832625033" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832625033" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Thomas B. Edsall</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Post Wins 4 Pulitzer Prizes; 2 Go to New Orleans Paper  ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/24/AR2006102400756.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/24/AR2006102400756.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:20:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Washington Post won four Pulitzer Prizes yesterday, including awards for breaking open the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal and disclosing the existence of secret CIA prisons overseas, in a year when as many prizes were given for coverage of Washington scandals as for chronicling the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.  ]]></description><author>Howard Kurtz</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ E-Mails Detail Dealings of Safavian and Abramoff ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/15/AR2006041500790.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/15/AR2006041500790.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ At 8:37 p.m. July 27, 2002, a Saturday night, Jack Abramoff sent two e-mails to David H. Safavian, the newly appointed chief of staff at the General Services Administration. ]]></description><author>Thomas B. Edsall</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ E-Mails Tie Former GSA Official to Abramoff ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/14/AR2006041402016.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/14/AR2006041402016.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Federal prosecutors last night released hundreds of e-mails documenting the business and personal ties between former White House aide David H. Safavian, lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and a network of congressional representatives and staffers. ]]></description><author>Thomas B. Edsall</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Tribe Returns $3 Million Grant Linked to Burns ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/06/AR2006040601764.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/06/AR2006040601764.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A wealthy Indian tribe once represented by former lobbyist Jack Abramoff said yesterday that it has decided to return a $3 million federal school-construction grant it received as a result of pressure exerted on Interior Department officials by Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.).<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832625689" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832625689" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Senate Passes Lobbying Bill ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/29/AR2006032902424.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/29/AR2006032902424.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Senate voted yesterday to require lobbyists to provide far more information about their dealings with lawmakers, responding to the Jack Abramoff political corruption scandal with a plan for more disclosure rather than tougher enforcement of ethics laws. ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Abramoff Is Sentenced For Casino Boat Fraud ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/13/AR2006101300740.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/13/AR2006101300740.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ MIAMI March 29 -- Jack Abramoff, the once-powerful Washington lobbyist whose downfall has propelled a far-reaching congressional corruption investigation, was sentenced Wednesday to five years and 10 months in prison for his role in the fraudulent purchase of a fleet of casino cruise boats. ]]></description><author>Peter Whoriskey and William Branigin</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ After Abramoff, Nats Fear It's Out With the Hill Crowd ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/27/AR2006032702036.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/27/AR2006032702036.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Washington Nationals were a big hit on Capitol Hill last year. The return of a professional baseball team to the city after 33 years provided a new venue for lobbyists to entertain members of Congress and their staff at RFK Stadium, just 20 blocks east of the Capitol. ]]></description><author>Thomas Heath</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Former DeLay Aide Enriched By Nonprofit ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/25/AR2006032501166.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/25/AR2006032501166.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A top adviser to former House Whip Tom DeLay received more than a third of all the money collected by the U.S. Family Network, a nonprofit organization the adviser created to promote a pro-family political agenda in Congress, according to the group's accounting records.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832627103" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832627103" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>R. Jeffrey Smith</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Lobbyists Foresee Business As Usual ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/18/AR2006031801305.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/18/AR2006031801305.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Some of Washington's top lobbyists say that they expect to find ways around congressional efforts to impose new restrictions on lobbyists' dealings with lawmakers in the wake of the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal, and that any limits will barely put a dent in the billions of dollars spent to influence legislation. ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Senator Resumes Lobbyist Huddles ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/08/AR2006030802449.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/08/AR2006030802449.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ After saying in January that he would end his regular meetings with lobbyists, Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa.), the third-ranking GOP leader in the Senate, has continued to meet with many of the same lobbyists at the same time and on the same day of the week. ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Charles Babington</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Jack Abramoff, Sans Horns ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/26/AR2006022601486.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/26/AR2006022601486.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Most Washington journalists view Jack Abramoff as a black-hatted symbol of corruption who disparaged his own clients even as they made him incredibly rich. ]]></description><author>Howard Kurtz</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Promise to Shore Up Ethics Loses Speed ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/18/AR2006021801060.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/18/AR2006021801060.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The rush to revise ethics laws in the wake of the Jack Abramoff political corruption scandal has turned into more of a saunter.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832627679" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832627679" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Abramoff Pressed GSA Contact on Getting Land ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/10/AR2006021001918.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/10/AR2006021001918.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff had more extensive discussions than previously disclosed with a top General Services Administration official regarding federal property the lobbyist sought to acquire around the time the two men went on a $130,000 golf trip to Scotland in 2002, according to papers filed by prosecutors in federal court yesterday. ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi and Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Lobbyist Told Reporter of Nearly a Dozen Contacts With Bush ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/09/AR2006020902118.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/09/AR2006020902118.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ President Bush met lobbyist Jack Abramoff almost a dozen times over the past five years and invited him to Crawford, Tex., in the summer of 2003, according to an e-mail Abramoff wrote to a reporter last month. ]]></description><author>Jim VandeHei</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ A Tribal Loophole For Campaign Gifts ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/01/AR2006020101918.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/01/AR2006020101918.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has altered the ways of Washington. Congress is poised to stiffen the government's ethics laws because of his indiscretions, and in the meantime, lawmakers and lobbyists are already keeping their distance from each other. ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Contacts With Lobbyists Curbed ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/30/AR2006013001528.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/30/AR2006013001528.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Republican and Democratic lawmakers are canceling their regularly scheduled meetings with lobbyists as the fallout from the Jack Abramoff scandal continues to roil Capitol Hill.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832628198" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832628198" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Contacts With Lobbyists Curbed ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/30/AR2006013001228.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/30/AR2006013001228.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:03:08 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Republican and Democratic lawmakers are canceling their regularly scheduled meetings with lobbyists as the fallout from the Jack Abramoff scandal continues to roil Capitol Hill. ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Most Want Bush to Disclose Links to Lobbyist ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/27/AR2006012700335.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/27/AR2006012700335.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A strong bipartisan majority of the public believes that President Bush should disclose contacts between disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and White House staff members despite administration assertions that media requests for details about those contacts amount to a "fishing expedition," according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. ]]></description><author>Richard Morin</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ U.S. Says Abramoff Tipped Tyco to GSA Move ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/27/AR2006012701685.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/27/AR2006012701685.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Lobbyist Jack Abramoff gave his client Tyco International an early warning in 2003 that the government was about to suspend Tyco's federal contracts -- inside information he received from a General Services Administration official now under indictment, federal prosecutors alleged yesterday. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Candidates in Chairman's Race Bring Up Abramoff's Legacy of Fraud ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/27/AR2007092702167.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/27/AR2007092702167.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Jack Abramoff may be serving a six-year sentence at a federal prison camp in Cumberland, Md., but the former lobbyist has emerged in the race for chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832628908" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832628908" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Bill Turque</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Abramoff's Tailor-Made (Law) Suit ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/23/AR2007092301543.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/23/AR2007092301543.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Like a lot of people in this town, Eza Sabatini thought he was lucky to meet Jack Abramoff. The tailor made several custom-made suits for the high-profile lobbyist, and gave him a deep discount because Abramoff promised to introduce Sabatini to his VIP friends -- even showing the tailor a photo of his family with President Bush, according to Sabatini's lawyer, Tarek Maassarani. (Bet a lot of people would love to see that pic.) ]]></description><author>Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Prosecutors Eyeing Wiretap Problems ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092101025.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092101025.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:06:26 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is worried that a recent appeals court ruling could make it impossible to use wiretaps to investigate members of Congress in corruption cases. ]]></description><author>AP</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Former Abramoff Associate Sentenced to 2 Years' Probation ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/12/AR2007091202429.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/12/AR2007091202429.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Neil G. Volz, a congressional aide-turned-lobbyist, was sentenced yesterday to two years' probation in the Jack Abramoff corruption investigation, avoiding jail because of his critical role in helping prosecutors bring a case against former congressman Robert W. Ney. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Doolittle Aides Subpoenaed in Probe ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/04/AR2007090401104.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/04/AR2007090401104.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:17:12 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON -- Two of GOP Rep. John Doolittle's top aides have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury investigating ties between Doolittle, his wife and jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832629117" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832629117" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>AP</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Ex-Aide of Ney Avoids Jail, Gets Probation ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/16/AR2007081600262.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/16/AR2007081600262.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A former Capitol Hill aide was sentenced yesterday to two years of probation but avoided jail time because of his unusual role in helping the FBI and the Justice Department convict his former boss, disgraced Ohio congressman Robert W. Ney (R). ]]></description><author>Dan Eggen</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Lawmaker's Abramoff Ties Investigated ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/17/AR2005101701918.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/17/AR2005101701918.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ As federal officials pursue a wide-ranging investigation into the activities of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, his arrest on fraud charges in the purchase of a Florida casino boat company has increasingly focused attention on a little-known congressman from rural Ohio. ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi and Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ How a Lobbyist Stacked the Deck ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/15/AR2005101501539.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/15/AR2005101501539.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his team were beginning to panic. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Ex-White House Aide Indicted in Abramoff Case ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/05/AR2005100502030.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/05/AR2005100502030.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ David H. Safavian, former chief of White House procurement policy, was indicted yesterday on five counts of lying about his dealings with former Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff and impeding a Senate investigation of him.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832630204" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832630204" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Thomas B. Edsall</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Top Ehrlich Aide Assisting Abramoff Probe ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/23/AR2005092302050.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/23/AR2005092302050.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A top aide to Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. has for the past year been cooperating with federal investigators who are examining the activities of Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a spokesman for the governor said yesterday. ]]></description><author>Matthew Mosk</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Tyco Exec: Abramoff Claimed Ties to Administration ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/22/AR2005092202204.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/22/AR2005092202204.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff bragged two years ago that he was in contact with White House political aide Karl Rove on behalf of a large, Bermuda-based corporation that wanted to avoid incurring some taxes and continue receiving federal contracts, according to a written statement by President Bush's nominee to be deputy attorney general. ]]></description><author>R. Jeffrey Smith</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Bush Official Arrested in Corruption Probe ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/19/AR2005091901859.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/19/AR2005091901859.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Bush administration's top federal procurement official resigned Friday and was arrested yesterday, accused of lying and obstructing a criminal investigation into Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff's dealings with the federal government. It was the first criminal complaint filed against a government official in the ongoing corruption probe related to Abramoff's activities in Washington. ]]></description><author>R. Jeffrey Smith and Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Aide Was Reticent on Lobbying for Foreign Clients ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/21/AR2005092101496.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/21/AR2005092101496.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:27:06 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ David H. Safavian, the Bush administration official arrested Monday, initially failed to disclose lobbying work he had done for several controversial foreign clients when he went before a Senate panel last year to be confirmed as chief of the White House's federal procurement office.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832634414" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832634414" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt  and R. Jeffrey Smith</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Abramoff Cited Aid Of Interior Official ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/27/AR2005082701067.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/27/AR2005082701067.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff claimed in e-mails sent in 2002 that the deputy secretary of the interior had pledged to block an Indian casino that would compete with one of the lobbyist's tribal clients. Abramoff later told two associates that he was trying to hire the official. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Abramoff Indictment May Aid D.C. Inquiry ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/12/AR2005081201547.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/12/AR2005081201547.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ MIAMI, Aug. 12 -- The indictment this week of lobbyist Jack Abramoff in a wire fraud case here could provide an important boost to federal investigators in Washington examining the prominent Republican's activities to influence Congress and the Bush administration on behalf of Indian tribes and other clients, people with knowledge of the case said Friday. ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ A High-Powered Lobbyist's Swift Fall From Grace ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/11/AR2005081101752.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/11/AR2005081101752.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ What a difference the passage of a few years has made for high-powered Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff. ]]></description><author>R. Jeffrey Smith</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Abramoff Indicted in Casino Boat Purchase ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/11/AR2005081101108.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/11/AR2005081101108.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ MIAMI, Aug. 11 -- Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a business partner were indicted by a federal grand jury in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, charged with five counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy in their purchase of a fleet of Florida gambling boats from a businessman who was later killed in a gangland-style hit.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832635002" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832635002" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Lobbyists, Clients Undeterred by Scandal ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/25/AR2005062500983.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/25/AR2005062500983.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Lobbyist Kevin A. Ring sat silently as Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) displayed e-mails and canceled checks to support allegations that Ring and lobbyist Jack Abramoff inflated fees and concocted invoices to defraud their client, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. ]]></description><author>James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Informal Advice on Trips Cited ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/21/AR2005062101638.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/21/AR2005062101638.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ An ethics lawyer at the firm that employed lobbyist Jack Abramoff advised him in early 1996 that paying lawmakers' travel expenses and later accepting reimbursement for them was acceptable under House rules at the time, according to copies of the firm's internal e-mails. ]]></description><author>R. Jeffrey Smith</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Panel Says Abramoff Laundered Tribal Funds ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/22/AR2005062200921.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/22/AR2005062200921.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Lobbyist Jack Abramoff used money from a Mississippi tribal client to set up bogus Christian anti-gambling groups and to fund pet projects including gear for a "sniper school" in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to documents released yesterday by Senate investigators. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Democrats Also Got Tribal Donations ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/02/AR2005060202158.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/02/AR2005060202158.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Lobbyist Jack Abramoff and an associate famously collected $82 million in lobbying and public relations fees from six Indian tribes and devoted a lot of their time to trying to persuade Republican lawmakers to act on their clients' behalf.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832639273" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832639273" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Derek Willis</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Democrats' Travel Costs Linked to Lobbyist ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/03/AR2005050301792.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/03/AR2005050301792.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Lobbyist Jack Abramoff paid at least a portion of the expenses for two Democratic members of Congress and two staff members to then-House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) during a pair of trips in the mid-1990s to the Northern Mariana Islands, according to a former Abramoff secretary and travel records published on the Internet yesterday. ]]></description><author>R. Jeffrey Smith</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ House GOP to Consider Tougher Lobbying Rules ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/04/AR2005050402116.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/04/AR2005050402116.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ House Republican leaders, hoping to head off a war of ethics charges that could leave both parties wounded, said yesterday that they will consider tightening the rules on lobbying and travel and possibly grant amnesty for minor violations in order to preclude hundreds of potential investigations. ]]></description><author>Mike Allen</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ The Timeline ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/01/AR2005050100091.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/01/AR2005050100091.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 04:02:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <h3>2000</h3> ]]></description><author>Post</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Untangling a Lobbyist's Stake in a Casino Fleet ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/30/AR2005043001147.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/30/AR2005043001147.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ It was a gangland-style hit straight out of "Goodfellas."<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832641037" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832641037" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Abramoff Breaks Silence About Investigations ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/30/AR2005043000783.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/30/AR2005043000783.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Jack Abramoff, the Washington lobbyist who is under federal investigation for his lobbying activities on behalf of Indian tribes and is a central figure in separate probes into alleged ethical improprieties by his close friend House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), has begun publicly defending himself after months of silence. ]]></description><author>David Finkel</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Tribal Money Linked to GOP Fundraising ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/12/26/AR2005033112105.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/12/26/AR2005033112105.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ For most politicians, fundraising is a dreaded chore. But until recently, Rep. John T. Doolittle of California and other members of the House Republican leadership had adopted a painless solution: fundraising events in luxury sports boxes leased largely with the money of Indian gaming tribes, where supporters snacked on catered fare in plush surroundings as they watched the Wizards, Caps, Redskins or Orioles.  ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Lobbyist, Firm Sued By Indians Over Fees ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/11/17/AR2005040314069.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/11/17/AR2005040314069.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  A Louisiana Indian tribe that paid lobbyist Jack Abramoff and public relations consultant Michael Scanlon $32 million sued the two men and Abramoff's former law firm yesterday, alleging fraud and negligence. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Ex-Lobbyist's Assets Frozen ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/11/13/AR2005040313812.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/11/13/AR2005040313812.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   A Montgomery County judge has temporarily frozen the assets of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his wife, Pamela, in connection with a lawsuit over unpaid wages filed by employees of a religious academy that Abramoff founded.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832642548" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/politics/special/8;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=392832642548" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><author>Post</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Ex-Lobbyist Is Assailed at Hearing ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/09/30/AR2005040313090.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/09/30/AR2005040313090.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and public relations executive Michael Scanlon formed a secret partnership that corruptly influenced Indian tribal elections in order to bilk tribes that operate gambling casinos out of more than $66 million in fees, lawmakers charged yesterday during an unusual Senate committee hearing. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Parties Bicker Amid Abramoff Inquiry ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/09/29/AR2005040313159.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/09/29/AR2005040313159.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The investigation of powerful GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his business associate Michael Scanlon led to partisan sparring yesterday as a Senate committee prepared to begin a hearing today into the millions of dollars in lobbying and public relations fees the pair were paid by Indian tribes that operate gambling casinos. ]]></description><author>Susan Schmidt and Thomas B. Edsall</author></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Foundation's Funds Diverted From Mission ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/09/28/AR2005040313081.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/09/28/AR2005040313081.html?nav=rss_politics/special/8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Capital Athletic Foundation's Web site portrays youths at play: shaking hands over a tennis net, learning how to hold a bat, straining for a jump ball. Its text solicits donations for what it describes as "needy and deserving" sportsmanship programs. ]]></description><author>R. Jeffrey Smith</author></item></channel></rss>
