Democrat Ethics Breakdown: News For The Week Of January 23rd

Republican National Committee ^ | January 27, 2006

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NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 23, 2006
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"Abramoff Assembled A Group Of Lobbyists That Some In The Media Have Dubbed 'Team Abramoff.' ... They Included Ayoob, A Former Aide To Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Who Is Now The Senate Minority Leader." (Paul Barton, "Lincoln Aide, Others Say $2,000 Isn't Abramoff-Linked," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 1/6/06)   "Of The Eight Tribes Ayoob Represented When He Was With Greenberg Traurig, Reid Acted In Behalf Of Or Moved Legislation Benefiting Six." (Rebecca Adams, "The Game's The Thing: Reid Has Been A Ready Ally To Abramoff-Linked Interests," Congressional Quarterly Weekly, 1/16/06)   "The Lobbyist Imbroglio Consuming The Nation's Capital Has Ensnared Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy ... A Vermont Guardian Review Of Campaign Records Has Found." (Shay Totten, "Leahy, Jeffords Linked To Abramoff," Vermont Guardian, 1/24/06)   Sen. Leahy Received Contributions From Eddie Ayoob And Michael D. Smith, Who Have Both "Been Connected To Abramoff's Allegedly Wide-Ranging Scheme To Buy Influence For Select Tribes." (Shay Totten, "Leahy, Jeffords Linked To Abramoff," Vermont Guardian, 1/24/06)		"[Rep. William A. Jefferson (D-LA)] Demanded Bribes In Exchange For His Help In Promoting A Pair Of Business Deals In Africa, According To Court Documents Filed ... With A Guilty Plea By One Of The Congressman's Former Staffers." (Matthew Barakat, "Ex-Political Aide Pleads Guilty To Bribery," The Associated Press, 1/11/06)   "Jefferson's Former Legislative Director, Brett Pfeffer, Had Pleaded Guilty To 'Conspiracy To Commit Bribery Of A Public Official And Aiding And Abetting The Bribery Of A Public Official In 2004 And 2005.'" (Sean Penn, Et. Al., "The Scrapbook," The Weekly Standard, 1/23/06)
"Don't Expect The Democrats' Broader Message To Emerge Anytime Soon, However. The Public Rollout Has Been Pushed Back And No Hard Launch Date Has Been Chosen, Says A Democratic Strategist Familiar With The Deliberations." (Chris Cillizza, "Dean Answers With A New Money Man," The Washington Post, 1/15/06)   Melanie Sloan, Executive Director Of Non-Partisan Citizens For Responsibility And Ethics In Washington (CREW): "I Think That The Democrats Are Talking About Reform Again, But It's Much More Just For Show Than It Is Of Actual Substance." (Melanie Sloan, Teleconference, 1/19/06)		Americans United Has Reorganized, And Will Start Taking Out Ads Pushing For "Honest Leadership" Alongside Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) And Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). (David Espo, "Democratic Leaders Back Campaign To Promote Party's Agenda," The Associated Press, 1/25/06)   Americans United Will Now Accept "Donations Of Unlimited Size" Without Disclosing Its Donors. (David Espo, "Democratic Leaders Back Campaign To Promote Party's Agenda," The Associated Press, 1/25/06)  Americans United Is Firmly In The Pocket Of Liberal Special Interests, As Its "[P]rimary Funders ... Will Include MoveOn.Org And A Host Of Big Unions ..." (Paul Kane, "Labor, MoveOn Fund New Group," Roll Call, 12/13/05)   Already, The American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Union Will Donate $500,000, According To An Anonymous Official. (David Espo, "Democratic Leaders Back Campaign To Promote Party's Agenda," The Associated Press, 1/25/06)   Since The 1990 Cycle, AFSCME Has Given Democrats 98% Of Its More Than $36.6 Million In Political Contributions. (The Center For Responsive Politics Website, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 1/26/06)

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