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Keith Weissman and Steven Rosen Are PhDs and Middle East Experts Who Did Some Lobbying. They Thought They Were Doing What Washington Insiders Always Do. Thomas O’Donnell didn’t reveal his job when he phoned Keith Weissman in 2004 and got the policy analyst’s wife. He says he didn’t want to scare her. When Weissman returned the call and found out O’Donnell was an FBI agent, his first reaction was to attempt a joke: “What did I do?” “I’m sure you didn’t do anything,” O’Donnell told him. He wanted to meet that day, for five or ten minutes, and get Weissman’s...

Monroe-area clerk will run Saturday, May 21, 2005 The clerk of Monroe County's Bedford Township this week became the first candidate into the race to replace state Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom. Bob Schockman announced he'll run next year for the 17th District Senate seat, which includes Summit, Leoni, Grass Lake and Norvell townships. They make up a small part of a district that also covers Monroe County and part of Washtenaw County. Schockman, a Democrat, said that if elected, his top priority will be to keep jobs in Michigan. "My entire platform will be focused on increasing the benefits of the...