Stevens Disputes Conviction, Claims ''No Black Mark'' on Name

October 31, 2008 - Stunning news out of Alaska last night as Ted Stevens disputed the fact that he was convicted on all seven felony charges relating to gifts he received while serving as the state's senior senator. Stevens, a lawyer who once served in the Justice Department, argued an interesting legal theory: it is not a conviction until the appeals process is over.
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McCain Pushed Regulators on Land Swap

October 28, 2008 - McClatchy reports that John McCain pushed regulators to support a land swap deal despite a pledge to never again intervene with regulators after his brush with corruption in the Savings & Loan scandal. The deal would have benefited owners of the Spur Cross Ranch, including a company ran by a former associate of Charles Keating, the S&L head at the center of the scandal.
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White House Endorsed CIA Tactics in Memos

October 15, 2008 - The Bush administration issued a pair of secret memos to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 that explicitly endorsed the agency's use of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding against al-Qaeda suspects -- documents prompted by worries among intelligence officials about a possible backlash if details of the program became public.
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Rewriting History on Keating

October 6, 2008 - John McCain's campaign is trying to rewrite the events of the Savings & Loan scandal nearly twenty years later. In his 2002 autobiography, McCain called the scandal 'the worst mistake of my life,' but now McCain's campaign is claiming he did nothing wrong. Additionally, McCain's team is changing their story on what McCain knew.
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Former Freddie Mac Lobbyist Now McCain's Senate Aide

October 3, 2008 - The Washington Post reports that a former lobbyist for Freddie Mac works in the Senate office of Republican presidential nominee, John McCain. Wasn't it John McCain who said that ''access is influence''?
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Casino Lobbyists Betting on McCain

September 30, 2008 - Check out our latest web video on John McCain's ties to casino lobbyists.
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McCain Stacks the Deck for Gambling Industry Lobbyists

September 29, 2008 - Watch our latest web video on John McCain's ties and favors for gambling lobbyists....
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Been There, Done That

September 18, 2008 - Sarah Palin likes to tell voters around the country about how she 'put the government checkbook online' in Alaska. On Thursday, Palin suggested she would take that same proposal to Washington. There’s just one problem with proposing to put the federal checkbook online – somebody’s already done it. His name is Barack Obama.
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Reformers?

September 16, 2008 - John McCain and Sarah Palin like to tell crowds that they are going to 'shake up' Washington with reforms, but do reformers stonewall investigations? We've seen this movie before and as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Senator Joe Biden, said yesterday, 'the sequel is always worse than the original.'
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Par for the Course

September 3, 2008 - New York Times: Former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales mishandled highly classified information relating to the National Security Agency’s wiretapping program and the administration’s prisoner interrogation program, an internal report concluded Tuesday. The Justice Department inspector general, who investigated Mr....
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi

August 25, 2008 - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks about the accomplishments of the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives for this past Congress.
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John McCain's Tainted Money

August 15, 2008 - That is a picture of a bunch of criminals and a John McCain fundraiser on a boondoggle golfing trip to Scotland. On the left is infamous con-man Jack Abramoff who plead guilty to a variety of charges including conspiracy...
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Scheunemann Link Highlights McCain's Abramoff Problem

August 14, 2008 - Following reports that scandal-plagued Republican activist Ralph Reed is raising money for John McCain's campaign, a new report reveals yet another connection between McCain and the scandal surrounding criminal lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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Dean: Ralph Reed Fundraiser Reveals McCain Double Talk on Ethics

August 13, 2008 - On the campaign trail, John McCain likes to brag about chairing the Senate Indian Affairs Committee that investigated criminal lobbyist Jack Abramoff's role in the Republican culture of corruption. But that is not stopping John McCain from raising campaign cash with one of Abramoff's closest business partners: scandal plagued conservative activist Ralph Reed. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Reed has "agreed to serve as a member of the McCain Victory 2008 Team" and will host a fundraiser for his campaign on Monday, August 18.
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Sen. Ted Stevens Saga Continues

July 31, 2008 - Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) appeared in court to plead not guilty and asked that the trial be held before the November general election. Prosecutors say the Alaska Republican accepted more than $250,000 in house renovations and gifts from contractors but...
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Top McCain Adviser Lobbied for 'Cash for Access' Payne's Companies

July 24, 2008 - The parade of embarrassing John McCain advisers continues. This week? Top foreign policy adviser Randy Scheunemann is tied to the "cash for access" lobbyist, Stephen Payne. Houston Chronicle: Over that week, more questions have been raised about the Houston lobbyist's...
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McCain's Abramoff Connection

July 17, 2008 - The New York Times discovers an Abramoff connection among the "bundlers" raising money for John McCain's campaign -- "Juan Carlos Benitez, a lawyer and lobbyist whom Mr. Abramoff had championed for a Bush administration post." Benitez has raised between $50,000 to $100,000 for McCain, and the campaign doesn't appear willing to return any of the contributions:
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Norm Coleman's Sweet Deal

July 1, 2008 - And CREW has filed an ethics complaint in response. From TPM Muckraker:
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DNC Releases New Website: "McCain's Economic Advisors: With Advisors Like These..."

June 23, 2008 - The Democratic National Committee today launched a new website that highlights the dismal records and misleading rhetoric of John McCain's top three economic advisors. With Senator McCain admitting that "economics is something that I've really never understood as well as I should," the question of who is shaping his economic agenda is important to determining what direction he intends to lead the country. The new site , "McCain's Economic Advisors: With Advisors Like These..." highlights the failed, flawed and out of touch policies championed by advisors like Phil Gramm, Carly Fiorina, and Doug Holtz-Eakin.
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FIORINA VS. THE FACTS

June 23, 2008 - After years of saying he opposed drilling in our coastal waters, Senator McCain changed his position and has embraced President Bush's vision for offshore drilling. On CBS's Face the Nation, McCain advisor Carly Fiorina tried to defend John McCain's decision to cave in to Big Oil. First, she said Senator McCain changed his mind because he wants to confront rising gas prices. Even the Bush Administration and a former McCain advisor admit that drilling in coastal waters will do nothing to reduce the price for decades. But industry experts, the Bush Administration and even former McCain advisors admit that drilling in coastal waters will do nothing to reduce the price of gas for decades. Fiorina claimed Senator McCain is "approaching the subject of off-shore drilling in a sensible way." But just yesterday one McCain surrogate cited Fidel Castro's beachfront oil rigs to defend McCain's reversal.
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DNC Files FOIA Request Over McCain's Latest Campaign Impropriety

June 20, 2008 - The Democratic National Committee today filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Department of State seeking information about possible violations of the Hatch Act in connection to John McCain's events in Ottawa today. The FOIA request follows reports that McCain campaign officials requested assistance in arranging a $100-a-plate luncheon speech from U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins.
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Democratic Party Filing FOIA Request

June 20, 2008 - It's the latest scandal for Team McCain.
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GAO Recommends Reopening Bidding on McCain's "Fair" Tanker Deal That Sent US Jobs Abroad

June 18, 2008 - John McCain has spent months defending himself from charges that he weighed in on behalf of his lobbyist friends to steer a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract toward a European defense contractor. Despite the fact that seven of his top strategists and fundraisers lobbied for the company, Senator McCain insisted that he "had nothing to do with the contract, except to insist in writing, on several occasions, as this process went forward, that it be fair and open and transparent." In reality, Senator McCain intervened at key steps in the process, echoing the arguments of the EADS/Airbus consortium each time.
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Dean: McCain Refuses to Reimburse for Use Of Corporate Jet, Reveals Lack of Accountability

June 18, 2008 - Despite his campaign promise to set a "new standard for transparency and accountability," the Wall Street Journal today reports that John McCain is refusing to pay for his campaign's use of a corporate jet. Despite his previous efforts to restrict the use of corporate jets, McCain's campaign failed to reimburse the cost of "several trips last year that included campaign-related activity." The story quotes two Republican campaign lawyers saying McCain should have paid for the flights.
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John McCain is Breaking the Law

June 18, 2008 - From an email by Governor Dean:
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Rep. Conyers Invites Scott McClellan to Testify

June 9, 2008 - C-SPAN's ratings are about to jump up again real soon. Think Progress: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) invited former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan to testify before the Committee at a June 20th hearing about reported...
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Report Details Close Links Between Bush Administration, Abramoff

June 9, 2008 - In a draft report [PDF] to be issued by the House Oversight Committee, chaired by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Los Angeles, Calif.), that details the close ties between the Bush administration and disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and associates. The House Committee...
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McCain's Lobbyist Friends

June 6, 2008 - John McCain says he'll take on lobbyists... but, his inner circle is full of lobbyists:
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McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Transparency In Governance

June 6, 2008 - Today's McCain Myth: John McCain would run a transparent government as president.
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Rep. Waxman Wants Bush, Cheney CIA Leak FBI Interview Transcripts

June 3, 2008 - Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Los Angeles, Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, wants the FBI transcripts from the interviews conducted with President Bush and Vice President Cheney about the CIA leak case, and is going to Attorney General Michael Mukasey to get them.
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More Republicans and Their Lobbyist Problems

June 2, 2008 - Did the Jack Abramoff scandal claim another Republican crook?
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The Latest McCain Lobbyist Scandal

May 28, 2008 - It's one-after-another when it comes to John McCain and lobbying scandals. Former Republican Texas Senator Phil Gramm, a national campaign general co-chair for John McCain, was being paid by a Swiss bank, UBS, to lobby Congress on the mortgage crisis in the United States. Forbes says UBS is among the banks worst hit by the global credit crisis.
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McCain's Lobbyists

May 22, 2008 - Ask not what your lobbyists can do for you, ask what you can do for your lobbyists:
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McCain's Lobbyists Are Putin Him in A Bind

May 14, 2008 - McCain right-hand man/lobbyist ties to Putin-backed political party raises some eyebrows:
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Dean: Land Deals for Donors Show McCain's Real Priorities, Blatant Hypocrisy

May 9, 2008 - On the same day John McCain gave a speech aimed at repositioning himself as a "moderate" for the general election by claiming to be a "conservationist," the Washington Post highlights Senator McCain's true priorities.
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Let's Make A Deal!

May 9, 2008 - 'You Scratch My Back I'll Scratch Yours' McCain pushed key land deal for fundraiser:
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No Clear Answers

May 5, 2008 - The Coconut Rd. earmark is gaining more and more attention. I've focused on some of the Republican infighting over who is to blame. The Anchorage Daily News, though, makes a more important point -- that there are still a lot of unanswered questions that Rep. Don Young has failed to address.
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Who is to Blame?

May 2, 2008 - Republican Party infighting over Coconut Rd:
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McCain's SCOTUS Model, Scalia, on Torture and "Cruel and Unusual Punishment"

April 28, 2008 - John McCain says that, if elected president, he would nominate Supreme Court justices in the mold of Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito.
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Democratic Party Filing Suit with District Court

April 14, 2008 - For weeks now, John McCain has broken campaign finance law by going over the spending limits that he agreed to when he opted into public financing in order to secure a loan and get his name on the ballot in several states.
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McCain's Lobbyist Connections

April 7, 2008 - We've gone over this before, but Media Matters "Action Network" illustrates it so nicely. You'll want to check out this graphic showing the many lobbyists and former lobbyists on board the McCain campaign, which is more than any other candidate in the race.
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Another FEC Complaint Filed Against McCain

March 26, 2008 - A while back we filed an FEC complaint against John McCain, asking them to investigate whether the McCain campaign was on the verge of violating the spending limit law he agreed to when he became eligible to receive matching funds.
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Straight Talk!

March 24, 2008 - McCain's numerous lobbyist connections raise some eyebrows:
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Threatening Corruption Prosecutors

March 20, 2008 - It's never a good idea.
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Breaking: Libby Disbarred in DC

March 20, 2008 - From CNN, via Cliff Schecter's blog:
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McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Transparency

March 13, 2008 - Today's McCain Myth: McCain would have an open and transparent presidency.
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Three Weeks, Three Lobbying Scandals for McCain

March 12, 2008 - In February, John McCain stood in front of the cameras and addressed a lobbying scandal by claiming that "at no time have I ever done anything that would betray the public trust or make a decision which in any way would not be in the public interest or would favor anyone or organization."
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McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Defense Contracts

March 12, 2008 - Today's McCain Myth: John McCain is an impartial watchdog in the Air Force tanker deal.
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A $35 Billion Contract

March 11, 2008 - We know McCain's campaign is filled with lobbyists. We know at least one of those lobbyists does his lobbying work from inside of the so-called "Straight Talk Express."
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WaPo Calls Out McCain on Special Interests

March 3, 2008 - The Washington Post "fact-checker" takes on McCain's statement that he's the only candidate who doesn't take money from special interests -- a claim they conclude is clearly false.
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History Always Repeats Itself

February 28, 2008 - McCain's ethics woes throwback to Keating scandal:
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It's the Coverup?

February 27, 2008 - It turns out McCain's campaign misled reporters about their Kentucky ballot application.
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Hi Ho Silver... It's The Loan Arranger!

February 27, 2008 - McCain's no-good very-bad week continues, as his placement on the Ohio ballot raises questions. The New York Times put it this way:
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Bush vs. McCain

February 26, 2008 - Enjoy this video the Democratic Party put together. Imagine somebody's ethics problems being so troubling that he can be lectured about it by Bush, of all people.
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McCain Withheld Controversial Abramoff Email

February 25, 2008 - "In the 2006 Senate report concerning Abramoff's activities, which McCain spearheaded, the Arizona Republican conspicuously left out information detailing how Alabama Gov. Bob Riley was targeted by Abramoff's influence peddling scheme."
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Democratic Party Files Complaint Against McCain for Ignoring FEC Law

February 25, 2008 - Today we're filing a complaint with the FEC against John McCain's campaign. In the complaint, we ask them to investigate whether the McCain campaign is about to violate the spending limit law he agreed to when he became eligible to receive matching funds.
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Standing Ovations

February 25, 2008 - What is it with ethically-challenged Republican leaders getting standing ovations?
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Breaking: McCain Distorted Key Fact in Scandal

February 22, 2008 - Goodbye, credibility.
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12 Years for Duke Briber

February 19, 2008 - Duke Cunningham briber, Bush Pioneer, and defense contractor Brent Wilkes is actually kind of lucky that he's only getting 12 years in prison, thanks to the new ruling by the judge in the case.
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Judge Orders Missing Email Related Inquiry

February 12, 2008 - The latest, from CREW, on what they claim are over 10 million White House emails not properly saved:
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John McCain Embraces Key Figure in GOP Culture of Corruption

February 11, 2008 - John McCain's principles took another hit this weekend. While McCain has tried to convince voters that he stood up to the Republican culture of corruption in Washington, McCain showed his true colors by trying to advance his political career by cozying up to Karl Rove.
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Dominici Under Senate Investigation

February 1, 2008 - I suppose this means his office is no longer "happy as a clam."
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Justice Accused of Blocking Gonzales Investigation

January 29, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times reports that the head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel wrote to Attorney General Mukasey that the Justice Department "repeatedly 'impeded'" his investigation into the polarization of the department under Alberto Gonzales.
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More Gifts

January 29, 2008 - Huckabee's ever-growing list of ethics complaints gets a little bit longer:
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Negroponte Confirms Use of Waterboarding

January 29, 2008 - In an interview with National Journal, former Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte, confirmed the use of waterboarding as an interrogation tactic by the Bush administration.
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Facing 60 Years?

January 22, 2008 - You might remember Brent Wilkes, the defense contractor convicted of bribing Republican Congressman Duke Cunningham. Well, now it appears that federal probation officials have recommended that he serve 60 years in prison.
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Huckabee Loves Gifts

January 14, 2008 - Mike Huckabee recalls the tale thusly: "At a campaign stop in Michigan yesterday, a woman came up to me and said 'I don't have any money but I want to give you something for the campaign.' Then she reached out to me and gave me a gold ring."
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Doolittle to Retire

January 10, 2008 - Still under a corruption investigation for his role in a lobbying scandal, Republican Congressman John Doolittle announced he's retiring from Congress at the end of this term.
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Judge Orders Answers From White House

January 9, 2008 - The White House now has five business days to tell the court whether their backup system for emails -- which ensures they aren't deleted -- has the alleged millions of missing emails they're required to keep.
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Why the Delays?

December 20, 2007 - Over at TPM, Josh Marshall flagged down an article giving some rough details about how the Justice Department allegedly slowed down a probe into the New Hampshire phone jamming scandal.
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Bush Lawyers Debated Destroying CIA Tapes

December 19, 2007 - "...more extensive than Bush administration officials have acknowledged."
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CREW Wins Battle Against White House... For Now

December 18, 2007 - For the past couple years, CREW has been fighting the White House for what they believe are public records -- when Jack Abramoff and conservative religious leaders visited the White House.
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Golden Duke: Best Scandal - General Interest

December 17, 2007 - We've done a couple of these today, highlighting the awards to be given tomorrow by Talking Points Memo; here's one more, the big prize for Best Scandal - General Interest.
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The Dukeys: Laying Down the Odds, Part II

December 17, 2007 - Tomorrow Talking Points Memo will unveil the winners of the Golden Dukes (aka "the Dukeys") -- awards given for corruption and scandal in government.
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Huckabee Hit For Gifts From Appointees

December 17, 2007 - Maybe Huckabee was just helping to spread the giving spirit throughout the year. But apparently, as governor, Huckabee thought it was better to receive -- thousands of dollars worth of gifts from donors, staff and appointees -- ignoring the obvious ethical concerns.
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The Dukeys: Laying Down the Odds

December 17, 2007 - Tomorrow Talking Points Memo will unveil the winners of the Golden Dukes (aka "the Dukeys") -- awards given for corruption and scandal in government.
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Giuliani Firm May Have Violated Federal Law With Florida Client

December 14, 2007 - "Rudolph W. Giuliani’s consulting firm was hired in 2002 to help a Florida company build its business under a contract that called for Mr. Giuliani’s firm to be paid in part for lining up work with the federal government and other clients, company records show."
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Sounds Kind of Like My Dog Ate My Homework

December 12, 2007 - Giuliani continues to offer questionable excuses on Judi security expenses:
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White House Still Won't Answer Libby Questions

December 12, 2007 - Now that Scooter Libby dropped his appeal, the White House can no longer use the excuse that there's an ongoing criminal proceeding to avoid answering questions about their role in leaking the identity of a covert CIA agent. That's still not stopping them from trying anyway.
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No More Excuses

December 10, 2007 - For years the Bush administration refused to discuss their actions surrounding the outing of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame, claiming that an "ongoing investigation" prevented it. When Libby was found guilty on counts of perjury and obstructing justice, they said...
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So Much For Full Disclosure

December 10, 2007 - Giuliani won't release client list or cut ties with his firm.
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White House Finally Responds on Missing Emails

December 6, 2007 - The response is two-fold. One, confirm/deny nothing. Two, attack the messenger (CREW). First, there's this WH claim (emphasis mine):
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CREW: More Than 10 Million Missing Emails

December 3, 2007 - That's double the original estimate of 5 million missing emails from the Executive Office of the President between March 2003 and October 2005. These emails are unrelated to the RNC emails that also disappeared from their server, which were used by members of the Bush administration.
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Waxman: White House Blocking Fitzgerald Cooperation

December 3, 2007 - Congress is getting to the bottom of the leaking of a covert CIA agent, despite a former White House official being found guilty of lying and obstructing justice. Yet the White House is currently preventing Fitzgerald from handing over "key documents," according to a new letter from Rep. Waxman.
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Leahy Moves Forward

November 29, 2007 - Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) today said that several current and former White House officials, including Karl Rove and Josh Bolten, 'must comply with committee subpoenas to testify' about the U.S. attorney scandal."
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Rudy's Inner Circle of Corruption

November 16, 2007 - Former Giuliani fundraiser pleads guilty to tax charges:
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Apparently Kerik-Gate has taught them nothing

November 15, 2007 - Loyalty trumps all in Giuliani's circle:
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Golf and the GOP

November 15, 2007 - It's yet another investigation into the alleged deals of an Alaska Republican legislator. This time, it's Rep. Don Young involved, and according to "people close to the corruption investigation," they're looking at whether an oil contractor was funneling cash through golf tournaments with cash prizes.
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What Did the White House Know?

November 14, 2007 - TPM Muckraker has the story:
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Rudy and Bernie: Through the Years

November 9, 2007 - Bernie Kerik and Rudy Giuliani have been the best of friends. We put together a presentation to shed some light on how we got to where we are today, with Kerik indicted on 16 felony counts.
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Dean: Giuliani's Longtime Support of Indicted Figure is Latest Chapter of Republican Culture of Corruption

November 9, 2007 - Washington, DC -- Upon hearing the news that Bernard Kerik would be indicted on multiple corruption charges, Rudy Giuliani refused to say whether or not he would pardon his long time friend. Having helped shepherd Kerik's career, evidence suggests that Giuliani knew about Kerik's ethical problems and still promoted him from driver in his 1993 mayoral campaign to New York City's Corrections Department Commissioner to the city's police chief to business partner. [Daily News, 11/09/07]
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Rudy Won't Rule Out Kerik Pardon

November 9, 2007 - ABC News is reportin that Bernard Kerik will be indicted, causing more headaches for the Giuliani campaign that continues to stand by him.
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Breaking: ABC News Says Grand Jury Indicts Kerik

November 8, 2007 - A FEDERAL GRAND JURY HAS VOTED TO INDICT EX-N.Y. CITY POLICE COMMISSIONER BERNARD KERIK ON CHARGES STEMMING FROM TAX EVASION AND CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS, SOURCES TELL ABC NEWS.
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Giuliani Continues to Evade Questions about Knowledge of Kerik-Gate

November 8, 2007 - Despite evidence showing that Rudy Giuliani knew about Bernard Kerik's ethical problems and still promoted his once-close friend throughout his career, Rudy astonishingly continues to claim ignorance.
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Giuliani Heads For the Hills

November 8, 2007 - Feds say Kerik will be indicted:
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Jury Finds Brent Wilkes Guilty

November 5, 2007 - The San Diego Union Tribune's news blog is reporting that Brent Wilkes has been found guilty of using more than $600,000 trying to bribe former Republican congressman Randy Duke Cunningham.
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For Giuliani, It’s The Story That Just Won’t Die.

November 1, 2007 - Now Kerik being sued for ‘stiffing’ his lawyers:
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Mitchell Wade Fined $1,000,000

November 1, 2007 - Many of you will remember Mitchell Wade from the 2006 campaign. His name came up in the campaigns of Rep. Virgil Goode and Rep. Katharine Harris. Harris, in particular, famously had a $2,800 dinner tab picked up by Wade.
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White House Withholds Abramoff Documents

October 31, 2007 - From ThinkProgress:
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More Scrutiny On Missing Emails

October 29, 2007 - Back in April, CREW discovered that the "Executive Office of the President (EOP) has lost over five million emails generated between March 2003 and October 2005." In addition, CREW stated in April, they took no actions to recover the missing emails.
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