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...Leveraging the Lobbyist Scandal For a congressional candidate, a presidential visit during campaign season is a sought-after opportunity...
Disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff used to be a problem for the White House primarily because his illegal lobbying activities got G.O.P. members of Congress in legal and political hot water and helped fuel Democrats' campaign message that congressional Republicans were a corrupt bunch that should be thrown out of power. Both Ohio Rep. Bob Ney and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas announced they were stepping down from Congress this year after being dogged by questions about their relationships with the disgraced lobbyist, who has plead guilty to mail fraud and bribery; Ney has already pleaded guilty...
...report makes clear that Abramoff was in frequent communication with White House officials, particularly Susan Ralston, who was an assistant to Abramoff before becoming Rove's assistant early in Bush's first term. Abramoff's clients, mainly Indian tribes, paid for skyboxes and tickets to events that the lobbyist used to host congressional aides and others, and in the e-mails, Ralston treats Abramoff like her own personal Ticketmaster, frequently asking him if he has tickets to games and leaving the impression in some messages that she occasionally didn't pay for them. White House officials are banned from taking...
...corruption scandal that implicated Republican Governor Bob Taft has sunk his approval ratings to 19%, making him the second-lowest-ranked governor in the country, according to Survey USA. Another corruption scandal forced G.O.P. Congressman Bob Ney to plead guilty to charges of accepting free gifts and meals from lobbyist Jack Abramoff. He's not seeking reelection, putting his House seat in danger for Republicans. And that's not all the problems for the G.O.P. in Ohio. "You've got a national anti-Republican, anti-incumbent sentiment that wasn't there two years ago," says Peter Brown, who surveys Ohio...
...Leveraging the Lobbyist Scandal For a congressional candidate, a presidential visit during campaign season is a sought-after opportunity...