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...half-Mexican, hadn’t called for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s resignation as quickly as his fellow candidates had, he said, “It’s because [Gonzales] is Hispanic. I’m honest.” When asked why he accepts lobbyist money, he acknowledged that he can’t afford not to: “I have enough trouble raising money to run a campaign,” he said...
Alabama reel A federal judge, a Senator and a former Governor all received campaign contributions from lobbyist and landfill developer Lanny Young...
During Pryor's tenure as attorney general, his office heard allegations from lobbyist Young, including some about Pryor's own campaign...
...lobbyist and landfill developer says he gave cash, checks and thousands of dollars' worth of Tshirts to Siegelman, Pryor and Sessions...
...Clayton Lamar (Lanny) Young Jr., a lobbyist and landfill developer described by acquaintances as a hard-drinking "good ole boy," was in an expansive mood. In the downtown offices of the U.S. Attorney in Montgomery, Ala., Young settled into his chair, personal lawyer at his side, and proceeded to tell a group of seasoned prosecutors and investigators that he had paid tens of thousands of dollars in apparently illegal campaign contributions to some of the biggest names in Alabama Republican politics. According to Young, among the recipients of his largesse were the state's former attorney general Jeff Sessions...