Jack Abramoff Connecting the dots..........

Disgraced Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff has pled guilty in connection to federal bribery probes, and has helped fund the campaigns of dozens of Republicans across the country. He gave exclusively to Republicans -- here's the full list:

Arizona
JD Hayworth (AZ-5)
California
John Doolittle (CA-4), Richard Pombo (CA-11), Dana Rohrbacher (CA-46)
Connecticut
Rob Simmons (CT-2)
Florida
Ric Keller (FL-8), Tom Feeney (FL-24)
Georgia
Jack Kingston (GA-1)
Iowa
Tom Latham (IA-4)
Idaho
Butch Otter (ID-1), Michael Simpson (ID-2)
Illinois
Dennis Hastert (IL-14)
Indiana
Dan Burton (IN-5)
Missouri
Roy Blunt (MO-7)
Mississippi
Chip Pickering (MS-3)
Alabama
Dennis Rehberg (MT-AL)
North Carolina
Walter Jones (NC-3), Charles Taylor (NC-11)
New Jersey
Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2), James Saxton (NJ-3), Mike Ferguson (NJ-7)
New Mexico
Heather Wilson (NM-1)
Ohio
Michael Oxley (OH-4), Ralph Regula (OH-16), Robert Ney (OH-18)
Oklahoma
Ernest Istook (OK-5)
Pennsylvania
Phil English (PA-3), Curt Weldon (PA-7)
Utah
Christopher Cannon (UT-3)
Virginia
Randy Forbes (VA-4), Eric Cantor (VA-7)

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A member of DeLay's close circle of associates known as the "kitchen cabinet," he marketed himself to clients on the basis of his connections to the GOP Leader. Also known as "Director of Travel for DeLay, Inc.," in recognition of his role in setting up junkets paid for by outside interests that may involve violations of House rules. In exchange, Abramoff was allowed to "freely trade on DeLay's name," despite DeLay's mock outrage to the contrary.
[http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/03/12/delay/index_np.html]
[http://nationaljournal.com/cgi-bin/ifetch4...]
[http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/24/delay.defense.ap/]

With Mike Scanlon, is accused of scamming several Indian Tribes for more than $80 million by at once lobbying for and against the closure of an Indian casino and paying Ralph Reed to orchestrate phony grassroots efforts.
[http://www.hillnews.com/business/112404_probe.aspx]
[http://www.mollyivins.com/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=1800]

Communications between Abramoff and Scanlon reveal Abramoff referring to his clients in belittling terms such as "monkeys" and "troglodytes."
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60780-2004Sep29.html]

Pled the Fifth Amendment when questioned by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.
[http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6135307/]

Quote: "DeLay knew everything. He knew all the details." - As quoted in Newsweek
[http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7446492/site/newsweek/]

Indicted for fraud in connection with the purchase of SunCruz casino boats.
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/11/AR2005081101108.html]

Boasted of long-standing ties with top White House strategist Karl Rove. Was hired by former White House official Timothy Flanigan during work for Tyco, a company that is also alleging fraud by Abramoff. Flanigan left Tyco and was nominated by the White House for a top Department of Justice position. He recently withdrew his nomination.
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/22/AR2005092202204.html]

Lobbied for protection of sweatshops on the Marianas Islands. An audit found that he had overcharged to the tune of $1.2 million.
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151875,00.html]

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