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Continue readingTom DeLay gets three years in prison
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was just sentenced to three years in prison. DeLay was found guilty of laundering... View Article
Continue readingThoughts on Tom DeLay
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Continue readingDo the Rangel and Waters trials show that the ethics process has been strengthened?
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Continue readingYet Another Abramoff Crony Indicted
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Continue readingFollow The Money
Last evening, the Firedoglake hosted another installment of their Sunday Book Salons, where John Anderson took questions online about his new book Follow the Money: How George W. Bush and the Texas Republicans Hog-Tied America, released earlier this fall. In the book Anderson gives an overview of the connections between elite Houston law firms, Karl Rove, Grover Norquist, Tom DeLay and his K Street Project to Jack Abramoff. I haven't read the book yet, but last night's discussions makes me want to.
As an Austin American-Statesman review states, Anderson used previously reported or exposed facts to retell this story. By following Deep Throat's advice, Anderson shows the overarching network that put George W. Bush in the White House, DeLay out of a job, Abramoff in prison, and the GOP in the minority.
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