Rove’s Top Aide Resigns Over Ties To Abramoff
In political news, Karl Rove’s top aide has resigned after it was revealed she helped Jack Abramoff lobby the White House. The aide, Susan Ralston, served as Karl Rove’s executive assistant. She formerly worked for Abramoff and got her White House job on Abramoff’s recommendation. Ralston’s resignation came just a week after the House Government Reform Committee documented 485 lobbying contacts between White House officials and Abramoff and his associates. Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman accused the White House of trying to make Ralston a scapegoat. Waxman said the links between the White House’s former political director Ken Mehlman and Abramoff deserve more scrutiny. Mehlman is now chairman of the Republican National Committee. Last week’s report indicated Mehlman was offered tickets to a rock concert and helped an Indian tribe represented by Abramoff secure $16 million for a jail despite resistance from Justice Department officials.
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Classic anti-semitism |
how 1950's! |
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006 at 6:35 PM |
sure thing |
Yupster |
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006 at 6:35 PM |
So what? |
Yuppie |
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006 at 7:32 PM |
SchtarkerYid |
Sounds like Toady |
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006 at 7:54 PM |
Extrapolating from an individual to a group |
shoulda learned this in high school, Toady |
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006 at 8:47 PM |
re: Extrapolating... |
TW |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 3:24 AM |
Icepick stabber, |
SJ |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 3:54 AM |
The link between Abramoff and AIPAC should be thoroughly investigated |
The New World Order Resistance |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 6:24 AM |
Look outside the box |
mind cop |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 7:21 AM |
Yeah, I saw that post |
TW |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 7:56 AM |
Classic |
biogotry |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 8:11 AM |
Huh? |
TW |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 8:19 AM |
here's the problem |
Yupster |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 9:12 AM |
I see the problem and it's you |
Yipper |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 2:25 PM |
I can't believe you failed the IQ test |
it was set for 'moron' |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 2:58 PM |
Come again? |
Yuppie |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 3:07 PM |
reading problems too, I see |
try again |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 3:23 PM |
oh and something else |
how typical |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 3:28 PM |
Too funny to humor you all the way through! |
Yuppie |
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 3:30 PM |
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