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Jack Abramoff is Going to Jail

Amanda, ThinkProgress. September 4, 2008.

Abramoff will see prison time.

McCain Campaign in Bed with Abramoff Buddy Ralph Reed

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake. August 15, 2008.

The more things change, the more they expose McSame.

Lobbying Firm Brags About Smoothing Way for a Stolen Election

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. July 14, 2008.

Lobbyist Stephen P. Payne, a new rising star of pay-to-play politics, makes Jack Abramoff look like a piker.

Notorious Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff to be sentenced

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. June 16, 2008.

Lawyers promise client will continue to sing like a canary.

John McCain May Have Covered Up Abramoff Email to Protect GOP

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. February 26, 2008.

On the stump, McCain often cites his work tackling the excesses of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff as evidence of his sturdy ethical compass.

McCain Collected $100,000 from Jack Abramoff's Firm

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. February 12, 2008.

There's nothing illegal about the contributions. But watchdog groups and McCain's opponents view them as more than just politically ironic.

Bush White House Ordered to Reveal Visitor Logs

Paddy, Cliff Schecter's Blog. December 17, 2007.

How many times did Jeff Gannon visit the White House? Or what about Jack Abramoff?

White House Withholding 600 pages of Abramoff Docs

Steve Benen, November 1, 2007.

Steve Benen: Rep. Waxman has told the White House it has two choices: claim executive privilege or fork over the docs.

The Real Reason for Rove's Resignation

Jane Hamsher, August 13, 2007.

Jane Hamsher: What does the mainstream press know, that they're not telling us, about Rove's resignation announcement?

Rove's '08 Strategy: Less Sex, More War

Guest Blogger, July 30, 2007.

Howie Klein: Karl Rove still thinks the war isn't that big a deal but the numerous sex and corruption scandals facing the GOP are.

Is Rove the Next to Go? [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, November 17, 2006.

What's Jack Abramoff got to do with it?

Jack Abramoff's last email

Lindsay Beyerstein, November 16, 2006.

Disgraced super-lobbyist says it's okay if nobody wants to visit him in jail.

Voters Demand End to Abramoff Era

David Donnelly, Public Campaign Action Fund. November 16, 2006.

Blaming lobbyists for corrupt lawmakers is not enough; the Democrats must act on the public's mandate to clean up Congress.

Was Republican corruption the tipping point?

Don Hazen, November 13, 2006.

Don Hazen: Forget conventional wisdom for a moment and look at the numbers...

Haggard, Foley and GOP Preach Against the Vices They Can't Shake

Nathaniel Frank, Huffington Post. November 4, 2006.

Are all homophobic Republicans secretly gay? The leaders of the party with a penchant for condemning others would do well to look inward. It's time to call them on their hypocrisy.