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Details emerge
Submitted by David Donnelly on Fri, 03/31/2006 - 12:26pm.

In Tony Rudy's factual proffer, he stipulated that this was true:


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More information on Rudy guilty plea
Submitted by David Donnelly on Fri, 03/31/2006 - 12:10pm.

TPMMuckraker is on top of this as always. Here is the Information document, and here is TPPM's analysis. They think there's no conclusive evidence that DeLay, who is mentioned as "Representative #2" in the document, is on or off the hook. Rep. Bob Ney, though, is another matter.


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Context on Rudy pleading
Submitted by David Donnelly on Fri, 03/31/2006 - 10:48am.

We’ll likely see the Tony Rudy pleading document later today, and in it there will be more details. For now, here’s some quick analysis:


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Google Goes To Washington
Submitted by Rick Bielke on Thu, 03/30/2006 - 9:49am.
"Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one," company founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin said when they announced the innovative IPO auction almost two years ago. Yet they are employing the same tactics that corporate behemoths use to influence legislation--hiring lobbyists and spreading around campaign cash.Read David Donnelly's op-ed in CNET.com on how Google is playing politics as usual in our nation’s capitol.
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EPA Official Attended GOP Fundraiser
Submitted by Nancy Watzman on Wed, 03/29/2006 - 10:22am.
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When Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen Johnson came to Denver two and half weeks ago, how did he spend his time? At a Republican fundraiser featuring representatives of the very industries his agency regulates, including El Paso Natural Gas, theColorado Mining Association, and the Colorado Petroleum Association, reports the Denver Post.


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GOP-gle: Search engine comes to Washington, plays same old game
Submitted by David Donnelly on Mon, 03/27/2006 - 11:00pm.
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Google is setting up a lobbying operation in Washington and collecting lobbyists and public relations consultants faster than, well, you can search for links to "Jack Abramoff."


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