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Abramoff gets 4 more years in prison
Los Angeles TimesJack A. Abramoff, the once-powerful Republican super-lobbyist, was sentenced to 48 months in prison yesterday for his role in a corruption scandal that rocked Congress and the Bush administration. U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle pronounced the...Tags: Court Preliminary, Public Officials, Court Administration, Corporate Crime, Punishment
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Lobbyist Abramoff gets 4 years for corruption
The New York TimesJack Abramoff, the onetime flamboyant lobbyist who amassed a fortune by showering gifts on congressional and executive branch officials while bilking Indian tribes of millions of dollars, was sentenced on Thursday to four years in prison. Judge Ellen...Tags: Corporate Crime, Punishment, National Government, Prisons, Corruption
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Former lobbyist sentenced to 4 years
Tribune NewspapersWASHINGTON — Jack Abramoff, the once-powerful Republican super-lobbyist, was sentenced to 48 months in prison Thursday for his role in a corruption scandal that rocked Congress and the Bush administration. U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle...Tags: Public Officials, Corporate Crime, Punishment, Prosecution, National Government
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: AT HOME
Jack Abramoff, the once powerful lobbyist at the heart of a political corruption scandal, was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday by a judge who said the case had shattered the public's confidence in government. Abramoff, who fought back tears...Tags: Values, Corporate Crime, Punishment, National Government, Prisons
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Abramoff Gets 4 Years Prison In Corruption Scandal
Jack Abramoff, the once powerful lobbyist at the heart of a far-reaching political corruption scandal, was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday by a judge who said the case had shattered the public's confidence in government. Abramoff, who fought...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Corporate Crime, Values, Punishment, Prosecution
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California Legislature enacts no major healthcare overhaul but OKs some key changes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCalifornia lawmakers acted to curb some of the most extreme practices of the state's healthcare industry this session, even as they failed to fix some of its most widespread problems, such as high costs and uneven quality. The Legislature's two-year...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medicaid, National Government, Insurance, Consumers
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Abramoff To Be Sentenced Today
Associated PressDisgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff told a federal judge Wednesday that his lifestyle of trading expensive gifts for political favors crossed the line, even by Washington standards, but said that he was "not a bad man" and pleaded for leniency. Abramoff,...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Corruption, Corporate Crime, Punishment, Prisons
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Seeing double
Just one thing . By Ellen Warren Tribune Photo by Bonnie Trafelet . Back in 1999, in her hometown of Dallas, Gretchen Hamm went shopping for something special for her daughter Kathryn's gay wedding ceremony. "You know how you think everything's...Tags: Diana, Princess of Wales, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Family, Same-Sex Marriage
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Michigan high court hears ballot measure case
Associated Press WriterThe Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether voters should vote on a broad measure to cut the size of the Legislature, reduce pay for elected officials and make many other changes to the state constitution. A decision is expected soon...Tags: Public Officials, Court Administration, National Government, Chris Thomas, Elections
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Full Text Of Palin's RNC Speech
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's remarks, as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered for the nomination for Vice President of the United States... I accept the call to help our nominee for president to...Tags: Natural Resources, Punishment, National Government, Personal Income, Sarah Palin
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Sarah Palin, as governor, takes on energy companies
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersDays after she was sworn in as governor, Sarah Palin began to clean house at the department of natural resources, firing and demoting several top officials and eventually appointing a new director at the agency that oversees the energy companies that...Tags: Natural Resources, Natural Gas, Local Elections, National Government, Energy Resources
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Full text of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention
The Associated PressText of Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's speech to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, as prepared for delivery: ------ Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered for the...Tags: Natural Resources, Punishment, National Government, Personal Income, Sarah Palin
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