Rep. Doolittle Announces Re-Election Bid

[brooklynite]

AUBURN, Calif. - Republican John Doolittle announced his bid for a ninth term in Congress, saying he may face his toughest campaign yet because of his ties to indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Doolittle said Thursday he has done nothing wrong, but he accepted at least $14,000 in campaign money from Abramoff, who has pleaded guilty in an influence-peddling scandal.

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Doolittle faces Auburn City Councilman Mike Holmes in the Republican primary. Two Democrats, retired Air Force Maj. Charlie Brown of Auburn and Lisa Rea of Lincoln, are running for their party's nomination in Doolittle's sprawling 4th Congressional District, which stretches from Sacramento's eastern suburbs to the Oregon and Nevada borders.

Doolittle's wife has done fundraising work for Abramoff. Doolittle has received tens of thousands of dollars from Abramoff's tribal clients and he has written letters to the Interior Department on behalf of two American Indian tribes that were clients of Abramoff's firm.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060224/ap_on_go_co/congress_doolittle
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Brown for Congress
Lisa Rea for Congress

[Greeby]

1. Doolittle

Never was a Republican more aptly named :evilgrin:

[realFedUp]

3. as are DeLay and De Ney....nt

[yellowcanine]

2. Delay, Ney, and Doolittle. Kind of has a nice ring to it. It is great

that these scandal tainted repubs are running for reelection. Even if they eventually drop out it will increase the chances of Democrats winning these seats and thus helping to recapture the house.

[Nashyra]

4. I know Charles Brown

He is part of the Band of Brothers. We canvased together for a special election for a democrat supervisor in South Lake Tahoe. He was at my home to share a fund raiser for our candidate for Congress Jill Derby. He is a very good candidate. You should go to his website and check him out. Getting rid of Doolittle would be huge.