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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-27-06 02:59 PM
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Ex-Bush aide Safavian sentenced to 18 months
Ex-Bush aide Safavian sentenced to 18 months
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Bush administration official David Safavian was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday for lying and obstructing justice in connection with the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal that has ensnared Republicans.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061027/pl_nm/crime_safavian_dc_2
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-27-06 03:02 PM
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1. Bush 1 Clinton... still 0
Bush just passed Clinton on the corrupt scale.
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dchill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-27-06 03:04 PM
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2. "...lying and obstructing justice..."
I didn't know that was still illegal for members of the Bushistration. What with national security being so crucial and all.

"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." - Barry Goldwater
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