Secret Service Sued For Abramoff Logs

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Group Sues to Get White House Logs By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON - A public-interest group has sued the Secret Service for access to White House visitor logs that the group says would show how often lobbyist Jack Abramoff met with President Bush and his staff.

Judicial Watch filed suit in U.S. District Court in Washington under the federal Freedom of Information Act, claiming that the Secret Service failed to meet a Feb. 21 deadline for releasing the records or indicating how much more time it would need.

Secret Service spokesman Tom Mazur said Tuesday that the agency was unaware of the lawsuit. He had no other comment.

Abramoff pleaded guilty in January to federal charges stemming from his lobbying practices and pledged to cooperate with investigators.

The White House has refused to say how many times Abramoff, who raised $100,000 for Bush's re-election, has been to see the president or his aides. Bush's spokesman has said Abramoff was admitted to the White House complex for "a few staff-level meetings" and Hanukkah receptions in 2001 and 2002.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060228/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_abramoff_foia_suit

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1. If the logs backed up administration claims about Abramoff visits,

...then they would have been released by now. I look forward to seeing the logs.

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2. maybe they'll get gannon as well

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