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Abramoff Lobbying Scandal

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    Airtime: Friday, August 1, 2008, at 9:00 PM (EDT) on PBS (check local listings at www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/about/airdates.html).

    With former lobbyist Jack Abramoff (who is already serving five and a half years) expected to be sentenced on other charges next month, Bill Moyers takes viewers back to the scene of the crime in this update of "Capitol Crimes," an acclaimed documentary investigating the Abramoff lobbying scandal. The program examines the web of relationships, secret deals and political manipulation that expose the use and abuse of power in American politics. In this update of a report that aired in 2006, Moyers and his colleagues untangle emails, reports, interviews and facts on the record to reveal an astonishing pattern of criminal and political chicanery.

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Deep Corruption of all 3

 Thu, 07/31/2008 - 00:34 — Anonymous (not verified)
Deep Corruption of all 3 Government Branches have subverted Abramoff coming clean as it were for had he been coal raked under RICO there would not be a corrupt stone unturned, the war of self reward would be halted reparations would be forthwit and the banking fiasco would have ended with Carlyle Groups immediate imprisonment 2 years ago which includes McCain of the Keating 5 and Neil Bush too!

My first response on hearing

 Thu, 07/31/2008 - 18:26 — nora (not verified)
My first response on hearing the events f 9-11 was "too convenient, Carlyle Group". That group of investors includes the Bin Ladens, and the al Sayds- all of which benefit greatly from this engineered attack. On the day following the manufactured peril when all air traffic was grounded baby bush flew the bin Ladins and al Sayds out of this country. "Of all the emotions, fear weakens judgment the most".

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