Conrad Burns suffered serious political damage because of his association with disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
The Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal is grotesque, but it is not unprecedented in Washington history.
Meanwhile, there are ever-increasing questions about some key Republicans' ties to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Burns took more money than any other senator from Jack Abramoff and Abramoff's clients.
The shakeup in the House leadership was born, in part, of the Jack Abramoff affair.
For years, convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff was, by most Washington measures, a success.
They're photos of President Bush meeting at the White House with the now infamous lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Some tribes have reinforced that impression by naively giving money to politicians and lobbyists including, notoriously, Jack Abramoff.
Reed, now a lobbyist, had been tied to Jack Abramoff, the convicted lobbyist, and the Indian gambling scandal.
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Mr. JACK ABRAMOFF (Former Republican Lobbyist): Mr. Chairman, I have no choice but to assert my various Constitutional privileges.
Whatever happens to the House Ethics Committee, Jack Abramoff faces investigations by a Senate committee and the Justice Department.
He was there pleading guilty to two felonies in the Jack Abramoff scandal.
Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff was in court again today, this time in Florida.
Convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff is just one character who has used money from tax-exempts to get the attention of legislators.
The misdeeds of Jack Abramoff has again put a spotlight on Washington lobbyists, but what is it that they do?
Harvard recently brought in former republican lobbyist, and now convicted felon, Jack Abramoff, to talk on cleaning up the political arena.
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It also adds a gratuitous picture of Jack Abramoff, a convicted fraudster.
If his schedule weren't full, maybe Jack Abramoff would like to attend.
Bob Ney, the Republican Congressman from Ohio linked to the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, says he will not run for reelection this fall.
And now the biggest of the lot, superlobbyist Jack Abramoff and company, one after another copping a plea and probably more to come.
Mr. BRIAN NICK (Spokesman, National Republican Senatorial Committee): It's a bipartisan issue in terms of Jack Abramoff-related money and it's a bipartisan solution that's required.
Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff was ratting out lawmakers to the FBI.
This ends years of litigation by sentencing the last man standing in the political lobbying scandal that brought down republican influence peddler Jack Abramoff.
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They tie him to everybody from President Bush to Karl Rove to Jack Abramoff, and I think that message has gotten through to the people in Ohio.
Mr. MILLER: To my knowledge, Jack Abramoff didn't hold a gun to anybody's head and say take my gift, take my meals and come to my restaurant.
The Jack Abramoff scandal has claimed another Republican: Ralph Reed.
Tim Phillips, a former business partner to Jack Abramoff who now leads the Koch front group Americans for Prosperity, was with Nancy Pfotenhauer, a former corporate lobbyist for Koch Industries.
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It's interesting though, Renee, in the wake of, of Tom DeLay's problems and those surrounding Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the Senate is expected to take up a couple of lobbying reform bills this week.
The online video accuses McCain of "cozying up" to the "cronies" of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to federal charges of fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy to bribe public officials.
Phillips was a political veteran who had worked with Ralph Reed, the evangelical leader and Republican activist, co-founding Century Strategies, a campaign-consulting company that became notorious for its ties to the disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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