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to: Phil Payne
from: Jeff Shultz
date: 2006-01-05 21:33:10
subject: Re: Shrub to pay it back?

From: Jeff Shultz 

On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:53:22 +0100, Phil Payne wrote:

>> > Mr Abramoff was recognised by the Republican party as a
"Pioneer"
>> > donor
> to
>> > Mr Bush's campaign for persuading fellow supporters to give more than
>> > $100,000 towards the effort. The highest level of donors, known as
>> > "Rangers", contributed $200,000.
>
>> I heard they're giving back the whole sum ($125,000 or so).
>
> Seems to be largely a Republican party:
>
> "This week's list was headed by Republicans Bush, Frist, Hastert, House
> Majority Leader Roy Blunt of Missouri and former House Majority Leader Tom
> DeLay of Texas, who faces legal problems of his own. But some Democrats
> joined in, including Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York."

The MSM is definitely concentrating on the Republican party - and they were
the major beneficiary, no surpise since they are the party in power.

But the Democrats aren't all that far behind.

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