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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Oct 30, 2005 11:50pm |
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| News Date | Monday, October 31, 2005 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
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Up This Week: Jack Abramoff
By John Bresnahan
Roll Call Staff
October 31, 2005
As official Washington, D.C., was riveted Friday by the drama surrounding the criminal indictment and subsequent resignation of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, Republicans on Capitol Hill were busy preparing for the next chapters in the series of scandals surrounding the GOP.
The Libby indictment — and the possibility that White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove could be indicted as special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald continues his probe — could weigh heavily on Republicans in the second session of the 109th Congress and at the ballot box next fall. But other probes now under way could threaten Republicans in Congress more directly.
On Tuesday, Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) will be back in court in Austin, Texas, to contest felony money laundering and conspiracy charges stemming from his role in the Lone Star State’s 2002 legislative races. DeLay’s indictment on those charges forced him to step down as Majority Leader in early October. DeLay has denied the charges and vowed to return to his leadership post.
On Wednesday, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will hold his fourth and final hearing on former GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his business dealings with a half-dozen American Indian tribes. McCain and his staff will then begin work on a committee report, expected to be released later this year, outlining the findings of their 18-month probe, according to Senate sources.
In addition, the long-sidelined House ethics committee is expected to be back in full operation soon. Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) and Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.), chairman and ranking member of the panel, are conducting a search for a new chief counsel for the committee, and the two are said to be close to making a selection. |
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