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Also, feel free to visit our sister site, Dick Cheney-Corporate Criminal.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.comBlogger2361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-2865432241663595552006-12-11T10:55:00.000-08:002006-12-11T11:40:37.680-08:00Former Rep. DeLay, indicted on state campaign finance charges, begins new 'career' as bloggerThere was an open comment thread at DeLay's blog, but sometime early Sunday evening the commenting function was disabled. In addition, DeLay's three initial posts at the blog were removed, with no explanations given for the removals. Here are the comments from the 75-minute period where tom delay actuallyMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1163095074162559112006-11-09T09:54:00.000-08:002006-11-15T07:29:00.463-08:00DeLay: Republicans got a ‘Texas whupping’One of the House seats the Democrats snagged from Republicans came in the Texas district of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Republicans have held this seat for more than 20 years. Democrat Nick Lampson defeated Republican Shelley Sekula-Gibbs. Sekula-Gibbs will finish the last two months of Tom DeLay’s term before Lampson takes over. Former Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1161193695130092402006-10-18T10:46:00.000-07:002006-10-18T10:51:09.366-07:00Discontent with GOP finds way into Texas By SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press Writer Tue Oct 17, 3:19 PM ETDRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas - The economy is strong and Rickye Lennon's excavation business is thriving. Yet his son may soon go to war, government scandals are in the news, and Lennon, a Republican deep in the heart of Bush country, doesn't think his party should remain in charge of Congress. "IMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1159468429150844072006-09-28T11:29:00.001-07:002006-09-28T11:33:49.190-07:00GOP sends cash, Cheney to TexasSept. 28, 2006Staff And Wire Reports The national Republican Party has joined the fight to replace former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, donating more than $100,000 to the Republican candidate's write-in candidacy and sending Vice President Dick Cheney to a Houston fundraiser for her next week.Although the party has yet to deliver anywhere near the $3 million once claimed by Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1158168487751187862006-09-13T10:26:00.000-07:002006-09-13T10:29:50.506-07:00Texas court to reconsider DeLay chargeBy APRIL CASTRO Associated Press Writer © 2006 The Associated PressSept. 13, 2006, 10:14AM AUSTIN, Texas — The state's highest criminal appeals court said Wednesday it would consider reinstating a conspiracy charge against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, further delaying his felony money laundering trial.A Travis County grand jury indicted DeLay and Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1157563650024162772006-09-06T10:25:00.000-07:002006-09-06T10:29:16.006-07:00Lobbying-and-bribery probe eyes payments to DeLay's wife RAW STORYPublished: Wednesday September 6, 2006 Recent FBI interviews with members of a lobbying firm indicate that the Justice Department is investigating whether former House Majority Leader Tom Delay's wife earned $115,000 over three years for a no-show job, according to an article by The Wall Street Journal."The two-year investigation Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1157468141470600122006-09-05T07:55:00.000-07:002006-09-05T07:55:41.486-07:00Political soap operaThe plot lines in the race to replace Tom DeLay in Congress just keep getting more tangled.2006 Houston Chronicle When former Congressman Tom DeLay bailed out of his District 22 seat a month after winning the Republican nomination this spring, little did he know that his defection would wind up creating dual races, with Democrat Nick Lampson holding the inside track to the oneMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1154723556090809102006-08-04T13:31:00.000-07:002006-08-04T13:32:36.113-07:00DeLay's name stays on ballotItems compiled from Tribune news servicesPublished August 4, 2006AUSTIN, TEXAS -- A federal appeals court panel on Thursday refused to let Texas Republicans replace Tom DeLay's name on the November congressional ballot.The finding upheld a July ruling by a federal judge that the ballot must list DeLay, who won a March primary before resigning from Congress on June 9.HeMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1153502679787412782006-07-21T10:23:00.000-07:002006-07-21T10:32:45.950-07:00CREW FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST REP. DELAY PAC – ARMPAC – RESULTS IN $115,000 FINEOne of the Largest Fines in FEC History Washington, DC – Last night, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) released a conciliation agreement reached with Americans for a Republican Majority political action committee (ARMPAC) stemming from a complaint Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1152550844906794932006-07-10T09:59:00.000-07:002006-07-10T10:00:44.960-07:00Delay Redux?By MIKE ALLEN, HILARY HYLTONSunday, Jul. 9, 2006Could Tom DeLay be headed back to the House? A source close to the ex-Congressman tells TIME that DeLay is planning an aggressive campaign to retake the House seat he quit in June if an appeals court lets stand a ruling by a federal judge last week that his name must stay on November's ballot--even though he has moved to Virginia. "If itMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1152209876516200102006-07-06T11:11:00.000-07:002006-08-04T13:36:17.386-07:00He's Baaaaack?Indicted DeLay must stay on November ballot: CourtReutersThursday, July 6, 2006; 1:59 PMHOUSTON (Reuters) - Former House Republican Leader Tom DeLay, indicted in Texas on campaign-finance related charges, must stay on the ballot in November's congressional elections despite withdrawing from the race, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.A local Republican Party official said the rulingMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1149859643967981042006-06-09T06:25:00.000-07:002006-06-09T06:27:23.980-07:00New York Times: DeLay bids Congress a torrid goodbye06/08/2006 @ 9:28 pmFiled by RAW STORY The New York Times, calling former Congressman Tom Delay, "defiant to the end," labels his departure from Congress "torrid" and describes it as highly contentious, RAW STORY has learned.According to the Times, "Democrats resisted a Republican plan to allow him to deliver his valedictory from the House floorMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1147454443472899592006-05-12T10:19:00.000-07:002006-05-12T10:20:43.490-07:00DeLay’s Dirty (Baker’s) Dozen House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has been a busy man these last few years. Whether bribing congressmen, threatening political opponents, vacationing with lobbyists, or gutting House ethics rules, it’s been hard to keep up with all the Hammer’s activities. Here are thirteen highlights from DeLay’s illustrious career:DELAY KILLED INVESTIGATION INTO LABOR ABUSE IN Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1144121030085876372006-04-03T20:21:00.000-07:002006-04-04T06:14:17.006-07:00Na Na Na,Na Na Na,Hey Hey,GoodbyeTom DeLay Says He Will Give Up His SeatThe embattled former Republican leader tells TIME that he will leave Congress and not seek reelectionBy MIKE ALLEN/SUGAR LAND, TEXASRep. Tom DeLay, whose iron hold on the House Republicans melted as a lobbying corruption scandal engulfed the Capitol, told TIME that he will not seek reelection and will leave Congress within Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1143819378997505012006-03-31T07:34:00.000-08:002006-03-31T07:36:19.006-08:00Ex-DeLay Aide Reportedly to Plead Guilty 3/31/2006 WASHINGTON - Tony Rudy, a former top aide to Rep. Tom DeLay, has agreed to plead guilty to charges in the widening federal investigation of lobbyist fraud, a law enforcement official said Friday. A hearing was scheduled Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington, where Rudy was expected to enter his plea.The official spoke on condition of Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1143564286468540722006-03-28T08:43:00.000-08:002006-03-28T08:44:46.480-08:00DeLay wants concealed handgun permit backGun license was suspended after ex-majority leader's indictment last yearUpdated: 5:18 a.m. ET March 28, 2006RICHMOND, Texas - Rep. Tom DeLay is fighting to regain his concealed handgun permit after it was suspended because of his indictment on felony charges.A justice of the peace suspended DeLay’s license in January after the former majority leader was Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1143384547523070712006-03-26T06:46:00.000-08:002006-03-26T06:49:07.533-08:00DeLay aide got thousands from non-profitThe Washington PostPublished March 26, 2006WASHINGTON -- A top adviser to Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) received nearly a third of all the money collected by the U.S. Family Network, a non-profit organization the adviser created to promote a pro-family agenda in Congress, according to the group's accounting records.DeLay's former chief of staff, Edwin Buckham, Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1143319810594967252006-03-25T12:48:00.000-08:002006-03-25T12:50:10.606-08:00Some DeLay Charges May Be Reinstated March 24, 2006By APRIL CASTRO Associated Press Writer © 2006 The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Prosecutors will try to persuade a Texas appeals court Wednesday to reinstate some of the criminal charges against Rep. Tom DeLay, who is trying to win re-election to Congress while under indictment.In December, a judge threw out some of the conspiracy and money Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1142791867561978512006-03-19T10:06:00.000-08:002006-03-19T10:11:07.573-08:00Texas holds best ‘secret election’ money can buy Author: Paul Hill and Jim LanePeople's Weekly World Newspaper, 03/16/06 15:20 HOUSTON — Texas held its March 7 primary election in virtual secrecy. Only 5.3 percent of the electorate voted in the Republican primary and 4.1 percent in the Democratic primary. Pundits marveled over how much money was spent on so few voters. There was Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1142098747608915772006-03-11T09:36:00.000-08:002006-03-11T09:39:07.620-08:00Prosecutors seek new data in DeLay caseAssociated Press AUSTIN - Prosecutors pursuing conspiracy and money laundering charges against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Wednesday sought campaign finance documents from a decade-old congressional campaign in East Texas.The subpoena requests documents that name contributions from businessman Peter F. Cloeren, who pleaded guilty to directing Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1142000226980422512006-03-10T06:12:00.000-08:002006-03-10T06:17:07.066-08:00"The reality is, Jack Abramoff and I were not close personal friends. I met with him only occasionally…"- Tom Delay 2/6/2006CONTRIBUTIONS — DELAY RECEIVED $65,000 FROM ABRAMOFF: “Since 1997, Abramoff and his wife have contributed $40,000 to DeLay’s political action committees, and last year the Capital Athletic Foundation [Abramoff’s bogus charity] donated $25,000 to the DeLay Foundation for KidsMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1141927701180371392006-03-09T10:03:00.000-08:002006-03-09T10:33:51.370-08:00"I don't know him," Bush said.Abramoff Interview: Lobbyist Details Relationship With Bush, DeLay, Burns Vanity Fair is set to publish an in-depth interview with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Abramoff sheds new light on his close relationships with top conservatives, including some not typically associated with the Abramoff scandals like Ken Mehlman and Newt Gingrich. Some choice quotes:On Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1141405508600189462006-03-03T09:03:00.000-08:002006-03-03T09:06:03.603-08:00Lobbyist's Credit Card Bill Outs DeLay TripDelay's Trip to Golf Resort Paid for by AbramoffABC NewsMarch 2, 2006 — - The paper trail seems so obvious it makes you wonder whether anyone ever worried about getting caught. When Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and his wife flew from Houston to a golf resort in Scotland in June 2000, the first-class airfare cost $14,001, a big-ticket item for a public Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1141321631081616592006-03-02T09:45:00.000-08:002006-03-02T09:47:11.093-08:00The Texas GerrymanderMarch 1, 2006NYTimes EditorialThe redrawing of election districts in Texas in 2003, which Tom DeLay helped engineer to make the state's Congressional delegation more Republican, lands in the Supreme Court today. Democrats are asking the court to rule that the plan is unconstitutional and violates the Voting Rights Act. The court should strike down the plan. It should also useMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1141062860112791892006-02-27T09:51:00.000-08:002006-02-27T09:54:20.126-08:00Texas-size gerrymander case heads to high courtBy Naftali BendavidWashington BureauPublished February 27, 2006WASHINGTON -- It was among the more audacious political moves in memory: The state of Texas, prodded by Rep. Tom DeLay, redrew its political map in 2003 to send more Republicans to Congress, the first such "mid-decade" redistricting in the modern era.The maneuver could hardly have been Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1140807382475722282006-02-24T10:54:00.000-08:002006-02-24T10:56:22.486-08:00GOP lawmakers turn out for DeLayBy WENDY BENJAMINSONThe Associated PressHOUSTON -- U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay was likened to Stonewall Jackson, Lyndon Baines Johnson and a courageous World War I officer Thursday as members of the Texas Republican congressional delegation joined the former House majority leader to endorse his re-election.The unusual display of GOP solidarity was remarkable for DeLay, whoMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1140547411769591832006-02-21T10:41:00.000-08:002006-02-21T10:43:59.796-08:00Abramoff Got Indicted, and All We Got Was This Lousy $20 Gift Ban?Posted on Feb. 20, 2006By Molly IvinsAUSTIN, Texas—Cynics are fond of meditating on the evil done in the name of reform. I’m a great believer in perpetual reform myself, on the theory that political systems, like houses, are always in want of some fixing. However, I have seen some pluperfect doozies passed off as reform in recent Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1140109982280396702006-02-16T09:11:00.000-08:002006-02-16T09:13:02.293-08:00John Boehner is just another Tom DeLay by Doug Thompson http://www.opednews.comRep. John Boehner came to Washington after the 1990 elections claiming to be a great reformer. In reality, he is just another politician on the take, out to milk the system for all he can.I met Boehner at a reception for new members of Congress in December 1990. At the time, I was Vice President for Political Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1139606996580578692006-02-10T13:28:00.000-08:002006-02-10T13:31:45.083-08:00DeLay distances self from AbramoffFeb. 9, 2006, 9:21PMWASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay is trying to distance himself from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff in letters to GOP voters.DeLay sent a nine-page letter to voters saying "the notion that he was a close friend who wielded influence over me is absolutely untrue," according to a report today in Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper.But numerousMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1139500023791720822006-02-09T07:46:00.000-08:002006-02-09T07:47:03.803-08:00DeLay Lands Coveted Appropriations SpotFeb 8, 5:39 PM (ET)By ANDREW TAYLORWASHINGTON (AP) - Indicted Rep. Tom DeLay, forced to step down as the No. 2 Republican in the House, scored a soft landing Wednesday as GOP leaders rewarded him with a coveted seat on the Appropriations Committee.DeLay, R-Texas, also claimed a seat on the subcommittee overseeing the Justice Department, which is currently Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1139410918246449162006-02-08T06:58:00.000-08:002006-02-08T07:01:58.263-08:00Boehner's Empire Resembles DeLay's - By LARRY MARGASAK and SHARON THEIMER, Associated Press WritersFriday, February 3, 2006 Over the years, new House Majority Leader John Boehner has built a political empire with similarities to the fundraising machine of the man he's replacing, Rep. Tom DeLay.The Ohio congressman, who won an upset victory for the House GOP's No. 2 post, has distributed roughly Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1138991504401721942006-02-03T10:30:00.000-08:002006-02-03T10:31:44.423-08:00CNN's Henry covered Boehner ascension without noting controversy over PAC check distribution on House floorSummary: Reporting that new House Majority Leader John Boehner could satisfy "a lot of Republican rank-and-file [who] want change because of the lobbying scandals," CNN's Ed Henry ignored Boehner's history of ethics concerns, including the criticism he received for passing out checks from a Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1138898251414781532006-02-02T08:34:00.000-08:002006-02-02T08:37:31.426-08:00DeLay's golf trip scrutinizedTravis County DA wants records of Scotland outing Abramoff arrangedFeb. 2, 2006, 5:03AMBy R.G. RATCLIFFEAUSTIN - Travis County prosecutors on Wednesday subpoenaed records related to a 2000 golf trip to Scotland that was arranged for U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay by now-disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.The subpoenas appear to have little direct relationship to the political Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1138490622027084062006-01-28T15:21:00.000-08:002006-01-28T15:23:42.043-08:00Tom DeLay to be destroyed by forces he set in motion?By Sheila McNulty in HoustonPublished: January 26 2006 22:50 | Last updated: January 26 2006 22:50The re-election campaign headquarters for US Representative Tom DeLay is virtually empty this morning. Five people are stuffing envelopes, the press officer is checking her Blackberry, and the campaign manager and another staffer are sitting in a Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1138228158412487632006-01-25T14:27:00.000-08:002006-01-25T14:30:30.236-08:00An aerial view of U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham's Rancho Santa Fe home after it was raided by federal agents.Texas prosecutors probe possible Cunningham-Delay cash linkBy Seth HettenaASSOCIATED PRESS6:31 p.m. January 24, 2006SAN DIEGO – The Texas district attorney prosecuting Rep. Tom DeLay has issued a second round of subpoenas to San Diego County businessmen seeking records surrounding Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1138123673869643312006-01-24T09:26:00.000-08:002006-01-24T09:27:53.886-08:00Don't DeLay, clean House - Debra J. SaundersSunday, January 22, 2006 HOUSE Republicans are scrambling to rub some of the tarnish off their dingy ethics image. They're desperately proposing reforms that would prevent members from taking pricey golf junkets paid for by special interests -- that is, they want to ban trips they never should have accepted. They're even holding a Feb. 2 in-House Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1137952600857571372006-01-22T09:55:00.000-08:002006-01-22T09:56:40.866-08:00Lobbyist with ties to DeLay questioned1/19/2006 1:05 PMBy: News 8 Austin StaffTexas House Democrats are asking Gov. Rick Perry to cut off the state's relationship to a lobbyist who used to work for Congressman Tom DeLay. House Democratic Leader Jim Dunnam said Texas is paying $180,000 a year to lobbyist Drew Maloney. He led a group Wednesday calling for the cancellation of that contract. Dunnam Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1137789906722312652006-01-20T12:36:00.000-08:002006-01-20T12:45:52.433-08:00DeLay lashes out as support plummets Author: Paul HillPeople's Weekly World Newspaper, 01/19/06 14:20 HOUSTON — Support for Tom DeLay (R-Texas) is dwindling in his home district even as the former Speaker of the House threatens to “sue any station” that runs advertisements linking him to corruption. A new poll conducted for the Houston Chronicle indicated that only half those who voted Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1137524284792759342006-01-17T10:57:00.000-08:002006-01-17T10:58:04.803-08:00Poll: DeLay Losing Support in Own District Sunday. Jan 15,2005HOUSTON - Barely one of every five of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's constituents would vote for him if the election were held now, according to a newspaper poll released Saturday. The Republican congressman, who lost his leadership post because of felony money laundering charges against him, trailed Democratic rival and Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1137433830644662802006-01-16T09:48:00.000-08:002006-01-16T09:50:30.656-08:00 FACTCHECK.ORG: CONTROVERSIAL TOM DELAY AD IS ACCURATE FRIDAY, JAN 13, 2006 Independent Analysis Says DeLay Has No Factual Basis To Threaten TV Stations That Took The Spots Off The Air WAHINGTON – The ad targeting embattled Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, which Houston television stations decided not to air after Rep. DeLay threatened to sue them for playing it, contains nothing false, according to anMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1136914180040244692006-01-10T09:28:00.000-08:002006-01-10T09:29:40.053-08:00Texas Court Won't Dismiss DeLay ChargesJan 9, 9:45 PM (ET)By LIZ AUSTINAUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The state's highest criminal court on Monday denied Rep. Tom DeLay's request that the money laundering charges against him be dismissed or sent back to a lower court for an immediate trial.The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied the requests with no written order two days after he announced he was Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1136821964727904822006-01-09T07:51:00.000-08:002006-01-09T07:53:19.603-08:00Officials Focus on a 2nd Firm Tied to DeLay By ANNE E. KORNBLUT and GLEN JUSTICEJanuary 8, 2006WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 - Having secured a guilty plea from the lobbyist Jack Abramoff, prosecutors are entering a new phase of the corruption investigation in Washington and are focusing on a lobbying firm that has even closer ties to Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader who is under scrutiny in the Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1136670551394554412006-01-07T13:43:00.000-08:002006-01-07T13:50:59.280-08:00Schedule of Speakers at the 55th College Republican National Committee in 2003DeLay Resigns as Majority Leader'The Hammer' Falls From Leadership PostHouse Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, officially stepped down from the post today as he faces trial on conspiracy and money-laundering charges. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)Jan. 7, 2006 — It's been quite a fall for Tom DeLay, R-Texas, the House Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1136563505000988322006-01-06T08:03:00.000-08:002006-01-06T08:05:05.013-08:00'DeLay Inc.' Lobbying Firm Has Links to Three Capital Scandals Published on Friday, January 6, 2006 by Bloomberg News Representative Tom DeLay's campaign to get Republicans to dominate Washington lobbying may have worked too well for Alexander Strategy Group. The firm has links to no fewer than three of the scandals convulsing the U.S. capital. One partner, former DeLay aide Tony Rudy, is nowMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1136485431076057152006-01-05T10:22:00.000-08:002006-01-05T10:25:44.756-08:00Abramoff probe edges closer to Tom DeLayUpdated: 1/4/2006 12:32 PMBy: Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Prosecutors expect to get a lot of information from lobbyist Jack Abramoff as a result of a deal that clears that way for a widespread Capitol Hill corruption probe. Prosecutors say Abramoff is telling them about alleged bribes to lawmakers and their aides on issues ranging from Internet gambling Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1136391895740967882006-01-04T08:23:00.000-08:002006-01-05T10:25:56.406-08:00"When one of my closest and dearest friends, Jack Abramoff, your most able representative in Washington, D.C., invited me to the islands, I wanted to see firsthand the free-market success and the progress and reform you have made."- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay during a New Year's trip he and Abramoff both took to Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands in 1997.Upon his return to Washington, Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1136308207633927392006-01-03T09:08:00.000-08:002006-01-03T09:10:07.646-08:00Lobbyist to plead guilty to fraud, other chargesAbramoff agrees to cooperate with federal prosecutorsLobbyist Jack Abramoff has entered a cooperation deal with federal prosecutors, a source says.Tuesday, January 3, 2006 Posted: 1605 GMT (0005 HKT)WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former high-powered lobbyist Jack Abramoff will plead guilty Tuesday to corruption, fraud and tax evasion charges in a deal with Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1136072099249245542005-12-31T15:31:00.000-08:002005-12-31T15:34:59.266-08:00The DeLay-Abramoff Money TrailNonprofit Group Linked to Lawmaker Was Funded Mostly by Clients of LobbyistBy R. Jeffrey SmithWashington Post Staff WriterSaturday, December 31, 2005; A01The U.S. Family Network, a public advocacy group that operated in the 1990s with close ties to Rep. Tom DeLay and claimed to be a nationwide grass-roots organization, was funded almost entirely by corporations Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1135965218839091162005-12-30T09:45:00.000-08:002005-12-31T15:41:54.536-08:00Holidays, Lobbyists & MurderBy Richard FrickerDecember 23, 2005 As the wags of Washington make their Christmas rounds and chardonnay corks litter the streets like cherry blossoms, there is a chill in the holiday spirit for friends and associates of Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff – since some of them are facing a New Year that may include testimony in a murder and corruption case in Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1135711803133435922005-12-27T11:28:00.000-08:002005-12-27T11:30:03.146-08:00King of the Hill Tom DeLay lived like one, tooLarry Margasak and Sharon Theimer, Associated PressDecember 21, 2005As Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, became a king of campaign fundraising, he lived like one too.Over the past six years, the former House majority leader and his associates have visited places of luxury most Americans have never seen, often transported by corporate jets arranged by lobbyistsMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1135198023118791462005-12-21T12:39:00.000-08:002006-01-02T19:19:04.020-08:00Michael Scanlon fingers Jack Abramoff in D.C. bribery schemes Jack Abramoff is making a deal with prosecutors to finger corrupt RepublicansCorrupt Republican sweatsLobbyist Is Said to Discuss Plea and Testimony By ANNE E. KORNBLUT WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 - Jack Abramoff, the Republican lobbyist under criminal investigation, has been discussing with prosecutors a deal that would grant him a reduced Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1135096386590508702005-12-20T08:31:00.000-08:002005-12-20T08:33:06.603-08:00Big on money, short on memoryJonathan ChaitDecember 18, 2005DURING THE HEIGHT of his power, nobody in Washington had any doubts about super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff's partisan loyalties. Now that Abramoff is being accused of bilking Indian tribes, misappropriating funds, bribing members of Congress and generally being held up as a symbol of Washington corruption, memories on the GOP side are Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1134675180683268692005-12-15T11:29:00.000-08:002005-12-15T11:33:00.700-08:00Bush calls DeLay innocent, stands by Cheney and Rove - Jim VandeHei, Washington PostThursday, December 15, 2005 Washington -- President Bush said Wednesday that he is confident that former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is innocent of money-laundering charges, and he offered strong support for several top Republicans who have been battered by investigations or by rumors of fading clout inside Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1134575050522471672005-12-14T07:41:00.000-08:002005-12-14T07:44:10.533-08:00DeLay case prosecutor seeks files in CaliforniaBy Suzanne GamboaAssociated PressPublished December 14, 2005WASHINGTON -- A Texas prosecutor has issued subpoenas for bank records and other information of a defense contractor involved in the bribery case of a California congressman as part of the investigation of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.District Atty. Ronnie Earle issued subpoenas Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1134256820803322072005-12-10T15:19:00.000-08:002005-12-10T15:20:20.813-08:00A Republican Tom DeLay Problem Published: December 10, 2005It may be dawning on House Republicans that Representative Tom DeLay's time as their majority leader is truly over, despite the bold Texan's resolve to regain his grip on Congress. Whatever the outcome of his trial on felony charges of laundering political money, Mr. DeLay's root problem has been laid bare. It is outsized hubris, which Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1133984633516266162005-12-07T11:39:00.000-08:002005-12-07T11:44:20.846-08:00Short On Guests, DeLay Fundraiser Lets In Protestors Cheney yesterday skipped the White House Christmas party to headline a fundraiser for Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX). Top ticket prices were $4,200, where donors could attend a VIP reception, take photographs with Cheney, and receive recognition. For $2,100, attendees could rub elbows and take photos with DeLay. Regular tickets (the lowest cost for Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1133886539626461022005-12-06T08:27:00.000-08:002005-12-06T08:28:59.640-08:00DeLay money-laundering charges upheld Conspiracy charges tossed, but ex-GOP leader can't resume House postThe Associated PressUpdated: 10:00 p.m. ET Dec. 5, 2005AUSTIN, Texas - A judge dismissed a conspiracy charge Monday against Rep. Tom DeLay but refused to throw out far more serious allegations of money-laundering, dashing the congressman’s hopes for now of reclaiming his post as House Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1133798555148590252005-12-05T07:59:00.000-08:002005-12-05T08:02:35.163-08:00"DeLay is so addicted to corporate money that he is now accepting it to fight the charges that he laundered it. The man lacks any sense of decency or, apparently, irony." --Andrew Wheat, Texas Observer, November 18, 2005DeLay Case Holds Future of GOP LeadershipDec 5, 9:01 AM (ET)By SUZANNE GAMBOA (AP) Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and his wife, Christine, arrive for a court appearance in Austin, TexasMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1133550909966889422005-12-02T11:11:00.000-08:002005-12-02T11:15:09.976-08:00Justice staffers critical of DeLay redistricting planWASHINGTON Justice Department lawyers objected to a Texas redistricting plan orchestrated by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.However, top department officials approved the plan anyway and brushed aside concerns about diluting minority voting strength.All that's according to an agency memo released today.The plan was designed to boost Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1133027936752348492005-11-26T09:56:00.000-08:002005-11-26T09:58:56.763-08:00Probe of lobbyist heats up in capitalInvestigators focus on lawmakers, officials in federal agenciesBy Susan Schmidt and James V. GrimaldiThe Washington PostPublished November 26, 2005WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department's wide-ranging investigation of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff has entered a highly active phase as prosecutors are beginning to move on evidence pointing to possible corruption Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1132768733732585972005-11-23T09:57:00.000-08:002005-11-23T09:59:46.610-08:00DeLay Case Judge Declines Immediate Ruling By KELLEY SHANNON, Associated Press Writer Tue Nov 22, 5:56 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas - Hoping to regain his post as House majority leader when Congress reconvenes in January, Rep. Tom DeLay asked a judge Tuesday to throw out the campaign-finance case against him. However, the judge said that the Republican congressman will have to wait until at least Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1132682052668650482005-11-22T09:46:00.000-08:002005-11-22T09:55:46.756-08:00Ex-DeLay Aide Cooperating in Bribery Probe By PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer Tue Nov 22, 7:07 AM ETWASHINGTON - A former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay who pleaded guilty in a federal bribery probe involving members of Congress has been cooperating with prosecutors since July. The disclosure about Michael Scanlon, who also is an ex-partner of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, comes in an investigation of Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1132448782524129432005-11-19T17:02:00.000-08:002005-11-19T17:06:22.540-08:00"So many minority youths had volunteered…that there was literally no room for patriotic folks like myself." --Tom DeLay, explaining at the 1988 GOP convention why he and vice presidential nominee Dan Quayle did not fight in the Vietnam War DeLay Ex-Aide to Plead Guilty in Lobby CasePublished on Saturday, November 19, 2005 by the New York Times by Anne E. Kornblut WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 - Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1132337325949088212005-11-18T10:07:00.000-08:002005-11-18T10:08:46.360-08:00DeLay Collects $1.2m From Lobbyists, More Coming TonightGroup Also Proposes Major Reforms to Prevent Lobbyists from Using Campaign Cash to Feed at the Public Trough WASHINGTON - November 17 - As the biggest influence-peddlers in Washington prepare to “host” a fundraiser tonight to raise campaign cash for embattled Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), Public Citizen released a new analysis showing that Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1132239689271308522005-11-17T06:59:00.000-08:002005-11-17T07:02:25.696-08:00Lobbyist friends pass hat for DeLay's 2006 campaignBackers seek to raise $200,000 and moral supportBy SAMANTHA LEVINEHouston Chronicle Washington BureauNov. 17, 2005, 12:01AMWASHINGTON - High-profile lobbyists and Republican operatives will gather for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres tonight in hopes of raising more than $200,000 for embattled U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay's re-election campaign and proving Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1132064008230958662005-11-15T06:12:00.000-08:002005-11-15T06:13:28.243-08:00Top Washington lobbyists plan fundraiser for DeLayBackers say it shows his strength; critics cite 'pay-to-play' attitude12:00 AM CST on Tuesday, November 15, 2005By TODD J. GILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON – An A-list of Washington lobbyists will throw a fundraiser Thursday for Rep. Tom DeLay, a sure sign the Sugar Land Republican still has friends despite an indictment that forced Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1130720427331558322005-10-30T16:47:00.000-08:002005-10-30T17:00:27.346-08:00Alexander gave $5,000 to Delay campaign before Texan indicted By MIKE MADDENTennessean Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Sen. Lamar Alexander gave money to embattled former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's re-election campaign just before DeLay was indicted on conspiracy charges, federal records show.Through his political action committee, Tenn PAC, Alexander gave $5,000 to DeLay, the powerful TexasMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1130516055115051232005-10-28T09:11:00.000-07:002005-10-28T09:14:15.130-07:00DeLay Acknowledges Failure to Report Money WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2005(AP) Rep. Tom DeLay has notified House officials that he failed to disclose all contributions to his legal defense fund as required by congressional rules.The fund is currently paying DeLay's legal bills in a campaign finance investigation in Texas, where DeLay has been indicted, and in a federal investigation of Washington Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1130259361395611832005-10-25T09:54:00.000-07:002005-10-25T09:56:01.400-07:00Wal-Mart -- Morally and Politically CorruptLast week, Republican Congressman, and former Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Tom DeLay was arrested and booked on state conspiracy and money-laundering charges. As if corruption at the highest level of our government isn’t bad enough, it turns out Wal-Mart actually gave Tom Delay money 2 days after he was indicted. That’s right. Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1130172944441976462005-10-24T09:45:00.000-07:002005-10-24T09:56:28.480-07:00Tom DeLay and the Bridge to Nowhere New York Times EditorialPublished: October 23, 2005The situation in the House was torturous for Republicans last week as Representative Tom DeLay, their money-raising master and bare-knuckle champion, was arraigned on campaign fraud charges. Loyalists were caught between winking at Mr. DeLay's "temporary" resignation as majority leader and flinching at his Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1129912561081221292005-10-21T09:33:00.000-07:002005-10-21T09:37:27.580-07:00BREAKING: DeLay’s Lawyer Lies About MoveOn Tom DeLay’s attorney, Dick DeGuerin, claims that the judge presiding over DeLay’s criminal case in Texas, Bob Perkins, should be disqualified. A central part of his claim is that an organization that Perkins has donated to in the past, MoveOn, is selling t-shirts with Tom DeLay’s mug shot:DEGUERIN: The latest thing on MoveOn.org’s website, they are Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1129835352760454572005-10-20T12:06:00.000-07:002005-10-21T07:52:27.213-07:00Rep. Tom DeLay's mugshot, taken Thursday at the Harris County Sheriff's Office in Houston.DeLay booked on conspiracy chargesFormer House majority leader released on $10,000 bondUpdated: 2:52 p.m. ET Oct. 20, 2005HOUSTON - Rep. Tom DeLay turned himself Thursday in at the Harris County sheriff’s bonding office, where he was photographed, fingerprinted and released on bond on state conspiracy and Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1129741825702428762005-10-19T10:00:00.000-07:002005-10-19T13:55:06.316-07:00Arrest warrant issued for DeLayOct 19, 4:40 PM (ET) HOUSTON (Reuters) - An arrest warrant was issued on Wednesday and bail set at $10,000 for former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay ahead of his scheduled court appearance this week in Austin, Texas for money laundering and conspiracy charges, a Texas court clerk said.The so-called "capias" was a "purely procedural event" but would require Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1129646452078761752005-10-18T07:37:00.000-07:002005-10-18T07:40:52.083-07:00DeLay politics may carry heavy priceBy Jim Drinkard, USA TODAYOver lunch at the Sunset Grove Country Club in Orange, Texas, businessman Pete Cloeren lamented to Rep. Tom DeLay that he couldn't do more to help his friend Brian Babin get elected to Congress. Cloeren had personally given all he was allowed, and the law wouldn't let him donate money from his plastics company. Tom Delay addresses his Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1129645702814873412005-10-18T07:25:00.000-07:002005-10-18T07:28:22.820-07:00DeLay Nixed Misdemeanor DealWASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2005(AP) A Texas prosecutor offered Rep. Tom DeLay a deal to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and save his job as majority leader, but DeLay chose to fight felony charges instead, the congressman's attorney said Monday. Dick DeGuerin, DeLay's lawyer, described the offer in a letter to the prosecutor as he filed motions in Austin to dismiss felony Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1129395941312554282005-10-15T09:55:00.000-07:002005-10-18T07:31:36.570-07:00Florida GOP won't return money tied to DeLay fundraisingEleven House Republicans from Florida who received cash from Tom DeLay's PAC said they will keep it.BY FRANK DAVIESFlorida Republicans in the U.S. House steadfastly support Tom DeLay, their indicted leader, and have decided not to return substantial contributions they received from DeLay's political action committee.While at least three Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1128792353381640592005-10-08T10:23:00.000-07:002005-10-08T10:25:53.386-07:00DeLay lawyer aims to tarnish prosecutor WASHINGTON -- Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's legal team asked a court Friday to throw out his indictment, arguing that a Texas district attorney ''attempted to browbeat and coerce'' grand jurors into filing criminal charges. Prosecutor Ronnie Earle ''and his staff engaged in ... [a] desperate attempt to contrive a viable charge and get a Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1128714590353957312005-10-07T12:47:00.000-07:002005-10-07T12:49:50.360-07:00DeLay Campaign Accepted Illegal Corporate Contributions Another Tom DeLay PAC has accepted money from “tainted sources.”The FEC has ordered the Tom DeLay Congressional Committee to disgorge itself of $2400 donated by Westar Energy and its employees. Why? Westar “improperly facilitated” the contributions. The contributions came from 6 Westar employees, but Westar was so involved in ordering/Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1128617264984482122005-10-06T09:42:00.000-07:002005-10-06T09:47:44.993-07:00DeLay, House successor swapped donations AP campaign document review shows transactions took circuitous routesThe Associated PressUpdated: 11:49 p.m. ET Oct. 5, 2005WASHINGTON - Tom DeLay deliberately raised more money than he needed to throw parties at the 2000 presidential convention, then diverted some of the excess to longtime ally Roy Blunt — now occupying DeLay's former post as House Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1128452045012779032005-10-04T11:50:00.000-07:002005-10-04T11:54:05.020-07:00Tom DeLay's House of ShameCongress has always had its share of extremists. But the DeLay era is the first time the fringe has ever been in charge.By Jonathan AlterNewsweekOct. 10, 2005 issue - A decade ago, I paid a call on Tom DeLay in his ornate office in the Capitol. I had heard a rumor about him that I figured could not possibly be true. The rumor was that after the GOP took control of the Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1128393523384216382005-10-03T19:34:00.000-07:002005-10-03T19:38:43.390-07:00Grand Jury Re-Indicts DeLay on New ChargeGrand Jury Re-Indicts DeLay on New Money Laundering Charge on Heels of Conspiracy ChargeRepresentative Tom Delay, R-Tex., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005 file photo, after resigning as House Majority Leader following his indictment by a Texas grand jury on conspiracy charges. A Texas grand jury indicted DeLay on a new Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1128364140252115612005-10-03T11:15:00.000-07:002005-10-03T11:29:30.823-07:00The Real Tom DeLay Story by Allan Lichtman The real story about Tom DeLay’s indictment in Texas goes far beyond the corruptacts of a single individual. DeLay’s intervention in Texas state legislative elections was part of a concerted, nationwide Republican plan to control our government through political gerrymandering at the expense of black and Hispanic voters. I observed this process Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1128179497536150442005-10-01T08:10:00.000-07:002005-10-01T08:11:37.543-07:00Grand jury foreman cites "stacks" of evidence against DeLay The Dallas Morning NewsBy Christy HoppeAUSTIN, Texas — Grand jurors were presented a load of evidence, including testimony and phone records, that led them to believe Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, should be tried on a conspiracy charge, the leader of the Travis County grand jury that indicted the congressman said yesterday."It was not one of Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1128093221206946012005-09-30T08:08:00.000-07:002005-09-30T08:14:05.500-07:00DeLay Court Appearance Set for Late Oct.Sep 30, 5:06 AM (ET)WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Tom DeLay was ordered to appear in a Texas courtroom on Oct. 21 to face the conspiracy charge that forced him to step down as House majority leader.As he battles the charge, meanwhile, the Texas lawmaker will serve as a "very powerful adviser" to the Republican leadership, a GOP spokesman said Thursday."His Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1128012934941062522005-09-29T09:53:00.000-07:002005-09-29T10:08:22.416-07:00After Indictment, DeLay Grossly Distorts Role With TRMPAC Tom DeLay wants you to believe he was completely in the dark about TRMPAC’s activities. Here’s what DeLay said tonight on Hardball:That’s TRMPAC. That’s not me…I was simply, along with four other elected officials, on an advisory board. They used my name as headliners for fundraisers and I had no idea what they were doing.The facts suggestMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1127921254646570152005-09-28T08:22:00.000-07:002005-09-28T09:47:01.796-07:00DeLay Indicted in Campaign Finance Probe By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press Writer 9/28/2005WASHINGTON - A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, an indictment that could force him to step down as House majority leader. DeLay attorney Steve Brittain said DeLay was accused of a criminal conspiracy along Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1127406636326041412005-09-22T09:28:00.000-07:002005-09-22T09:43:51.803-07:00THE OFFICIAL TOM DELAY INDICT-O-METERToday's risk of indictment has been upgraded to ELEVATED. Tom supporters should immediately begin stockpiling bottled water and ammunition. Abramoff Probe May Threaten Leading Republicans as It Expands By Jonathan D. Salant Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The widening investigation of lobbyist Jack Abramoff is moving beyond the confines of tawdry influence-peddling toMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1127160144631528592005-09-19T13:00:00.000-07:002005-09-19T13:02:24.636-07:00DeLay declares 'victory' in war on budget fatBy Amy Fagan and Stephen DinanTHE WASHINGTON TIMESPublished September 14, 2005House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said yesterday that Republicans have done so well in cutting spending that he declared an "ongoing victory," and said there is simply no fat left to cut in the federal budget. Mr. DeLay was defending Republicans' choice to borrow money and Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1126709477339407272005-09-14T07:49:00.000-07:002005-09-14T07:51:17.346-07:00DeLay associates indicted September 14, 2005BY APRIL CASTRO AUSTIN -- Two associates of U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay were indicted Tuesday on additional felony charges of violating Texas election law and criminal conspiracy to violate election law for their role in the 2002 legislative races.The indictment was the latest from a grand jury investigating the use of corporate money in the Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1126538227316816342005-09-12T08:15:00.000-07:002005-09-12T08:17:07.323-07:00DeLay to evacuees: 'Is this kind of fun?'September 09, 2005U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's visit to Reliant Park this morning offered him a glimpse of what it's like to be living in shelter.While on the tour with top administration officials from Washington, including U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and U.S. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow, DeLay stopped to chat with three young Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1126211096594025332005-09-08T13:23:00.000-07:002005-09-08T13:25:18.396-07:00Grand Jury Indicts PAC Connected to DeLay Thu Sep 8,12:56 PM ETAUSTIN, Texas - A grand jury has indicted a political action committee formed by U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and a Texas business group in connection with 2002 legislative campaign contributions. The five felony indictments against the two groups were made public Thursday. Neither DeLay nor any individuals with the Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1124992144407394522005-08-25T10:46:00.000-07:002005-08-25T10:49:04.413-07:00Cheney to campaign for embattled DeLayBY TODD J. GILLMANThe Dallas Morning NewsWASHINGTON - (KRT) - Battered by months of ethics allegations, Majority Leader Tom DeLay has turned for help to the White House, which is sending Vice President Cheney next month to headline a fund-raiser for him in Houston.Cheney stumped for about 70 House candidates last year, and another dozen so far this year - Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1124387309204613272005-08-18T10:44:00.000-07:002005-08-18T10:48:29.210-07:00Here's what Tom DeLay said about Clinton and Kosovo Why did he second-guess our commitment to freedom from genocide and demand that we cut and run?"American foreign policy is now one huge big mystery. Simply put, the administration is trying to lead the world with a feel-good foreign policy.""I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it is often easier to make war than Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1124209167876689182005-08-16T09:14:00.000-07:002005-08-16T09:19:27.883-07:00Aug. 15, 2005, 1:00PMDeLay charges left unduly influences Supreme CourtHouse majority leader keeps heat on federal benchBy SAMANTHA LEVINECopyright 2005 Houston ChronicleNASHVILLE, TENN. - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay charged Sunday night in a rally at an evangelical church that the "out-of-touch" political left has dangerously and unduly influenced the U.S. Supreme Court.DeLay was among the Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1123857957270554012005-08-12T07:41:00.000-07:002005-08-12T07:45:57.276-07:00Criticism has unfairly rained down on House majority leader Tom Delay for supposedly comparing himself to Jesus. As Delay put it in his own defense, "people hate the messenger. That's why they killed Christ." It is worth noting that the similarities between Jesus and Tom Delay are striking:Washington lobbyist Abramoff charged with fraudAug 11, 6:30 PM (ET)By Jim LoneyMIAMI (Reuters) - A Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1123780690322119572005-08-11T10:16:00.000-07:002005-08-11T10:18:10.330-07:00FEC Finds Misreporting by DeLay CommitteeAssociated Press WriterAugust 11, 2005, 11:31 AM EDTWASHINGTON -- A federal audit of a political fundraising committee founded by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay found that it failed to report more than $300,000 in debts owed to vendors and incorrectly paid for some committee activities with money from another DeLay-connected political committee. The Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1123616603401508442005-08-09T12:38:00.000-07:002005-08-09T12:43:53.800-07:00Judge refuses to dismiss charges against DeLay associatesAssociated PressAug. 9, 2005, 11:56AMAUSTIN — A state district judge today refused to dismiss charges of money laundering and accepting illegal political contributions against two associates of U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Judge Bob Perkins denied arguments from John Colyandro and Jim Ellis that the charges were based on an Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1123518164354869602005-08-08T09:20:00.000-07:002005-08-08T09:23:09.873-07:00Races Hatching I: Lampson vs. DeLayDemocrats are pushing donors big and small to help former representative Nick Lampson (D-Tex.) raise $1 million before the end of the year to fund his long-shot bid to oust Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), the House majority leader. Lampson, a victim of DeLay's redistricting effort in the 2004 races, is on target to pocket $750,000 by the end of September, Democratic Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1122916941564511152005-08-01T10:18:00.000-07:002005-08-01T10:23:11.860-07:00DeLay's Dirty TrickThe Nation: Daily Outrage8/1/2005 Much of the dirty business of Congress is done outside of public debate, during conference negotiations between the House and Senate Republican leadership, after legislation has passed. Eleventh-hour language added to appease the Christian right, repay big business or bring controversial pork-barrel projects back home has become a regular Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611733.post-1122570012233623272005-07-28T09:58:00.000-07:002005-07-28T10:00:40.356-07:00Big Money Congress Doesn't Deserve a Pay Raise by David Donnelly Earlier his month, the U.S. House of Representatives voted itself a $3,100 pay raise. Didn't hear about it? That's no surprise. It was challenged by just one lawmaker, Jim Matheson, D-Utah, who "debated" for two minutes. Few people noticed. How things have changed. In the early-1990s, Republicans used a broad critique of Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333500186655642151noreply@blogger.com0