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Article: Report criticizes White House Abramoff review
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- June 9, 2008
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The White House conducted an inadequate and incomplete internal review of its involvement with convicted influence peddler Jack Abramoff and his lobbying team, a House committee draft report says.
Echoing information the committee released in 2006, the new report says that President Bush had personal contact with Abramoff, that White House officials solicited Abramoff's recommendations on policy matters and that Abramoff's lobbying team offered White House officials expensive tickets and meals, at least some of which were accepted.
Abramoff is serving prison time for a fraudulent Florida casino deal and faces sentencing in his scheme to bribe public officials in ...