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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 08:10 AM
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(Sen. Conrad ) Burns to return Abramoff donations ($150k)

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/12/16/build/state/25-burns.inc

Burns to return Abramoff donations


HELENA - U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., will return the estimated $150,000 in campaign donations he has received from indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, his co-workers and tribal clients.

Burns said Abramoff's donations, while "legal and fully disclosed, have served to undermine the public's confidence in its government.

"I call on my colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans alike, including the state and national committees, to do the same," Burns said in a statement released Thursday evening.

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The announcement comes just two days after a Burns spokesman said the senator would not return the money because it had already been spent.


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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 08:19 AM
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1. Flip. Flop.
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Lochloosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 08:20 AM
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2. Whoops! a little late....n/t
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 08:57 AM
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3. I thought you weren't guilty of anything thus didn't need to return the
money? What happened, Senator? Reality bitch-slap you?
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 09:04 AM
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4. Reminds me of that song, " You can have I don't want her she's
to fat for me"
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Toots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 09:04 AM
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5. OK I'll give it back but funnel it back to me as quickly as possible OK?
Only this time let's not be so obvious about it ...
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confuddled Donating Member (224 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 10:32 AM
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8. Meanwhile, you can donate it to your attorney. n/t
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 09:15 AM
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6. He will still have a huge money advantage over his two Dem challengers
but simply returning the money isn't going to get him off the shit-hook.
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 09:26 AM
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7. Gee, we went from "I didn't do nothin' wrong" to "Okay" pretty quickly
Fortunately for Burns, however, a chain of events that a four-year-old could draw the correct conclusion from (he's guilty as hell) will totally exonerate him in the eyes of his base.
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No Exit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 01:25 PM
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9. "Here. Take it. All my pocket change. Just take it.
Here's the change... here, you can have this cough drop and the lint from my pocket, too."
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Ediacara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 01:55 PM
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10. Gee... that's not what he said YESTERDAY
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realFedUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:55 PM
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11. but he can't take back his votes....or influence.
Money's easy to return, but look at how these guys
voted on matters tied to lobbyist's money and perks.
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:59 PM
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12. Uh, since I got caught stealing I'll return it?
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hughee99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 03:05 PM
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13. Seemed to work for Dorgan. n/t
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The Roux Comes First Donating Member (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 03:22 PM
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14. How About Donating to a WORTHY Cause Rather than Return? n/m
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