(Abramoff)Lobbyist's Friend(Kidan)Says He Was a Willing Partner in Venture

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-kidan27dec27,0,6238884.story?coll=la-home-nation

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-kidan27dec27,0,6238884.story?coll=la-home-nation

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Now, Kidan said, "I look forward to cooperating" and getting on with his life. He could face up to 30 years in prison for the SunCruz fraud, but if federal and state prosecutors agree that Kidan has given them substantial help, he could get a year in prison, or less.

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Kidan said that while in Washington, he kept up his close friendship with Abramoff, whom he had known since the early 1980s, when they were active in the Young Republicans. They had met when Kidan was an undergraduate at George Washington University and Abramoff was at Georgetown Law School, where he became the national head of the College Young Republicans.

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As Kidan tells it, Abramoff was immersed in lobbying and Republican politics. As Abramoff's only friend who had other interests, Kidan said, he became a kind of safety valve with whom Abramoff felt comfortable talking about his life and his political activities. "We were golfing buddies, and he would basically kvetch to me," Kidan said.

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This is definitely a Republican scandal.

The Young Republicans should be renamed Young Facists. That's their primary source of leaders for the brown shirts.

They helped Abramoff consolidate power in the Young Republicans Organization.

How much time will Jack Abraboff get off if he testifies against junior & Tom DeLay?

and I'm glad the "other way" is going to slap them all in the face.