Abramoff Cohorts Offered Immunity To Testify Against DeLay At Sentencing

kpete

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Mon Jan-10-11 10:20 AM
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Abramoff Cohorts Offered Immunity To Testify Against DeLay At Sentencing

Source: Talking Points Memo

At former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's sentencing hearing today, two of DeLay's former aides and associates of Jack Abramoff -- who pleaded guilty to corruption charges years ago -- may testify against their old boss.

The two ex-aides, Mike Scanlon and Tony Rudy, were offered immunity in Texas in exchange for their testimony, the Austin-American Statesman reports. The two have been convicted on federal corruption charges, and their testimony won't get them off the hook there -- but they could get a state prosecutor to testify on their behalf at their own sentencings.

Read more: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/01/abramoff_cohorts_offered_immunity_to_testify_again.php#more

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Kingofalldems

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Mon Jan-10-11 10:22 AM
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1. Repubs in a state of shock

Delay not smiling now.

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hlthe2b

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Mon Jan-10-11 10:24 AM
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2. Justice "Delayed" may not be Justice Denied in this case...

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SpiralHawk

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Mon Jan-10-11 10:31 AM
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3. Republicon Family Rat Out

These guys soooo deserve each other...practitioners of Republicon Family Rat Values

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Skink

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Mon Jan-10-11 10:43 AM
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4. As long as the BFEE is insolated thing are OK.

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valerief

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Mon Jan-10-11 12:22 PM
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7. Yep. That's all that matters in the world, unfortunately. nt

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Oceansaway

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Mon Jan-10-11 10:45 AM
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5. K&R...n/t

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nyc 4 Biden

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Mon Jan-10-11 11:49 AM
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6. great documentary on this...

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/casinojack/

Casino Jack and the United States of Money

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comtec

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Mon Jan-10-11 12:47 PM
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8. Did anyone catch his status as an "Austin-American"

Since when is texas or austin a separate country or ethnicity?
Have I misread something here?

and yeah. hope they end up in sing-sing those evil assholes!

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Justitia

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Mon Jan-10-11 12:50 PM
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9. That's the name of the Austin newspaper, the 'Austin American-Statesman'

Edited on Mon Jan-10-11 12:51 PM by Justitia

http://www.statesman.com/

But, I like your idea better, because Austin is cool enough to have it's own citizenship / ethnicity! :D

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