The New York Times

September 4, 2008

By CLIFFORD KRAUSS

HOUSTON - Albert J. Stanley, a former executive with a Halliburton subsidiary, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges that he conspired to pay $182 million in bribes to Nigerian officials in return for contracts to build a $6 billion liquefied natural gas complex.

Mr. Stanley, 65, had been chief ( Read more... )

Added: August 28, 2008

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid discusses reasons for keeping Joe Lieberman in the democratic during the Democratic National Convention, August 28 2008. He cites Lieberman's donations to the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee.

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Added: August 15, 2008

John Conyers learns of Bush crimes on Democracy Now! Part 1

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers joins Democracy Now for a Ron Suskind interview revealing high crimes of the Bush administration.

Originally aired August 14, 2008.

Sign the petition to impeach @ http://www.kucinich.us/ ( Read more... )

Scandals threaten to paint red-state Alaska blue

By Karl Vick

The Washington Post
Posted August 16, 2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - On the summer morning he would deliver himself to federal marshals to begin a 3½-year sentence for accepting an oil company's bribes, former Republican state lawmaker Vic Kohring parked along the side of Alaska's busiest ( Read more... )

From Times Online

July 27, 2008

Beleaguered lobbyist linked to Kazakh UN ‘passport’ scheme

Stephen Payne, the lobbyist who was caught in the White House “cash for access” scandal, has indicated that he helped to obtain a United Nations travel document for one of his clients.

In a covertly recorded video Payne appeared to confirm that he had been ( Read more... )

Americans Give Most To the Political Right

By Griff Witte

Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, July 26, 2008; A01

JERUSALEM -- American businessman Morris Talansky has riveted Israel with tales of bankrolling the plush lifestyle of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert: the expensive cigars and five-star suites, a fine watch and an Italian vacation.

( Read more... )

Could D.C. Bribery Have Cost Troop Lives?

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2008(CBS) The No. 1 killer of troops in Iraq is the roadside bomb, called IED's, short for "Improvised Explosive Device." By 2004, the top request from the U.S. command in Iraq was the ability to target IED networks.
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Congress poured in tens of millions of dollars to a company ( Read more... )

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Bribe probe ensnarls Conyers

Feds: Surveillance evidence suggests councilwoman took money tied to waste pact

Paul Egan / The Detroit News

DETROIT -- Federal investigators have electronic surveillance evidence that allegedly links Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers with receiving a payment or payments in ( Read more... )

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Analysis: Bush library corruption charges

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SHAUN WATERMAN

Published: July 15, 2008

WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- A GOP lobbyist and fundraiser with close ties to the White House has quit a Homeland Security Department advisory committee following allegations of influence peddling and quid pro quo ( Read more... )

July 14, 2008, 11:39PM

Houstonian denies he tried to sell access to Bush aides

House panel investigating Stephen Payne after London report that he offered Central Asian officials meetings in return for contributions to president's library

By BENNETT ROTH and JULIE MASON

Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - A House committee ( Read more... )