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DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Not a Halloween montage, but no lobbying allowed in these families I'd be more interested in knowing how the Justice Department investigations into the most corrupt members of Congress-- like the 3 Inland Empire crooks, Jerry Lewis, Ken Calvert and Gary Miller-- are progressing, but yesterday the Washington Post published a leak showing that more than 30 House members are being looked at by the largely...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
WASHINGTON — Jurors undid their verdict Thursday in the trial of an ex-lobbyist caught up in the Jack Abramoff influence peddling scandal, prompting the judge to send the panel back for more deliberations. On the eighth day of reviewing the evidence in the case against Kevin Ring, most of the case appeared to be headed toward a mistrial after jurors told U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle...
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Sunlight Foundation (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Former Rep. John Doolittle and his wife were named as unindicted co-conspirators in court filings in the Kevin Ring trial. Ring is on trial in connection with the Jack Abramoff corruption investigation. Doolittle, Ring’s former employer, was long thought to be a target in the investigation and retired from the House at the end of [...]
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TPMmuckraker (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Former GOP congressman John Doolittle was named by prosecutors as an unindicted co-conspirator in the corruption trial of Kevin Ring, a former aide to both Doolittle and Jack Abramoff.
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Rep. John Doolittle, target of an FBI probe, said Thursday in Roseville he would not seek re-election. Federal prosecutors have formally named former Rep. John Doolittle as an unindicted co-conspirator in a corruption case against one of Doolittle's former aides. In documents filed in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. last week, the government also named Doolittle's wife Julia and nine other...
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SteamboatPilot.com stories (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
In the Aug. 30 Steamboat Pilot & Today, John Doolittle makes several false statements that must be answered.
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Best Hobbies Live (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
Rookie Republican Congressman Tom McClintock was back in his home district Wednesday with plenty of concerns about the way the nation’s political business was being done in Washington, D.C. Elected last November to succeed veteran 4th District representative John Doolittle, McClintock tore into what he perceives as federal fiscal recklessness, economic policy that’s setting the stage [...]...
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Telecompaper (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
(Telecompaper) Nortel is cutting much of its top management, as the network equipment maker nears completion of its restructuring and asset sales. The company confirmed that CEO Mike Zafirovski is stepping down with imemdiate effect, and the boards of the two main holding companies, Nortel Networks Corp and Nortel Networks Ltd, will be cut from nine to three members. The remaining board members are...
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Middleboro Review (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
In case you were wondering who Todd Boulanger was , Unheard No More explains and includes this curious statement -- . Boulanger is linked with Kevin Ring former legislative director for former Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA). Ring was indicted in September 2008. . Some names keep popping up in reference to the Mashpee Wampanoag pursuit of Tribal recognition and casino gold, like Jack Abramoff . . Glenn...
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Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Blurb at the top of CNN's website right now: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is expected to announce that she will not seek a second term, a GOP source close to Palin says. This is not a surprise - many folks ( including myself ) have been speculating about this possibility for a long while. What it means is that we'll certainly have some damn good entertainment on the GOP presidential campaign trail - a welcome...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 01/29/2009
Recently retired Rep. John Doolittle told Placer County supervisors this week that he has no plans "to sit on the porch," but took a moment to plug a longtime pet project. The occasion was a proclamation Tuesday honoring Doolittle "for his commitment to his constituents and his unwavering policy and financial support ... and for benefiting residents and visitors in Placer County."...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009
JAMIE ROSE McClatchy Tribune Rep. Tom McClintock, who replaced Rep. John Doolittle in the capital's 4th Congressional District, heads to a House vote in the U.S. Capitol on Friday with Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-Norwalk, a former member of the state Assembly. WASHINGTON – Tom McClintock arrived in Washington last week, ready to say no. He'll say no to President-elect Barack Obama's plan to spend...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
WASHINGTON – John Doolittle left Capitol Hill with his legal troubles unsettled, but his financial future appears to be a bit more stable: Congress is giving him a $45,000-a-year pension that he can begin collecting in 2012, when he turns 62. And Doolittle, who is also eligible for Social Security, will only see his pension grow as he gets older. Unlike many private retirement plans, congressional...
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DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
If someone is surprised that it isn't just Republican political hacks like Duke Cunningham (R-CA), Tom Delay (R-TX), Bob Ney (R-OH), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Ted Stevens (R-AK), Don Young (R-AK), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dick Pombo (R-CA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Gary Miller (R-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Katherine Harris (R-FL), Tom Feeney (R-FL), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Ken Calvert (R-CA),...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, along with other local and regional officials, will recognize retiring Rep. John Doolittle, R-Rocklin, during a special meeting at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Placerville. Doolittle has represented the 4th Congressional District, including El Dorado County, since 1993. He is retiring amid an FBI probe into his ties with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Doolittle...
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jonesboyz | 09/29/2008
The Issue: Congressman John Doolittle (Republican, 4th Congressional District) announced in January that he will not be seeking another term in the US House of Representatives to represent California’s 4th District in Northern California. The seat is being contested by Charlie Brown, a Democrat from Roseville and Tom McClintock, a Republican from Thousand Oaks. Who is likely to win the election for
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