KY3 News (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
MT. VERNON- Congressman Roy Blunt called President-elect Barack Obama's selection of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State "a good pick." Blunt made the comments in an interview with KY3 News following a groundbreaking for a new interchange bridge and exit on Highway 39 in Mt. Vernon. DEVELOPING. . . For KY3 News @ 5 Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
KY3 News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Congressman Roy Blunt says President-elect Barack Obama's selection of Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State is a good choice because it signals he may pursue a more centrist foreign policy than suggested during the campaign. *** *** WATCH excerpts of our interview with Blunt ABOVE***
TPMmuckraker (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
More developments in the ongoing Jack Abramoff probe... Last week Trevor Blackann, a former staffer for Missouri Republicans Roy Blunt and Kit Bond, pleaded guilty to concealing thousands of dollars in illegal gifts he received from lobbyists who were part...
TPMmuckraker (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
Yesterday, Trevor Blackann, a former aide to Missouri Republicans Sen. Kit Bond and Rep. Roy Blunt, pleaded guilty to concealing thousands of dollars in illegal gifts he received from lobbyists who were part of Team Abramoff. Exactly who were those...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
Trevor L. Blackann, a former legislative aide to Senator Christopher S. Bond and Representative Roy Blunt, pleaded guilty to hiding thousands of dollars of gifts from lobbyists.
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former legislative aide to two Missouri Republicans, Sen. Kit Bond and Rep. Roy Blunt, pleaded guilty Thursday to hiding thousands of dollars of gifts from lobbyists, the latest political figure to go down in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal. Trevor L. Blackann, 34, pleaded guilty in federal court to not reporting more than $4,100 in illegal gifts from lobbyists on his 2003...
Show Me Progress - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
Want more examples of how corrupt the past eight years have been? The Hill reports that Trevor Blackmann, former aide to Kit Bond and Roy Blunt, has pled guilty to accepting $$$ from Jack Abramoff in return for using his influence with his employers. What specifically did Abramoff get in return? Results, at least in regard to Senator Bond: In return, Blackann obtained a letter of... [[ This is a content...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
A former legislative aide to two Missouri Republicans, Sen. Kit Bond and Rep. Roy Blunt, pleaded guilty Thursday to hiding thousands of dollars of gifts from lobbyists, the latest political figure to go down in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
WASHINGTON -- A former legislative aide to two Missouri Republicans, Sen. Kit Bond and Rep. Roy Blunt, pleaded guilty Thursday to hiding thousands of dollars of gifts from lobbyists, the latest political figure to go down in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
A former aide to Sen. Kit Bond has pleaded guilty to accepting an illegal gift of a trip to the World Series and admission to a strip club. Trevor Blackann, 34, a former aide to Bond and Rep. Roy Blunt pleaded guilty Thursday to making a false statement on his 2003 tax returns by failing to report thousands of dollars in illegal gifts he received from lobbyists.
TPMmuckraker (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
The wide-ranging probe into the activities of disgraced GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff has netted another victim. Trevor Blackann, a former aide to two Missouri Republicans, Rep. Roy Blunt and Sen. Kit Bond, pleaded guilty today to making false statements on...
Bradenton.com: Politics (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
A former legislative aide to Missouri Sen. Kit Bond and Rep. Roy Blunt pleaded guilty Thursday to hiding thousands of dollars of gifts from lobbyists, the latest political figure to go down in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
WASHINGTON -- A former legislative aide to Missouri Sen. Kit Bond and Rep. Roy Blunt pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to hiding thousands of dollars of gifts from lobbyists, the latest political figure to go down in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal.
The Crossed Pond (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
The Republican caucus had their leadership elections today. The results (outgoing folks in parentheses): Minority Leader: Rep. John Boehner, OH-8 (re-elected) Minority Whip: Rep. Eric Cantor, VA-7 (Roy Blunt) Conference Chairman: Rep. Mike Pence, IN-6 (Adam Putnam) Policy Committee Chairman: Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, MI-11 (re-elected) Conference Vice-Chair: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, WA-5...
Time (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Boehner stays on top, Eric Cantor replaces Roy Blunt as minority whip and Texas' Sessions takes over the NRCC after a last-minute withdrawal by Tom Cole. More details here.
