Reply #10: White House logs show GOP activists’ access [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

White House logs show GOP activists’ access
Conservative Norquist visited 97 times between 2001 and 2006

Updated: 7 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - A visit to the White House would be considered a once-in-a-lifetime treat for most Americans. For conservative tax strategist Grover Norquist it could be considered a common event.

White House officials say Norquist, who runs the nonprofit Americans for Tax Reform, was cleared for 97 visits to the White House complex between 2001 and 2006 — a couple of times a month if spread evenly over the five-year period.

A half-dozen of the visits were to events that involved the president.

The Bush administration on Wednesday released Secret Service visit records to settle a lawsuit by the Democratic Party and an ethics watchdog group seeking visitors logs for Norquist, fellow Republican activist Ralph Reed and other figures in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14934024/