oops. Dupe

[wyldwolf]

delete

[Redstone]

1. Heh, heh. It's getting interesting, yes?

Redstone

[wyldwolf]

2. Who's this William Jefferson fella?

[Gary173]

5. Hastert Letter

I have a pdf copy of the letter to Norton if anyone who can post a link to it would care to receive it. Totally legit. It is in my files and I have no way to set up a link. Dated 6/10/2003.

[dflprincess]

3. No wonder he's so outraged about the search of Jefferson's office

and here I thought he'd finally discovered the Constitution.

[mcscajun]

4. Contrary Report from Bloomberg News from a few minutes ago

Justice Department Denies ABC Report of Hastert Investigation

May 24 (Bloomberg) -- The Justice Department said it isn't investigating U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert in connection with a lobbying scandal.

"Speaker Hastert is not under investigation," said Justice Department spokeswoman Tasia Scolinos.

The statement was issued tonight in response to an ABC News report that Hastert had come under scrutiny by prosecutors investigating the activities of lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Hastert's spokesman, Ron Bonjean, also issued a statement denying the report.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aiGNp04DLQoY

And elsewhere on DU, someone posted that Hastert is now demanding a full retraction from ABC News.