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2006-10-17 Home Front: Politix

Reid to Reimburse Campaign for Donations

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Posted by Fred 2006-10-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 He's really on a roll, lol, though he's small fry in the Sin State.

Now I'd love to see the same sort of attention turned on Pelosi. She smells far worse, IMHO.

Posted by .com 2006-10-17 00:52|| 2006-10-17 00:52|| Front Page Top

#2 LA Times pdf

a good read, tip goes to Dick Morris who announcent this evening on FOX that Harry Reid's sons who 'work' in DC and lobby him for Pork.

The Reid Connections

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LA Times: October 16, 2006 Desert Connections

A real estate project is on track to create one of Nevadas biggest cities, partly due to the intercession of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, who has close ties to the developer.

Even now, as heavy equipment peels back the cactus and creosote bush to carve out roads and building sites, it's hard to believe that this 67-square-mile tract of empty desert will blossom into one of the biggest cities in the fastest-growing state in the country and the projected home to more than 200,000 people.

One of the most inhospitable places in the country, Coyote Springs Valley is so barren that, until recently, its best use was thought to be as a weapons test range.

Yet the valley an hour northeast of Las Vegas is on its way to becoming a real estate development of historic proportions, with as many as 159,000 homes, 16 golf courses and a full complement of stores and service facilities. At nearly 43,000 acres, Coyote Springs covers almost twice as much space as the next-largest development in a state famous for outsized building projects.

By comparison, Irvine Co., one of Southern California's largest developers, controls about 44,000 acres in Orange County.

Helping make Coyote Springs come alive was an alliance between a multimillionaire developer and one of the highest-ranking members of Congress: Nevada Democrat Harry Reid, the Senate minority leader and a member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee.

The relationship between developers such as Harvey Whittemore and politicians such as Reid is especially close in Nevada, home to a small fraternity of movers and shakers, powerful demands of rapid population growth and a huge amount of federally owned land.

Over the last four years, Reid has used his influence in Washington to help the developer, Nevada super-lobbyist Whittemore, clear obstacles from Coyote Springs' path.

At one point, Reid proposed opening the way for Whittemore to develop part of the site for free something for which the developer later agreed to pay the government $10 million.

As the project advanced, Reid received tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Whittemore. The contributions not only went to Reid's Senate campaigns, but also to his leadership fund, which he used to help bankroll the campaigns of Democratic colleagues. [...]

Posted by RD 2006-10-17 02:21|| 2006-10-17 02:21|| Front Page Top

#3 AP: Reid Aided Abramoff Clients, Records Show

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid wrote at least four letters helpful to Indian tribes represented by Jack Abramoff, and the senator's staff regularly had contact with the disgraced lobbyist's team about legislation affecting other clients.

The activities _ detailed in billing records and correspondence obtained by The Associated Press _ are far more extensive than previously disclosed. They occurred over three years as Reid collected nearly $68,000 in donations from Abramoff's firm, lobbying partners and clients [..]

Posted by RD 2006-10-17 02:30|| 2006-10-17 02:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Dirty little hypocrite asshole. Yep, that's him, officer!

Lol, RD. Remind me never to piss you off, k?

Now, go after Pelosi, RD. Her laundry needs airing out, too. ;-)

Posted by .com 2006-10-17 02:33|| 2006-10-17 02:33|| Front Page Top

#5 THE SENATORS' SONS

Posted by RD 2006-10-17 02:35|| 2006-10-17 02:35|| Front Page Top

#6 Now, go after Pelosi, RD. Her laundry needs airing out, too. ;-)

certainly PD, She is a veritable siphon for money.. Caliphornia Korp money, Caliphornia Lib money, China money, Sorros money, Union money, teacher's money, lawyer money etc.

as soon as my green felt slime suit and hip waders to get back from the cleaners and I've had my flu shot then I'll attack.

»:-)

Posted by RD 2006-10-17 02:57|| 2006-10-17 02:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Lol, RD. Melike. :-)

Posted by .com 2006-10-17 03:41|| 2006-10-17 03:41|| Front Page Top

#8 The democrat party; all corruption all the time.

Posted by wxjames 2006-10-17 11:05|| 2006-10-17 11:05|| Front Page Top

#9 The Culture of Corruption cliché is a great Democrat sound byte. But so is When push comes to shove. Republican crooks should get the hook but the demagogues on the left might want to watch their hypocritical arses.

For instance, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) PAC funneling illegal money around or Sen. Hillary Clinton's (D-NY.) Campaign Finance Director being indicted.
What about Sen. Chuck Schumers (D-NY.) Campaign finance problems and the huge fines he paid? In addition, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) paid her son, a lawyer, $130,000 over four years to run her political action committee with a number of shady deals as a result. Or how about when how the Congressional Black Caucus cried racism over allegations Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La) demanded cash and other favors for himself and relatives in return for public influence? And in case you forgot, there is Rep. Corrine Browns (D-Fla) misdeeds.

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-10-17 11:12|| 2006-10-17 11:12|| Front Page Top

#10 thanks DepotGuy. lets all keep digging!

Posted by RD 2006-10-17 12:02|| 2006-10-17 12:02|| Front Page Top

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