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Safavian Gets A Year In Prison For Role In Abramoff Scandal
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/16/2009
Safavian Gets A Year In Prison For Role In Abramoff Scandal
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David Safavian, the former Bush Administration official who was convicted for the second time in December for lying and obstruction of justice in the Jack Abramoff probe, was sentenced today to a year and a day in prison, the Washington Post reports . Safavian, who was chief of staff at the ...

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Political Animal — ... or cringe-inducing? Or both? * Rachel Maddow vs. Americans for Prosperity's Tim Phillips. Go watch . * Glenn Beck's Mao hysteria actually came up during today's briefing with the White House press corps. (Why those guys follow Beck's lead remains a mystery to me.) * Anita Dunn responds to Beck's tantrum . * On a related note, during his tirade, Beck probably should have skipped that Hitler reference . * Another Bush administration official is heads to jail . * The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has a bad week . * House Minority Whip Eric ...

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