Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Bush to Give Away Abramoff Donations - Yahoo! News

Bush to Give Away Abramoff Donations - Yahoo! News: "Bush to Give Away Abramoff Donations | By PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer Wed Jan 4, 9:55 AM ET

President Bush's re-election campaign will give the American Heart Association thousands of dollars in campaign contributions connected to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the White House said Wednesday, as the government pressed forward with a broad-ranging corruption investigation.
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Abramoff raised at least $100,000 for President Bush's 2004 re-election effort, earning the honorary title "pioneer" from the campaign. It was unclear how much exactly the campaign would be giving to charity since McClellan referred questions about the matter to the Republican National Committee, which did not immediately return phone calls about it....

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