Tuesday, September 28, 2004

How Washington Works

A fascinating profile of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff in The Washington Post:

"The foundation's brief history -- now the subject of a federal investigation -- charts how Abramoff attached himself to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) and, in so doing, became a magnet for large sums of money from business interests. It also demonstrates how easily large amounts of such cash flowed through a nonprofit advocacy group to support the interests of a director. "