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Political Play of the Week: Senate lifeguard
Monday, June 27, 2005
"Diogenes the Cynic is said to have wandered the streets of Athens, searching in vain for an honest man.
Well, we found one -- 2,400 years later. In Washington, of all places.
That's rare enough to qualify for the political Play of the Week.
The setting? A hearing on lobbying activities -- of a highly questionable nature, one witness argued."
Get the Story:
Bill Schneider's Political Play of the Week: An honest man in Washington?
(CNN 6/24)
Committee Exhibits:
Part 1 |
Part 2
Witness List/Testimony:
Oversight
Hearing Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the In Re Tribal
Lobbying Matters, Et Al (June 22, 2005)
Relevant Links:
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians -
http://www.choctaw.org
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