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CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 1:

JUNE 8-AUGUST 6, 2006

1) How to get rich buying politicians: NYT. A briber of politicians describes how to make a fortune with a small political investment. 8-6-06

2) Live in luxury in politics: Sac Bee. Political workers, legislators suck up luxury “gifts” from special interests. 8-8-06

3) Angelides desperation forces pretense of honesty: LA Times. Angelides, a creature of special interest contributions, takes mantle of “Reformer.” 8-8-06

4) The Big Six gravy train: LA Times Must Read Article: Lays out the corrupt relationships between the parties, politicians, and big contributors. 8-5-06

5) Abramoff-Doolittle: A Love Story: Sac Bee. Lobbyist Abramoff directed corrupt money to Doolittle. 8-5-06


6) Angelides loves honest politics
: Sac Bee. Angelides desperation forces endorsement of “clean campaigns.” Despite his standing as a tool of the special interests. 8-3-06

7) What corruption costs, and what YOU pay: Washington Post. Duke's legacy: Give 90,000, get MILLIONS. 8-1-06

8) An Honest public official? We Salute HAGAR: LA Times lays out the fight between Hagar and political hacks. 7-13-06

9) Hagar Bashed in HATCHET JOB: Sac Bee. Prison reform special master bashed for calling the political influences corrupt. 7-16-06

 

10) BIG OIL OWNS OUR POLITICIANS: SFChron. Reveals power of big oil in California legislature. 7-14-06

 

11) BUY A JUDGE: LA Times Reports on the price of JUSTICE in Nevada: 6-8-06 (Also see corruption updates page six, 9-3-06, for response in Nevada)

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CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 2:

AUGUST 9-AUGUST 29, 2006

1) Perata retracts corrupt act: Oak Trib. Perata tries to regain credibility after serving his political masters. 8-29=06

 

2) Perata takes HALF-MIL in exchange for soul: Sac Bee.Trick, he never had one. 8-25-06

 

3) Dem claims BUILDERS CLOUT Arnie's fault: Sac Bee. Dems cite Arnie as cause of Perata's corruption? 8-25-06


4) Political Parties-Special Interests divide political and economic ownership of California: Sac Bee. Think We're Cynical? Read this. 8-21-06

 

5) CONTRIBUTE TO WIN: LATimes. Big contributors try to trump state safety law by buying influence in House and Senate. 8-20-06

 

6) How Big Money Gets Richer in Nevada: LATimes. An excellent survey of how dirty relationships benefit the briber and bribee. 8-20-06

 

7) Duke Wife Thought He Was Just “Normally” Corrupt: LATimes. This woman shows how hard it is to differentiate between a little and a lot of corruption. 8-20-06

 

8) Bush Appointee tries to Avoid Prison: AP. Another link in the Abramoff web of corruption: convicted influence peddler Safavian tries to avoid prison. 8-19-06

 

9) Texas Gov Rewards his Big Donors: Houston Chron. Gov. Perry's big donors clean up. 8-17-06

 

10) Murrieta Mayor Indicted. LATimes. Ex-Mayor van Haaster used office for self-enrichment. 8-17-06

11) Secret report: Congress Corrupt: LATimes. Better Keep this one secret. Or we might want our democracy back. 8-10-06

 

12) Lobbyist' Donate When Legislation Pending: SFChron. Blatant Bribery as special interests contribute to politicians voting on their measures. 8-9-06

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CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 3:

AUGUST 24-AUGUST 29, 2006

1) FCC QUIETS BIG MONEY “VOICES:” FOR NOW: Sac Bee. Federal regulators upheld problematic limitations on Free Speech which favor voters. 8-29-06

2) Big Business spends lawmakers into compliance: SFChron. How can honest telecom policy be made, when the industry is throwing money, and treats, at “our” legislature? It can't. 8-28-06


3) How to Get Rich in Politics: The Same old Story...
AP in LAT. A lesson on how to craft your political connections to Jerry Lewis, Congressman of California, into vast wealth. 8-28-06


4) Media reports: Both parties corrupt: AP in SAC Bee. Neither party has any claim to political honesty. 8-24-06

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CORRUPTION UPDATES PAGE 4:

AUGUST 30-AUGUST 31, 2006

1) Checks in, Laws out: It's that simple: LATimes. A disgusting feeding frenzy of lobbyist and politician greed kills honest government in Sacramento. 8-31-06

2) While the special interests and Politicians play, our educational infrastructure has melted away: Sac Bee. Let's just call our schools what they are: Failed Day Care. 8-31-06

3) I Know What You Need: AP in Sac Bee. Stupidity travels along lines of herd mentality. 8-31-06


4) Micro-Macro: The same game in your own “small” town.
LATimes. Small town graft mirrors state and national pattern of corruption. 8-31-06


5) Perata pretends to revive his honor with revival of flood bill: both attempts fail: Sac Bee. Perata pretends to give the PUBLIC SAFETY FLOOD BILL life, but he's just creating an appearance of honesty. 8-30-06

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