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Bob Ney, Guilty in Abramoff Scandal, Leaves Congress
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...hMapI&refer=us
Bob Ney, Guilty in Abramoff Scandal, Leaves Congress
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Representative Bob Ney, an Ohio Republican, resigned from Congress following his guilty plea to taking gifts from lobbyist Jack Abramoff in exchange for legislative favors, House Speaker Dennis Hastert's office said.
Ney, 52, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine after pleading guilty Oct. 13 to conspiracy and making false statements. Ney's resignation comes four days before voters in Ohio choose a successor to fill his seat.
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Don't worry, Diebold will make sure he gets elected again. Or, he can just become a Democrat and they'll elect him back in.
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"…I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than
you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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More bad news for Republicans. I doubt it will overshadow the Kerry thing, though.
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Originally Posted by Tuoder 
I doubt it will overshadow the Kerry thing, though.
I see your botched joke and raise you a crank buying evangelical.
Edit: startin' to get the feel for this "24-hour news cycle" everyone's on about.
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Originally Posted by subego
I see your botched joke and raise you a crank buying evangelical.
Edit: startin' to get the feel for this "24-hour news cycle" everyone's on about.
I fold. Also, for the record, that evangelical is a married man who may have cheated on his wife with a male prostitute.
Yahoo News is great. i don't like TV news anymore.
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Originally Posted by Tuoder
I fold.
Are you sure?
Still one more card on Monday.
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Originally Posted by subego
Are you sure?
Still one more card on Monday.
What's that?
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Originally Posted by Nicko
I forgot about that. And after Bush spent all of that time talking about the generals on the ground.
But then, Saddam was convicted today. I think that will be a very good thing for republicans on election day.
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