Ethics Watchdogs: Safavian Wasn’t Honest In the waning days of the prosecution’s case against Jack Abramoff pal and former White House official David Safavian, government lawyers dispatched a short parade of two government lawyers and an investigator who said Safavian had lied to them about his dealings with disgraced superlobbyist Abramoff. Safavian faces five counts of lying to investigators. (AP)Fundraiser admits funneling money to Bush campaign A top Republican fund-raiser who is the leading figure in an Ohio political scandal pleaded guilty on Wednesday to illegally funneling money to President George W. Bush’s 2004 reelection campaign. In an appearance in federal court, rare coin dealer Tom Noe admitted to three counts of violating campaign finance laws. He wrote checks to two dozen Republican supporters so they could attend a $2,000-a-plate Bush fund-raising dinner held in the state capital of Columbus on October 30, 2003. (AP)
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