abramoff was involved. >> abramoff when he came out went to his lectern and i said how much money did you see her away? $20 million. by the way it's not in his book but abramoff after he got out he spent $20 million. >> and to what purpose into wet and? this man has been in jail and out of jail. >> wrote about it in the book. >> hears the purpose. one, it's about gambling because the amounts of money. siegelman walked in the door through the lottery and the casino owners were the ones who pay the $20 million. the other thing was the judge, the second judge, fuller he secretly honored defense contracts. the bush administration gave that company which has held $300 million in contracts and nobody knew about it. this cost the military industrial complex and the judge who own 44% of the company. 300 million in contracts and nobody knew about it. >> we will have your book signing. >> no, no. >> i don't know. it's not like i had some desire to have some desire to write about it. i just found it very fascinating when i looked at the facts of the issue of what on earth happened? and then of c

but i watched jack abramoff on 60 minutes. and i could feel some empathy as he was having been in prison. beyond that i just wondered where he was going in his version of history. and i said, okay, i got the short end of that. but i sat there and i said, i want to tell my end of the, including speaker boehner and i want to make it more than that. i live in ohio, i'm in the district and i get asked, what have you. and it tells a very complicated story including here i go. i had my parts and there were other parts to it as well. it was sort of way that i put together the outcome of swords. also in the book, very important to me, and i want to mention us. i sent that deal to the white house and they chose to ignore it. they recently made it legitimate. and i want to talk about how it's important for us. the other part is how i was a lawmaker and i became a law breaker. and then it was a very challenging situation. i met in the financing committee, and they said remove handcuffs from the man. and he did. and he came out and testif

when i saw it i watched jack abramoff and i did this to myself, period. so we don't sit here saying he made me have dinner or i made those decisions. but i've watched him on at 60 minutes and then i have some empathy for anybody that's done time but beyond that i just wondered where he was going in his version of history. then when i heard him say i got the short end of that stick. he raised not much. so i sat there in all seriousness and i thought i want to tell my end of it. i knew the headlines on this book about all i wanted to make it more than that. he's part of the story and i get asked constantly by the former constituents i live in ohio in the district, parts of the old district and i get asked all the time what happened to you? and this book tells a very complicated story. it's just not as easy as having some dinner going to scott lynndie and here i go. it's a complicated story where i have my part and some other parts to it. so the store my sort of put together exactly the outside influences that came in. i want to mention this where iran would

so i don't say he made to me but i made those decisions but i watch jack abramoff on 60 minutes that i felt some empathy he was in prison i feel empathy for anyone who has done time but beyond that i wondered where jack was going with his version of history. when i heard him say he is part of the story because i get caused oleaster still live ohio and i amassed all the time what happened to you? and this book tells a complicated story. it is not as easy as jack having dinners and here i go. it is a complicated story were i have my part then there are other parts so it is the perfect storm the way i put it together the outside influence to help with what i created in the crimes are committed. also the book is important to me i want to mention the dealing with iran and the opportunities that iran would have recognized israel and would have disbanded has the lot and recent bad deal to the white house to ignore it and maybe things would have been different. so i wanted to mention that on the international basis i was a part of that but the other part is about federal prison at i was a la

the rock abramoff ministration is reported to be rapidly losing media support in the wake of their say as he did for a surveillance condo that was there widely seen as a damage limitation exercise the u.s. justice department came out with a new reason for why it topping the phones of the hundred journalists claiming it was necessary to protect americans from dangerous information leaks but norman solomon from the media watch groups as it was all about teaching a lesson to whistleblowers that is really one of the last refuge of scoundrels when it comes to top leaders who want to turn off the tap of information reaching their own public that those leaders would rather the public be kept in the dark about and i think what we've seen with these revelations about the phone records of a.p. reporters is that this is a ministration which has already waged a larger war against more whistleblowers than any other in u.s. history has continued to push the envoy up and tried to have a chilling effect on not only journalists but the sources within the administration . now to some other news making h

jack abramoff and die and staff people with felonies. it didn't change anything. it might've made people feel more comfortable but it did not change things so i put that conclusion there and i and it's with a quote i really like basically to paraphrase it says you had a substance, i had an addiction and today there is another addiction and is to campaign contributions and they need an intervention. the public can do an intervention. a peaceful place can be made even better so i address a lot of issues and i hope it's not just looked at as one issue or attacking one person or something. i'm not a bitter person. i spent time with my granddaughter today. i get to go to india and i have a chapter on india and i get to do radio. i can tell people a story of what's going on in their government and it's important. the side of it is critical so i'm happy. i'm not a person that is unhappy and i'm angry and i want to get everybody but there are some things there i had to tell. i couldn't leave leave it out and it's going to cause some harbor and i understand that but you kn

jack abramoff and die and staff people with felonies.

in 2006, we investigated the office of jack abramoff to use tax-exempt to lobby. we investigated religious organizations. once the controversy clears, we investigate the root of this. neither the tax code or the complex regulations that govern provide clear standards for how much political organization a group can undertake. the code does not provide a clear definition of what qualifies for political activity. the statute provides one definition of 501(c)(4). the statute says earnings must be devoted to charitable, educational or recreational activities. on the other hand, it can be defined as primarily, as closely engaged in the common good of the people of the community. how does the irs justify a regulation that would weaken the standard from exclusively to primarily? these ambiguities may have contributed to be unacceptable steps we are examining here today. america expects irs to do its job. the irs cannot pick one group for closer examination and give others a free pass. it is what they did. as adlai stevenson said mama the success of our government -- said,