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"A Swashbuckling Spectacle of Corruption" - Bill
Moyers Investigates Abramoff Lobbying Scandal
"A Swashbuckling Spectacle of Corruption"
- Bill Moyers Investigates Abramoff Lobbying Scandal
Veteran journalist Bill Moyers examines the Jack Abramoff
lobbying scandal in detail in the new PBS documentary, "Capitol
Crimes." Moyers untangles thousands of emails, documents
and facts to reveals the web of relationships, secret deals
and political manipulation that went on between some of the
most powerful men in Washington D.C. Moyers says, "The
men who came to Washington in the 1980's to lead the conservative
revolution wound up running a racket. Abramoff was their outside
man, outside the White House, outside the infrastructure but
he was very welcome inside the government. [Abramoff had]
very good ties with Karl Rove, Ralph Reed, Grover Norquist
of Americans for Tax Reform - it was all part of an apparatus
that was designed to launder money." [includes rush
transcript]
The fallout continues from the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.
A new bi-partisan House report released on Friday details
extensive lobbying contacts between convicted lobbyist Abramoff
and the Bush White House. Investigators found that between
January 2001 and March 2004, Abramoff and his associates had
more than 400 contacts with White House officials. The committee
conducting the investigation noted that the records showed
"an unusually detailed glimpse into a sordid subculture
of fraud and attempted influence peddling."
"Capitol Crimes,"
a new documentary by veteran journalist Bill Moyers examines
the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal in detail and reveals the
web of relationships, secret deals and political manipulation
that went on between some of the most powerful men in Washington
D.C. Moyers and his team untangle thousands of emails, documents
and facts to report on what he calls a "swashbuckling
spectacle of corruption." The report airs on Wednesday
night on PBS.
- Bill Moyers, was the host of the PBS show "NOW with
Bill Moyers" for three years. He was one of the organizers
of the Peace Corps, a spokesperson for Lyndon Johnson, a
publisher of Newsday, senior correspondent for CBS News
and a producer of many groundbreaking series on public television.
He is the winner of more than 30 Emmy Awards and the author
three best-selling books. His new three-part investigative
series, Moyers on America,
debuts on PBS this Wedensday.
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