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Algorem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 07:30 PM
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Boehner's Luck:Have Ohio congressmen found new way to line pockets?
Edited on Wed Jun-21-06 07:40 PM by Algorem
http://www.clevescene.com/Issues/current/topstories/secondpunch.html

Second Punch: Boehner's Luck
Have Ohio's congressmen found a new way to line their pockets?

By Second Punch
Article Published Jun 21, 2006

...His spokesman claims it was pure luck. Boehner supposedly stopped in at the casino to use the bathroom. While waiting for an aide, he "decided put a couple of bucks in the slots" and hit the jackpot...

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Boehner received $32,500 in campaign contributions from Indian tribes represented by Abramoff. And Boehner's PAC, the Freedom Project, received $31,500 from four Abramoff tribal clients, according to The Washington Post.

...The run of luck was suspiciously similar to that of another Ohio congressman, Bob Ney (R-Soon to be Making License Plates at a Federal Pen Near You).

In 2004, Ney reported winning $34,000 at a London casino. His spokesman claimed he put down $100 on a three-card draw game, let it ride on a long shot, and hit the jackpot...

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Exultant Democracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 07:46 PM
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1. What a bum.
When is enough enough?
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skids Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 07:53 PM
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2. Must have been a diebold slot machine. n/t
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