Jack Abramoff: External Links 2004

The following are external links for 2004 related to the main article Jack Abramoff.

Also see:
 * Jack Abramoff: External Links
 * Jack Abramoff: External Links 2005
 * Jack Abramoff: External Links 2006
 * Jack Abramoff: External Links 2007


 * Schmidt, Susan "A Jackpot From Indian Gaming Tribes - Lobbying, PR Firms Paid $45 Million Over 3 Years," The Washington Post, February 22, 2004. Front Page -- this quite possibly started the tidal wave.
 * Matthew Haggman and Dan Christensen, "Top Rainmaker Forced Out. As Controversy Brews Over Fees New York Lawyer," Miami Daily Business Review, March 4, 2004.
 * Ana Randelat, "Lobbyist for Choctaws exits firm; dealings to be probed. Transactions, conduct unacceptable, Abramoff's former company says," The Clarion-Ledger, March 4, 2004: "According to lobbying disclosure reports filed in the U.S. Senate, the Mississippi Band of Choctaws paid Abramoff more than $2.6 million in 2002 and 2003. But it's unclear what services the lobbyist provided the tribe, which owns and operates two profitable casinos in central Mississippi, the Silver Star and the Golden Moon."
 * Jim Snyder, "Jack Abramoff hits back at Greenberg Traurig," The Hill, March 4, 2004.
 * Peter H. Stone, "K Street Stumble," National Journal, March 27, 2004, reports on Abramoff's fall from grace.
 * "A Pioneer in Trouble," WhiteHouseForSale.org, March 29, 2004.
 * David D. Kirkpatrick and Philip Shenon, "Ralph Reed's Zeal for Lobbying Is Shaking His Political Faithful," New York Times, April 18, 2004.
 * Susan Schmidt, "Papers Show Tribe Paid to Try to Sway Bill," Washington Post, April 18, 2004: "A Texas Indian tribe desperate to reopen its shuttered gambling casino paid two Washington insiders $4.2 million to try to persuade Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) and Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) to slip crucial language into a bill, according to documents released at a congressional hearing yesterday."
 * Eric Fingerhut, "Eshkol teachers: We weren't paid full salaries for school year. Defunct school is considering claims, says Abramoff," Washington Jewish Week, July 15, 2004.
 * Jerry Reynolds, "Lobbying Money Raises Hard Questions for Tribes," Indian Country Today, April 21, 2004.
 * Susan Schmidt, "Ex-Lobbyist Is Focus of Widening Investigations," Washington Post, July 16, 2004, p. A19.
 * "Bush-Cheney campaign leader denies ties with Indian casinos," GamblingGates, September 2, 2004.
 * Susan Schmidt, "Insiders Worked Both Sides of Gaming Issue. E-mails Suggest Men Tried to Exploit Closure of Casino for Huge Fees From Tribe," Washington Post, September 26, 2004.
 * "After Paying Gambling Foes, Lobbyists Charged Tribe Millions," Gambling Magazine, September 27, 2004.
 * Editorial: "Tribal Trickery," Washington Post, September 28, 2004.
 * Susan Schmidt and Thomas B. Edsall, "Parties Bicker Amid Abramoff Inquiry. GOP Lawmakers Dispute Democrats' Talk of Damage to DeLay's Credibility," Washington Post, September 29, 2004.
 * Dick Meyer, "'Cesspool Of Greed' D.C-Style," CBS News, September 29, 2004.
 * Susan Schmidt, "Ex-Lobbyist Is Assailed at Hearing. Senators Say Pair Influenced Indian Tribes to Bilk Them," Washington Post, September 30, 2004.
 * Michael Janofsky, "Senate Opens Hearings on Lobbyists for Tribes," New York Times, September 30, 2004.
 * Kate Ackley and Andy Metzger, "In Plain Sight," Legal Times, October 5, 2004: "Jack Abramoff was Greenberg Traurig's biggest lobbyist. Was the firm fooled about his dealings, or did it just ignore them?."
 * "Republican scandal exposes scallywags," Indian Country, October 8, 2004.
 * "Who Is Jack Abramoff? College Republican, Manichaean," fugop.blogspot.com, October 13, 2004. Includes numerous excerpts from Nina J. Easton's Gang of Five.
 * Laurence A. Toenjes, "The Bush-DeLay-Indian Casinos Campaign Money Laundering Operation (Wampum ‘til they’re dead)," OpEd News, October 15, 2004. Includes extensive linkage plus diagram of "Funding and Influence Relationships."
 * Thomas B. Edsall, "Abramoff Allies Keeping Distance. Lobbyist Under Scrutiny for Dealings With Indian Tribes," Washington Post, November 8, 2004.
 * "Ex-Lobbyist's Assets Frozen", Washington Post, November 13, 2004.
 * Susan Schmidt, "Lobbyist, Firm Sued By Indians Over Fees. La. Tribe Alleges Negligence, Fraud", Washington Post, November 17, 2004.
 * Joe Kendall, "Indian Tribe Files $32 Million Lawsuit Against Lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Court Action Also Targets Greenberg Traurig Law Firm," legalpr.com, November 17, 2004.
 * Josephine Hearn, "Rep. Ney says he was 'duped' by Abramoff," The Hill, November 18, 2004.
 * Richard Rainey, "Dodd denies involvement with Abramoff, Scanlon," Boston University Newswire, November 18, 2004.
 * Lou Dubose, "K Street Croupiers: How Two of Tom DeLay's Players Beat the House at the Grand Coushatta Casino", Texas Observer, November 19, 2004.
 * "Investigating the Indian Gaming Scandal," PBS NOW with Bill Moyers, November 19, 2004.
 * jonnybutter, "Texas Hold 'Em; Texas Squeeze 'Em," Crush All Boxes! blogspot, November 20, 2004.
 * "'Operation Open Doors'", Editorial, Washington Post, December 3, 2004.
 * Andrew Ferguson, "A Lobbyist's Progress," Weekly Standard, v. 010, issue 14, December 20, 2004: "Jack Abramoff and the end of the Republican Revolution."
 * Mark Schmitt, "Was the 'Republican Revolution' Always a Scam? Or Did It Become One?," The Decembrist, December 23, 2004.
 * Susan Schmidt and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, "Tribal Money Linked to GOP Fundraising. Skybox Events Were Not Always Reported to FEC," Washington Post, December 26, 2004.
 * Jon Kamman, "Hayworth didn't report value of skybox gifts" (cache file), Arizona Republic, December 29, 2004: "U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth's campaign committee failed five times to disclose that a lobbyist or his Indian tribe clients provided sports skyboxes used by the Arizona congressman for political fund-raisers several years ago."