Just how close was the relationship between the White House and disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff? The Bush Administration again faced questions about those ties after an e-mail Abramoff sent a journalist friend surfaced last week in which Abramoff wrote that he had met President Bush almost a dozen times over the past five years, and…
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Abramoff, Rove Shared Assistant
Jack Abramoff had an inside assistant hired to work for Karl Rove in the White House, according to Rolling Stone magazine. In 2001, Rove needed someone to help oversee the “strategic planning, political affairs, public liaison, and intergovernmental affairs efforts of the White House.” On Abramoff’s recommendation, he hired Susan Ralston, who performed similar duties…
