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100 1 _aStone, Peter H.,
_d1946-
245 1 0 _aHeist :
_bsuperlobbyist Jack Abramoff, his Republican allies, and the buying of Washington /
_cPeter H. Stone.
246 3 0 _aSuperlobbyist Jack Abramoff, his Republican allies, and the buying of Washington
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bFarrar, Straus and Giroux,
_c2006.
300 _a214 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [197]-199) and index.
505 0 _aDouble-dealing -- The birth of a lobbyist -- Miami vice -- The Indian casino empire -- The fix -- The influence machine -- Conduits are us -- Endgame -- The rules of the game.
520 _a"Before he took up lobbying, Jack Abramoff was an aspiring moviemaker who cowrote and produced Red Scorpion, a Cold War potboiler starring hulking Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren. It drew decidedly mixed reviews. Century Strategies, Ralph Reed's Georgia-based consulting firm, was paid close to 6 million dollars by two of Abramoff's casino-rich tribal clients. A little more than a third of the money was funneled through a "think tank" that Scanlon set up in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, a seaside getaway three hours from Washington. It was run with the help of a lifeguard and a yoga instructor. Six casino-rich Indian tribes paid an astonishing total of 82 million dollars to superlobbyish Jack Abramoff and public relations whiz Michael Scanlon. Abramoff and Scanlon devised a secret a kickback scheme-dubbed "Gimme five"-to split and pocket more than 40 million dollars of these tribal payments."--From source other than the Library of Congress
600 1 0 _aAbramoff, Jack.
650 0 _aLobbyists
_zWashington (D.C.)
_vBiography.
650 0 _aTiwa Indians
_zTexas
_zEl Paso
_xEconomic conditions.
650 0 _aTiwa Indians
_zTexas
_zEl Paso
_xGovernment relations.
650 0 _aCasinos
_zTexas
_zEl Paso.
650 0 _aPolitical corruption
_zTexas
_zEl Paso.
651 0 _aEl Paso (Tex.)
_xEconomic conditions.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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