Land Deal Gives Hastert 300% Profit

Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) realized an estimated $2 million dollar profit last year on an Illinois land deal that included acreage near a future interstate highway Hastert...

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June 16, 2006 in Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert | Permalink | User Comments (73)

Hastert: Letter Just a Coincidence

ABC News' story about Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert set off a wave of reaction from Chicago talk radio to the wells of the Capitol. There it seems to have added fuel to the fire...

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May 25, 2006 in Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert | Permalink | User Comments (45)

Hastert: Timing of Letter and Fund-Raiser Just a Coincidence

Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert said today that is was "a coincidence" that convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff held a fund-raiser for Hastert the week Hastert sent a letter to the Secretary of Interior that benefited...

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May 25, 2006 in Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert | Permalink | User Comments (21)

Second DOJ Statement after Midnight

Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty, "With regard to reports suggesting that the Speaker of the House is under investigation or 'in the mix,' as stated by ABC News, I reconfirm, as stated by the Department earlier this evening, that these reports are untrue."

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May 25, 2006 in Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert | Permalink | User Comments (50)

ABC News Update on Hastert Story

Richard Esposito and Rhonda Schwartz contributed to this report. Despite a flat denial from the Department of Justice, federal law enforcement sources tonight said ABC News accurately reported that Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert is "in the mix" in the FBI investigation of corruption in Congress.

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May 24, 2006 in Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert | Permalink | User Comments (252)

DOJ Statement

STATEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON, D.C. "Speaker Hastert is not under investigation by the Justice Department."

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May 24, 2006 in Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert | Permalink | User Comments (16)

Officials: Hastert "In the Mix" of Congressional Bribery Investigation

Federal officials say the Congressional bribery investigation now includes Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, based on information from convicted lobbyists who are now cooperating with the government...

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May 24, 2006 in Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert | Permalink | User Comments (184)

Hastert: No. 1 Recipient of Abramoff Money

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, House Speaker Dennis Hastert is the No.1 individual recipient of money from Abramoff and his clients, with a total of $68,300 contributed ...

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May 24, 2006 in Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert | Permalink | User Comments (28)