ABRAMOFF INVESTIGATION: Sources conflict on Reid status:

[NVMojo]

"Senator Reid's office has not been contacted by the Justice Department at all."
TESSA HAFEN
spokeswoman for Sen. Harry Reid's office

WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is not focusing on Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada as part of an investigation of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a source close to the probe said Wednesday in challenging a published report.

The source, who requested anonymity, said the Justice Department is leading the investigation, which includes other agencies.

"But the Justice Department does not have a list of lawmakers who are being investigated," the source said.

The Washington Times reported Wednesday that Reid is on a "first tier" of five lawmakers who are the focus of a Justice Department probe of Abramoff.

The newspaper attributed its information to an unnamed source who is working with the Justice Department.

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http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jan-12-Thu-2006/news/5324874.html

[Teaser]

1. Why I love Reid:

He criticized the newspaper, which was founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon of the Unification Church.

"You have to really stretch things to call it a newspaper," Reid said.

[NVMojo]

5. he's handling it well, for sure ...

[Inland]

2. Same GOP plants hand out "info" on Reid.

Press duly prints as "issue".

Fuck it, bring it on, DOJ.

[wishlist]

3. Since when is right wing Washington Times a credible source anyway

Of course the Washington Times would spin the story by fabricating or embellishing to implicate Democrats in the Abramoff scandal. I am fed up with the unjustified credence given to right wing media sources.

[Hyernel]

4. Count on the right wing media to muddy this as much as they can.

[LynnTheDem]

6. WA Times is as accurate as Faux "We found em!" Moos

Zero credibility.