Reply #56: Atrios has more regarding the related stories.

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Reconstruct This

So, the guy who oversees federal contracts gets arrested. Turns out he's a good buddy of Jack "Love Me Some Tom DeLay" Abramoff. As he was on the job through last week he must've had a hand in setting the Katrina procurement procedures, including allowing people to go ahead and charge up to $250,000 at a time on their credit cards. He's also, well, another hack with http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_09_18.php#006579">no experience in his field.

Mr. Safavian's wife? Oh, that's Jennifer Safavian. Her job? Chief counsel on oversight and investigations on the House Government Reform Committee.

Their latest job? Heading up the sham Katrina investigation...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24738-2005Jan20.html">Here's fairly recent article on Safavian which someone should start poking through. Note the headline on the Bush Administration Post Article.

http://atrios.blogspot.com/2005_09_18_atrios_archive.html#112717410691516492