Reply #22: Glad he brought up her name. She seems every bit as cheesy as her collegues.

[Judi Lynn]

Took a quick run to google for a quick look:


Italia Fererici

Campbell denies relationship with Italia Federici
Friday, November 18, 2005

Ben Nighthorse Campbell did not have a "close relationship" with Italia Federici, a spokesperson for the retired senator told The Denver Post.

At the Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, Federici said she had a "very close relationship" with Campbell. She said he helped generate publicity for the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy, a GOP group that she runs.

Federici raised her ties to Campbell in an attempt to explain why she wasn't surprised that CREA received hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations from tribes. She said Native Americans, as a people, are very generous and have a strong connection to the environment, the focus of her organization.

Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), the committee chairman, and Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), the vice chairman, didn't buy her testimony. They repeatedly accused her of using CREA to gain access to the Interior Department on behalf of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff's former tribal clients.
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http://www.indianz.com/News/2005/011344.asp