Abramoff Black Hole Swallows Another Rethuglican

A few days ago I discussed the possibility that Ronnie Earle and Patrick Fitzgerald were going to be nothing compared to the continuing saga of Jack Abramoff. Well via Josh Marshall we learn that ultra Bush supporter in the Senate, John Cornyn has been sucked into Abramoff's universe.

WASHINGTON -- Former Christian Coalition director Ralph Reed claimed in a 2001 e-mail to a lobbyist that he choreographed John Cornyn's efforts as Texas attorney general to shut down an East Texas Indian tribe's casino.

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Cornyn, now a Republican U.S. senator, had filed a lawsuit in 1999 to shut down the casino operated by the Tigua tribe in El Paso, saying it violated the state's limited gambling laws. In 2002, federal courts shuttered the Tiguas' casino and Cornyn used that ruling to shut down the Alabama-Coushattas' casino.

Cornyn, who has not been accused of any wrongdoing, has denied knowing Abramoff. He also has said he was unaware of Reed's work with Abramoff.

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