THE ABRAMOFF SCANDAL

(Via HuffingtonPost)

I haven't followed this very closely, in part because there's so much that is wrong with this Administration, but Bloomberg News has a good summary of the key players and actions. Here are some excerpts:

Abramoff Probe May Threaten Leading Republicans as It Expands
By Jonathan D. Salant

Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The widening investigation of lobbyist Jack Abramoff is moving beyond the confines of tawdry influence-peddling to threaten leading figures in the Republican hierarchy that dominates Washington.

This week's arrest of David Safavian, the former head of procurement at the Office of Management and Budget, in connection with a land deal involving Abramoff brings the probe to the White House for the first time.

Safavian once worked with Abramoff at one lobbying firm and was a partner of Grover Norquist, a national Republican strategist with close ties to the White House, at another.