Indianapolis Star

01/17/06

House Speaker Dennis Hastert urged new restrictions on gifts from lobbyists Tuesday, responding to a scandal that already has claimed two Republican leaders and raised GOP fears about this year's elections. Hastert, confronting a political crisis spawned by the Jack Abramoff scandal, promoted legislation that would end the practices of lobbyists footing the bill for lunches or arranging lavish 'fact-finding' trips for members of Congress to warm-weather resorts...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp