Signed the same letter. Abramoff hired Doolittle's former chief of staff and hired his wife, Julia Doolittle, to organize a fundraising event for an Abramoff charity. Doolittle frequently used Abramoff's skybox at a local sports arena for fundraising.
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House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.)
Wrote another letter to the administration opposing the Louisiana casino bid, a week after holding a fundraiser at Abramoff's restaurant where he collected at least $21,500 from Abramoff's firm and tribal clients.
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Rep. Richard W. Pombo (R-Tracy)
Received $40,000 from Abramoff, an associate and a client, a Massachusetts Indian tribe. Pombo championed the tribe's effort to get official recognition from the Interior Department to qualify for a raft of federal benefits.
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Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)
Also backed the Mashpees' recognition request, and received $67,000 from Indian clients of Abramoff. Also used a skybox operated by Abramoff.
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Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach)
Received $12,500 from Abramoff. Often dined free at his Washington restaurant. A college friend, Rohrabacher turned up as a personal reference on Abramoff's application for a $60-million loan.
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Source: Times reporting
