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Given that VECO Corp. has admitted that it bribed Republican politicians in Alaska, should other Republican politicians, including President Bush, untaint themselves by returning the campaign contributions that they accepted from VECO?

Since 1990, Anchorage-based VECO, its employees and their family members gave the state and national Republican parties, GOP congressional candidates and Bush slightly more than $1 million, according to an analysis by watchdog Center for Responsive Politics.

One of the VECO executives who entered a guilty plea to bribery, CEO Bill Allen, was the state financial co-chairman of Bush's 2000 campaign. Heckuva job there, Billy.

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    Oops, looks like Rove and Alberto (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by Freewill on Wed May 09, 2007 at 08:46:55 PM EST
    forgot to get rid of the Alaska U.S. Attorney.

    "Anchorage-based" (none / 0) (#2)
    by Lora on Wed May 09, 2007 at 10:01:14 PM EST
    Their website also lists an office in the UAE.