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Panel Details Abramoff Spending of Tribal Funds

Congressional investigators detail how lobbyists Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon collected and spent tens of millions of dollars from Indian tribes they represented. An Abramoff spokesman said the tribes gained "immense benefits" from the work.

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Peter Overby has covered Washington power, money, and influence since a foresighted NPR editor created the beat in 1994.