Jail time for lobbyist, Vulnerable to terrorism

Disgraced lobbyist sentenced

Jack Abramoff, the Washington super-lobbyist who once boasted of his close ties to the Bush White House, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a wide-ranging corruption scandal. Prosecutors and defense attorneys requested a lighter sentence, citing Abramoff’s cooperation in several corruption cases. But U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Huvelle rebuffed those pleas, saying that Abramoff had “corrupted the political process.”

Terror threat report

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Seven years after the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. remains “dangerously vulnerable” to chemical, biological, and nuclear terrorism, according to new report from the bipartisan Partnership for a Secure America. The report said the U.S. had fallen behind in efforts to reduce access to nuclear technology and combat bioterrorism. The Bush administration disputed the bipartisan group’s conclusions.