Closing in on Grover.We mentioned in a recent issue that Grover Norquist Grover Glenn Norquist (born October 19, 1956) is an influential American conservative activist and lobbyist. He currently serves as president of anti-tax lobbying group Americans for Tax Reform. may be in hot water. The latest hint comes from the resignation of his pal Gale Norton Gale Ann Norton (born March 11, 1954) served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. She was the first woman to hold the position. , the Secretary of the Interior, which at least a few observers believe was motivated mo·ti·vate tr.v. mo·ti·vat·ed, mo·ti·vat·ing, mo·ti·vates To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel. mo by the fear that the Abramoff investigation could lead to her doorstep. But the big news is that an Abramoff client, Raul Garza of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, says he got his meeting with President Bush after "contributing" $25,000 to Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform Americans for Tax Reform is an interest group seeking to reduce the overall level of taxation in the United States, at the federal, state and local level. Its founder and president is Grover Norquist, an influential Republican lobbyist. at Abramoff's suggestion. That's a gun that's very close to smoking. |
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