FBI raids Doolittle's Virginia home

Written by: Sheri Divers on Apr 19, 2007 5:00 PM EDT

The Doolittles did it:

WASHINGTON - The FBI raided the Virginia home of Rep. John Doolittle and his wife on Friday, executing a search warrant for materials related to Julie Doolittle's company, Sierra Dominion Financial Services.

The raid was believed to be in connection with the ongoing federal investigation of the political corruption scandal stirred by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a one-time Republican star who last year pleaded guilty to three felony charges of defrauding Indian tribes and corrupting political officials.

Abramoff had a close friendship with the Doolittles. The congressmen aided several of his clients and Julie Doolittle worked for the high-profile lobbyist.

And in other news, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testifies today at Senate hearing that 8 U.S. Attorneys were fired for reasons that were justifiable and not political - after lying about it for the past 5 months.

The Republican Culture of Corruption 2.0...

-Sheri Divers

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