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Today's Denver Post contains the fourth in a series (most by Michael Riley) on former Congressman Bob Schaffer's prominent role in Jack Abramoff's strategy of defusing the US Government's interest in reforming the system of worker abuse and exploitation of women on a US protectorate, the Northern Marianas Islands.
What has so far received mostly passing mentions, and deserves thorough examination on its own, is the role played by Lou Sheldon's Traditional Values Coalition in this mess. The TVC is the most incendiary of extremist anti-gay organizations in DC, classified by the SPLC as a hate group. It's major contributions to public policy are opposing hate crimes legislation and helping Jack Abramoff kill anti-gambling legislation. Behind the curtain of snarling gay-baiting rhetoric, however, is the Sheldon family--a sophisticated huckster operation which uses its various shell organizations to make money for itself with red meat telemarketing and direct mail appeals.
There are always lots of ins-and-outs when it comes to an Abramoff scandal, and keeping all of the gory details straight is a complex task. Since a lot has unfolded over the past few days, I thought a roundup of recent coverage would be in order:
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