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Free Speech Radio News lineup - Tuesday, January 03, 2006

ABRAMOFF PLEADS GUILTY Washington lobbyist, Jack Abramoff, plead guilty today to charges of conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion. Ingrid Drake has more from Washington DC. Charges against Abramoff include offering money, meals, and trips to public officials in exchange for favorable treatment for Abramoff's clients, as well as enlisting former congressional aides to illegally lobby their bosses within a one-year window of employment. Federal prosecutors also charge Abramoff and his business partner Michael Scanlon for defrauding Indian tribes of approximately $82 million in lobbying funds for gam…