GOP Quiet on Abramoff

By Tory Newmyer and Ben Pershing
Roll Call Staff

Aug. 15, 2005, 12 a.m.

With former GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff now indicted on federal wire- and mail-fraud charges, Republicans close to the once-powerful lobbyist are mostly laying low amid a harsh media spotlight, while a few reiterated their support.

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