Happy New Year 2006 to Tom, Dennis, Bob, and all the gang. Love, Jack

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Then U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington in this September 28, 2005 file photo. An organization with close ties to Rep. DeLay was funded largely by corporations associated with former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing tax records and quoting former associates of the group. (Charles Dharapak/Files/Reuters)



Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, R-IL, seen here November 2005. Jack Abramoff, a Republican activist for 20 years and a generous donor to President George W. Bush's election and reelection campaigns, is accused of fraud in a criminal trial due to begin in Miami, Florida, on January 9. One top recipient was House Speaker Dennis Hastert(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)


U. S. Re. Bob Ney, R-Ohio speaks about election reform at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, in this Nov. 30, 2005 file photo. Ney of Ohio, a focus of the criminal investigation into Jack Abramoff's lobbying, says he's had no conversations with the Justice Department and believes its probe will clear him of any wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Jamie-Andrea Yanak/File)