"Tom Davis' wife mining contractor email list for donations":
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/11/2/85514/3925You heard it here first, though:
"Breaking in VA: GOP Rep. Tom Davis' Wife Shakes Down Fed Contractors in State Race":
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2185629&mesg_id=2185629My understanding is that copies of the e-mails in question are being provided to Waxman's staff and the House ethics committee staff this coming week. The Davises reportedly were not very careful to cover their tracks to conceal how they got the list (and Bush political appointees could be implicated for providing the list for fundraising purposes, to boot):
http://www.ccr.gov/data.aspxOnly authorized Federal Government procurement officials are supposed to gain access to the mine-able lists.
- Dave