Abramoff to clear Delay? 
The source is Bob Novak, so take this with a HUGE grain of salt:
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has advised friends that he has no derogatory information about former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and is not implicating him as part of his plea bargain with federal prosecutors.Abramoff's guilty plea on fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy charges requires him to provide evidence about members of Congress. That led to speculation that this would mean trouble for DeLay, who faces money laundering and conspiracy charges in Texas.
However, Abramoff has not given a clean bill of health to any other congressman -- including Rep. Robert Ney, who has stepped down as chairman of the House Administration Committee. Ney was the only member of Congress named in court papers connected with Abramoff's guilty plea Jan. 4.
Novak has long been close to Delay, and has generally given the "Hammer" good press. This could be a desparate attempt by a Delay flack to save Delay's reputation, or to put an innocuous spin on whatever comes out eventually from Abramoff about Delay. On the other hand, this could be a sign that Delay will emerge bloodied but not mortally wounded from Abramoff-gate.
We'll have to wait and see.
KEYWORDS: Jack Abramoff, Tom Delay
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