"Torricelli note" plays part in voiding Stevens conviction

Notes from federal prosecutors about a reference to New Jersey Senator Robert G. Torricelli are part of the evidence federal authorities say should be used to void last year's corruption conviction of Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska.

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If We Must Get Obama, At Least We’d Get a Grownup in Biden

By Jamie Weinstein/So Barack Obama's man with the plan is jabbering Joe Biden. But before we get to him, I want to talk about the 2002 New Jersey Senate race. One of my all time favorite campaign ads was run during that race. The contest started out as one between Republican Doug Forrester and Democratic incumbent Robert Torricelli.

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Ex-Senator Uses Campaign Donations For Lobbying.

When he was last running for the United States Senate from New Jersey in 2002, Robert G. Torricelli collected donations from thousands of people who apparently wanted to see him re-elected. They might be surprised to see how he spent a portion of their money.

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Ex-SenatorTorricelli (D-NJ) Uses Campaign Money to Influence Others

Since he left Congress, Robert G. Torricelli has spent at least $65,000 of his campaign money on politicians or organizations that had influence over his business interests. How ridiculous. Shouldn't there be laws against politicians working as lobbyists after their political careers are done??

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