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The blogosphere is buzzing with the news that Denny Hastert is under investigation. ABC News reports:

Federal officials say the Congressional bribery investigation now includes Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, based on information from convicted lobbyists who are now cooperating with the government.

Part of the investigation involves a letter Hastert wrote three years ago, urging the Secretary of the Interior to block a casino on an Indian reservation that would have competed with other tribes.

I thought that you might be interested in seeing the actual letter that Hastert wrote that is at the center of the investigation. MB is the go to person on all things involving Abramoff and/or his relationship to the Indian tribes. Unfortunately, MB is busy trying to draft Al Gore to run for President and is not posting here. I asked if she could locate the Hastert letter in her files. Sure enough, five minutes, later the documents arrived in my in box.

The Hastert letter is also signed by Tom DeLay, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor. Here is the Hastert letter: Link

MB tells me that there is a similar letter signed by Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio). Price's staffer Jessica Incitto was married to Todd Boulanger who worked for Team Ambraoff. The Pryce Letter is the second set on this page.