2008-06-30T00:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/blog/300069 tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-30:/commentary/2414593 2008-06-30T00:00:00Z The Conservative View Langston pleaded guilty to trying to influence DeLaughter in an asbestos lawsuit fee case by promising that Scruggs could help DeLaughter get appointed to a federal judgeship with the help of Republican former US Sen. Trent Lott ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theconservativeview.net/northeast-mississippi-daily-journal-editorial-i-can-agree-with">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-30:/commentary/2414592 2008-06-30T00:00:00Z Kentucky.com: Business Trent Lott belonged to a barbershop quartet called The Singing Senators and Chet Lott sings, writes music and has produced two CDs with Pennington. One brought in more than $125000 for Hurricane Katrina relief in the Lott family&#39;s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kentucky.com/106/story/447662.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-29:/commentary/2414594 2008-06-29T00:00:00Z These Things Take Time Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott&#39;s house -- he&#39;s lost his entire house -- there&#39;s going to be a fantastic house. And I&#39;m looking forward to sitting on the porch.&quot; (Laughter) --touring hurricane damage, Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://riotgrrrl6161.blogspot.com/2008/06/only-couple-more-months.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-29:/commentary/2405564 2008-06-29T00:00:00Z Which against all logic leads to Poehler&#39;s... Is this true about Trent Lott. As you suggested here, the president can now try to cement the relationship with the right with this with the next nominee. He thought that would be very funny to try that one again. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://read100.com/showbigthat/2008/06/29/lung-cancer-premium-cigars-nicorette-inhaler-canada-smoke-filters-cigarette-smoke/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-29:/commentary/2405563 2008-06-29T00:00:00Z infotainment rules McCain, on the other hand, is the party scold — “sort of tilting at windmills” and putting a “guilt trip on the rest of us because we know he’s right,” said former Senate majority leader Trent Lott. Plus there’s this, ind<br /><br /><a href="http://how-infotaining.com/2008/06/29/digging-beneath-the-surface/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-29:/commentary/2405562 2008-06-29T00:00:00Z Expose Corrupt Courts Scruggs, whose brother-in-law is former US Sen. Trent Lott, moved his home and his practice from the Gulf Coast to Oxford about three years ago. He invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in renovations to his office over looking the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://exposecorruptcourts.blogspot.com/2008/06/federal-judge-justice-system-made-you.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-29:/commentary/2403338 2008-06-29T00:00:00Z New Articles According to Trent Lott, Lawmage and Ray, he committed an impeachable offense by that lie. I think Chief Justice Rehnquist realized just how much of a farce it all was when he added to the theatricality by designing his own robes for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/273754/Re_Constitutional_quot_Coup_d_#Post273754">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-28:/commentary/2397427 2008-06-28T05:46:10Z The Blog - The Huffington Post OXFORD, Miss. — Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, who became one of the wealthiest civil lawsuit attorneys in the country by taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to bribe a judge. Scru<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/27/dickie-scruggs-gets-5-yea_n_109731.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-28:/commentary/2405565 2008-06-28T00:00:00Z folo How I’d love it if some reporter/photographer could have snagged Tim Balducci’s, Steve Patterson’s, Joey Langston’s, Ed Peters’, Bobby DeLaughter’s, PL Blake’s, Trent Lott’s, and a few others’ reactions as they <br /><br /><a href="http://www.folo.us/2008/06/28/selected-reactions-to-dickies-sentencing/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-28:/commentary/2403341 2008-06-28T00:00:00Z Daylife - Topstories - Business ... prison for conspiring to bribe a judge. Mr. Scruggs, 62, who go. 6 hours ago from TimesDaily.com - PLUS 4 other articles. Connections: Hurricane Katrina State Farm Insurance US Republican Party US Democratic Party Trent Lott More..<br /><br /><a href="http://www.daylife.com/story/04h930z9fS49e">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-28:/commentary/2403339 2008-06-28T00:00:00Z Yall Politics His brother-in-law is Trent Lott, the former Republican senator, and he counts among his friends Representative Gene Taylor of Mississippi, a Democrat. Friends and colleagues called Mr. Scruggs a charming man who dressed impeccably. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/additional_scruggs_news_roundup/#When:14:01:00Z">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-28:/commentary/2401750 2008-06-28T00:00:00Z Patriots of Troy Morris, a former political adviser to Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and President Bill Clinton, is the author of “Outrage.” To get all of Dick Morris’s and Eileen McGann’s columns for free by email, go to www.dickmorris.com. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://patriotsoftroy.blogspot.com/2008/06/beyond-existential-level.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-28:/commentary/2399661 2008-06-28T00:00:00Z VICKSBURG SPEAKS He allegedly promised the judge a federal appointment through influence with his brother in law, then Senator Trent Lott. Given the magnitude of Scrugg’s guilt, and the immense amount of money he made through litigation, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://vicksburgspeaks.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/5-years-for-richard-scruggs-%E2%80%93-is-the-sentence-fair/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2397428 2008-06-27T23:17:41Z Role Model Lawyers The thing that bothers me about this case is that I suspect it's the tip of an iceberg. Something must have made these people think that judges could be bribed. The sentencing judge noted that Scruggs picked the wrong judge to try to bribe. But how many ti<br /><br /><a href="http://rolemodellawyers.blogspot.com/2008/06/insider-lawyer-sentenced-to-five-years.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2397429 2008-06-27T21:43:42Z Phunk & Wagnalls Links to this post Again, per FOLO. Lotus writes: As of yore, Alyssa Schnugg and the Eagle give us permission to publish the following: I hope that give us permission, too! Powerful attorney almost collapses during sentencing By Alyssa Schnugg<br /><br /><a href="http://www.phunkandwagnalls.net/2008/06/alyssa-covers-sentencing.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2397430 2008-06-27T21:17:08Z Hansclara’s Weblog She’s up to, boy’s chaffing barely sufficient, if not doggone the article, nisus move elect now subliminal self? En route to unlock, Al Franken is operating his audio-frequency pointing punt residence so Minnesota en route to pursue dispatchful for g<br /><br /><a href="http://hansclara.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/legislator-franken/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2397432 2008-06-27T20:28:02Z All Wheel News By HOLBROOK MOHR, Associated Press Writer OXFORD, Miss. - Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, who became one of the wealthiest civil lawsuit attorneys in the country by taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced Friday to five years in <br /><br /><a href="http://www.allwheeljunkies.com/awnews/?p=96">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2397434 2008-06-27T13:01:23Z taxfreesee.net Holbrook Mohr, The Associated Press June 27, 2008 - 9:48 a.m. JACKSON, Miss. - Richard (Dickie) ... not respond to messages. Scruggs, the brother-in-law of former U.S. <strong class="keyword">Sen</strong>. <strong class="keyword">Trent</strong> <stron<br /><br /><a href="http://taxfreesee.net/news/5477">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2397435 2008-06-27T11:44:41Z THE INFLUENTIALIST The Nickles Group, led by former <strong class="keyword">Sen</strong>. Don Nickles (R-Okla.), could be the next prominent all-Republican firm to go bipartisan ... -<strong class="keyword">Lott</strong> Leadership Group with retiring <strong class="keyw<br /><br /><a href="http://influentialist.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/legal-times-is-the-nickles-group-thinking-blue/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2397436 2008-06-27T09:25:30Z Michael Thurmond Michael Thurmond <!-- VID START --> <div style=padding:52px 0 0 40p. Michael Thurmond These are the same people who market Michael Thurmond's Six Week Body Makeover program. (I haven't tried that, but I met a woman at the gym who has been using it and say<br /><br /><a href="http://michael-thurmond.blogspot.com/2008/06/michael-thurmond_27.html">Go to article</a>