A prominent rabbi agreed to fabricate awards so a Republican Jewish lobbyist could secure membership in an exclusive club. The revelation was a lighter moment in a Senate hearing Wednesday on allegations that lobbyist Jack Abramoff created front groups to launder money from Indian tribal clients to spend on himself and his preferred charities, including a “sniper school” for West Bank settlers.
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