The Associated Press reported Friday, Dec. 2nd that Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
is under investigation for corruption. The Des Moines Register has yet to
report the incident:The Justice Department is examining the proximity of
donations to congressional action as part of its investigation of
Abramoff's activities. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee, while
investigating allegations that Abramoff cheated the tribes out of tens of
millions of dollars, has steered clear of examining specific members of
Congress.The letters to the Interior Department and National Indian Gaming
Commission between June and November 2003 came as Harkin's campaign and
political action committee harvested donations from Smith* and Greenberg
Traurig tribal clients.Harkin twice used Abramoff's skybox for fundraisers
— once in 2002 and again in 2003 — without reimbursing.