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What a den of thieves!

$34,000:

The amount of federal  taxes that Secretary  of the Treasury Timothy  Geithner (D)  failed to pay during his employment at the 

International  Monetary  Fund despite receiving extra compensation and  explanatory  brochures that  described his tax liabilities.  

True:  http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/01/timothy_geithner_obamas_nomine.html 

$75,000:

The amount of money that the  head of the  powerful tax-writing committee,   Rep. Charlie  Rangel (D-NY), was forced to report 

on his taxes after the   discovery that he had not reported income from a   Dominican Republic  rental property. His excuses for the

failure started with  blaming his wife, then his  accountant and finally the fact that  he didn't speak Spanish. 

True http://www.nypost.com/seven/09102008/news/regionalnews/rangels_spanish_excuse_128444.htm 

$93,000:

The  INCREASE in the amount of petty cash  each of  our Congressional  representatives voted to give themselves in January 2009

during the height of an  economic  meltdown. That's a $40 + million INCREASE!  

http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/01/its-recession-congress-gives-lawmakers.html  See video here from Fox

$133,900:

The amount Fannie Mae "invested" in  Chris  Dodd (D-CT), head of the  powerful Senate Banking  Committee, presumably to repel 

oversight of the GSE prior  to  its meltdown. Said meltdown helped touch off the current economic crisis. In only a few years time,

Fannie also "invested" over $105,000 in then-Senator Barack Obama.  

True:  http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/07/top-senate-recipients-of-fanni.html 

$140,000:

The amount of back taxes and interest  that  Cabinet nominee Tom Daschle (D)  was forced to cough up  after the vetting process 

revealed significant, unexplained  tax liabilities. 

True:  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123335984751235247.html?mod=googlenews_wsj   Wall Street Journal

$356,000:

The approximate amount of  income and deductions that Tom Daschle (D) was forced to report  on his amended 2005 and 2007 tax returns

after being caught cheating on his taxes.  This includes $255,256 for  the use of a car  service, $83,333 in unreported income, and $14,963 in 

charitable contributions. 

True:  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123335984751235247.html?mod=googlenews_wsj  Wall Street Journal

$800,000:

The amount of  "sweetheart" mortgages  Senate Banking Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) received from Countrywide Financial,  the details

for which  he has  refused to release details despite months of  promises  to do so. Countrywide was  once the nation's largest mortgage

lender and linked to Government-Sponsored Entities like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Their meltdown precipitated the current financial crisis.

Just days ago in   Pennsylvania, Countrywide was  forced to pay $150,000,000 in mortgage assistance following "a state  investigation that  concluded

that Countrywide relaxed its underwriting standards to sell risky loans to consumers who did not understand  them and could not afford them." 

True:  http://rightvoices.com/2008/08/21/more-sweetheart-loan-details-on-senator-chris-dodd-d-ct-chairman-of-the-senate-committee-on-banking-housing-and-urban-affairs/ 

$1,000,000:

The  estimated amount of donations by  Denise Rich, wife of fugitive  Marc  Rich, to Democrat interests and the William J. Clinton  Foundation

in an  apparent quid pro quo deal that resulted in a  pardon  for Mr. Rich. The pardon  was reviewed and blessed by Obama Attorney General

and  then Deputy AG Eric Holder, despite numerous requests by government officials to  turn it down.  

True:  http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/20/nation/na-holder20 

$12,000,000:

The amount of TARP money provided  to community bank One United despite the  fact that it did not  qualify for funds, and was "under attack

from its regulators for allegations of poor lending practices and  executive-pay abuses."  It turns out that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), a key

contributor to the  Fannie Mae meltdown, just happens to be married to one of the bank's former directors.  

True:  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258284337504295.html  Wall Street Journal

$23,500,000:

The upper range of net worth Rep. Allan Mollohan (D-WV) accumulated in four years time according to The Washington Post through earmarks

of "tens of  millions of dollars to groups associated with his own business  partners." 

True:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/14/AR2006051401032.html  Washington Post

$2,000,000,000:

($2 billion) the  approximate amount of  money that House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-WI) is earmarking related to his son's lobbying

efforts. The son, Craig Obey, is "a top lobbyist for the nonprofit group" that would receive a roughly $2 billion  component of the "Stimulus" package.  

True:  http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/a_plan_for_stimulus_money_national_parks/C530/L37/ 

and this is a list of these related stories  http://search.yahoo.com/404handler?src=news&++++fr%3D404_news%26ref%3Dhttp://directorblue.blogspot.com/2009/01/obama-democrats-by-numbers.html&url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090129/ap_on_go_co/stimulus_national_parks_2 

$3,700,000,000:

($3.7 billion) not to be outdone, this is the estimated value of various  defense contracts awarded to a company controlled  by the husband of

Rep. Diane  Feinstein (D-CA).  Despite an obvious conflict-of-interest as "a member of the Military Construction Appropriations  subcommittee,

Sen. Feinstein voted for appropriations worth  billions to her husband's firms?."  

True:  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/22/MN310531.DTL 

$4,190,000,000:

($4.19 billion) the amount of money  in the  so-called "Stimulus" package devoted to fraudulent voter registration  ACORN group under the

auspices of "Community Stabilization Activities". ACORN is  currently the  subject of a  RICO suit in Ohio . 

True:  http://www.ocregister.com/articles/stimulus-economy-percent-2295331-bill-pelosi 

$1,646,000,000,000  ($1.646  trillion):

The approximate amount of annual   ; United  States exports endangered by the  "Stimulus" package, which provides a "Buy American" stricture.

According to international trade experts, a "US-EU trade war looms": which could result in a worldwide economic depression reminiscent of that

touched off by the  protectionist Smoot-Hawley Act. 

True:  http://www.asiaing.com/2008-national-export-strategy-the-new-global-main-street.html

and http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/01/022685.php 

Background:  Smmot-Hawley Act:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot-Hawley_Tariff_Act