[news] Lobbyist Sought $9 Million to Set Bush Meeting

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By PHILIP SHENON | The New York Times | Nov 10, 2005

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 - The lobbyist Jack Abramoff asked for $9 million in 2003 from the president of a West African nation to arrange a meeting with President Bush and directed his fees to a Maryland company now under federal scrutiny, according to newly disclosed documents.

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