{"id":772,"date":"2006-05-25T06:51:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-25T06:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/05\/the-problem-with-the-media.html"},"modified":"2006-05-25T06:51:00","modified_gmt":"2006-05-25T06:51:00","slug":"the-problem-with-the-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/05\/the-problem-with-the-media.html","title":{"rendered":"The Problem with the Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ABC <a href=\"http:\/\/today.reuters.com\/news\/newsarticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&amp;storyid=2006-05-24T232103Z_01_N24342688_RTRUKOC_0_US-CONGRESS-ETHICS-HASTERT.xml&amp;src=rss&amp;rpc=22\">reports<\/a> that Hastert is under investigation:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert, is under investigation by the FBI, which is probing corruption in Congress, ABC News reported on Wednesday.<br \/>\nABC, citing high level Justice Department sources, said information implicating Hastert was developed from convicted lobbyists who are now cooperating with the government.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But the Justice depart <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/wireStory?id=2001422\">says<\/a> no:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Justice Department denied a news report Wednesday that it was investigating House Speaker Dennis Hastert.<br \/>\nThe statement by department spokeswoman Tasia Scolinos came in response to a report by ABC News that Hastert was under investigation by the FBI to determine his role in a public corruption probe centered around convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nHastert&#8217;s office later issued a statement calling the ABC report &#8220;absolutely untrue&#8221; and demanding a full retraction. ABC had no immediate comment.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Justice department or ABC News, which do we believe?  Hmmmm&#8230;<br \/>\n(Link via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drudgereport.com\/\">Drudge Report<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC reports that Hastert is under investigation: The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert, is under investigation by the FBI, which is probing corruption in Congress, ABC News reported on Wednesday. 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