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North Dakota Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan has returned $67,000 in political loot that came to him via sleazy Jack Abramoff. Posturing aside, will the gesture do Dorgan any good -- or merely draw attention to how easily he could be swayed? Reports the Washington Post: "Aides conceded that the senator did advocate for programs pushed by Abramoff's clients around the time he was accepting tens of thousands of dollars from associates and clients of the lobbyist."
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