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Preston Gates

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Jack Abramoff, Ex-Preston Gates Super Lobbyist, Peddles His New Crook Book

    Bribery, call it.​You might remember Jack Abramoff, the D.C. super lobbyist who began his rise to the top with Seattle's Preston Gates Ellis (now K&L Gates) law and lobbying firm. Nailed by the feds as the key figure in last decade's Lobbygate scandal, he claimed his innocence all the way to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Tom DeLay, Jack Abramoff: The Hammer Faces Prison as Seattle Lobbyist Casino Jack Leaves It

    Casino Jack​As you may have read this week, the arrogant onetime Republican House whip Tom (The Hammer) DeLay is facing anywhere from probation to life in prison for his political money-laundering conviction. It's a historic case that reverberates from Texas to D.C. to Seattle. DeLay's conni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2008

    Obama's Seattle Ad

    Casino Jack​As you may have read this week, the arrogant onetime Republican House whip Tom (The Hammer) DeLay is facing anywhere from probation to life in prison for his political money-laundering conviction. It's a historic case that reverberates from Texas to D.C. to Seattle. DeLay's conni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2008

    Sen. Ted Indicted

    Casino Jack​As you may have read this week, the arrogant onetime Republican House whip Tom (The Hammer) DeLay is facing anywhere from probation to life in prison for his political money-laundering conviction. It's a historic case that reverberates from Texas to D.C. to Seattle. DeLay's conni ... More >>

  • News

    January 30, 2008

    Caucus Season: It's Our Turn

    Obama's got an office, Clinton's “grassroots,” and we may actually matter.

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2007

    Preston Gates, Cont.

    Obama's got an office, Clinton's “grassroots,” and we may actually matter.

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2007

    Jack is Back

    Obama's got an office, Clinton's “grassroots,” and we may actually matter.

  • News

    January 24, 2007

    All the President's Men

    Like the disgraced lobbyist himself, the latest Bush administration official to be fingered in the Abramoff scandal has strong Northwest ties.

  • News

    January 17, 2007

    All the President's Men

    Like the disgraced lobbyist himself, the latest Bush administration official to be fingered in the Abramoff scandal has strong Northwest ties.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2006

    Lobbygate Marches On

    Like the disgraced lobbyist himself, the latest Bush administration official to be fingered in the Abramoff scandal has strong Northwest ties.

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2006

    Lobbygate Tolls 7

    Like the disgraced lobbyist himself, the latest Bush administration official to be fingered in the Abramoff scandal has strong Northwest ties.

  • News

    March 22, 2006

    Million-Dollar Mayor

    His fund-raising is always in high gear. But whose isn't?

  • News

    January 11, 2006

    Lobbying Grenade

    Jack Abramoff's guilty plea harkens back to his days with Seattle-based Preston Gates Ellis.

  • News

    November 23, 2005

    City Hall, National Politics, Organized Labor

    Jack Abramoff's guilty plea harkens back to his days with Seattle-based Preston Gates Ellis.

  • News

    October 26, 2005

    Meet Mr. Valerie Plame

    With former Olympic Peninsula carpenter Joseph Wilson in town and news about to break in D.C., here's a rundown of blossoming GOP scandals and what he thinks.

  • News

    September 21, 2005

    National Politics, City Hall, State Politics, Transportation, Seattle School Board

    With former Olympic Peninsula carpenter Joseph Wilson in town and news about to break in D.C., here's a rundown of blossoming GOP scandals and what he thinks.

  • News

    August 24, 2005

    Seattle, Seventh Heaven

    For the religious right, that is.

  • News

    July 13, 2005

    Joel Horn's Blank Check

    With an affinity for control, the well-connected monorail executive helped steer Seattle's dream to the brink—and then quit.

  • News

    July 6, 2005

    Choctaw Cash

    A U.S. Senate investigation reveals new details on Jack Abramoff's Seattle ties.

  • News

    June 1, 2005

    A Bug in Windows GOP

    Microsoft is ending its relationship with choirboy-lobbyist Ralph Reed, but the company's ties to others in the seemingly infinite loop of the Republican lobbying scandal are deep—in D.C. and Seattle.

  • News

    May 11, 2005

    Meet the Lapin Brothers

    Rabbis Daniel and David both count superlobbyist Jack Abramoff as a friend, and both now are turning up in news coverage of the Tom DeLay scandal.

  • News

    April 6, 2005

    Following the Money

    The Seattle-based Preston Gates Ellis law firm is attracting more attention as the Tom DeLay investigations widen.

  • News

    February 23, 2005

    The Preston Gates Mates

    The venerable Seattle law firm launched key players in the Tom DeLay scandal.

  • News

    January 26, 2005

    Wenatchee Watch

    Republican Dino Rossi loses the opening round and precious time in litigation challenging the election of Gov. Christine Gregoire.

  • News

    January 12, 2005

    The Do-Over Campaign

    The Republicans are executing postelection strategy perfectly, and the Democrats and Gov. Christine Gregoire are failing to respond.

  • News

    December 1, 2004

    Top-Two Blues

    The people have spoken, but so what? The state's political parties prepare to challenge the voter-approved top-two primary.

  • News

    July 2, 2003

    Inside the Huddle

    An obstructed view of public partner Paul Allen's Seahawks Stadium finances.

  • Arts

    May 21, 2003

    Hot Campaigns

    The political addict's guide to real summer fun.

  • News

    April 2, 2003

    Whose Security?

    Local firms get in on the Homeland Act.

  • News

    January 1, 2003

    Slade's Slate

    Is it clean enough for the lobbyist and former senator to serve on the president's 9/11 commission? You decide.

  • News

    December 18, 2002

    Gorton Answers 9/11 Call

    The former senator says his big-time law practice won't be a conflict: 'I don't have a lot of clients.'

  • News

    September 2, 1998

    Hill of a deal

    Developer Wright Runstad gets the city's PacMed tower at a rock-bottom price.

  • News

    May 6, 1998

    King Street, easy street

    Developer John Finke cleans up again with another 'public-private partnership.'

  • News

    January 21, 1998

    Networking protocol

    Dealing with Washington, DC, Microsoft lends a whole new meaning to the word "network."

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