The Online NewsHour: Washington Corruption Probe


	The January 2006 plea deal between the Justice Department and Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff made public for the first time a widespread investigation into possible corruption among lawmakers, other government officials and key lobbyists. The investigation also launched efforts in Congress to revamp lobbying rules.

Former Interior Official J. Steven Griles

March 23, 2007
Former Interior Department Official Pleads Guilty
Former Deputy Interior Secretary J. Steven Griles pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice Friday for trying to conceal the nature of his relationship with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. His plea makes Griles the highest-ranking Bush administration official to be convicted in the scandal surrounding Abramoff.

Congress Watcher Answers Questions About Probe

Washington Scandals Tracked Through the Years

For Students and Teachers: Glossary of Lobbying Terms


	Norman Ornstein, a congressional scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, answers questions about the congressional corruption investigation and its political implications.


	The investigation into lobbyist Jack Abramoff and others is the latest in a series of Washington corruption scandals that have rocked the nation's capital.


	Learn about different types of lobbying, interest groups and other terminology used in discussions about the federal investigation into potential corruption with this glossary.

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