DEBT WATCH: Five days left for Bill Sali to pay off his $125,673 bill

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By John Foster - September 26, 2008

The next Federal Election Commission campaign finance deadline is the end of the day on September 30, and Idahoans are wondering: Will Bill Sali pay what he owes?

Sali’s financial troubles are well documented. He’s more than $125,000 in arrears from his 2006 Congressional campaign, and his top consultant insists that Sali pay cash up-front.

Sali’s spokesman has also misrepresented Sali’s debt to the press. When Sali’s campaign finance reports were late and withheld from public scrutiny, Sali’s spokesman first claimed that Sali had paid off half the…

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Bill Sali voted against measures to deal with housing crisis

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By John Foster - September 26, 2008

Sali doesn’t understand economic crisis
Friday, September 26, 2008
For immediate release

The Minnick for Congress campaign yesterday called attention to Bill Sali’s embarrassing absence from an oversight hearing on CEO pay and the mortgage industry.

Sali’s ineffectiveness as a Congressman became even more apparent today as the Minnick campaign released details of Sali’s consistent votes against assistance, enforcement and oversight of the mortgage industry.

“This list of votes confirms what Bill Sali’s tortured and shifting statements…

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Oversight: Where was Bill?

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By John Foster - September 25, 2008

For immediate release

In a recent news report, Bill Sali is quoted saying the current economic crisis is “mind boggling” to him. Sali had the chance to be much more informed on the situation back in March, but didn’t show up for work.

Sali is a member of the House Oversight Committee. On March 7, the committee held a hearing titled “CEO Pay and the Mortgage Crisis.” According to a transcript, the reason for the hearing was to investigate “compensation of executives who preside over billion dollar losses.”

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House leadership, president fail Idaho

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By John Foster - September 24, 2008

For immediate release

Walt Minnick today issued a statement on the decision by House Democratic leaders to kill a “Secure Rural School” funding measure critical to Idaho’s rural communities. The president had threatened to veto the measure.

“Once again, Idaho has been caught up in the broken system of Washington’s partisan politics. Idaho counties and schools deserved to have the House do what we saw in the Senate yesterday: Two sides working together on a compromise solution. The failure to do that and find a way to pay for this critical…

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Non-partisan political analyst again upgrades likelihood of Minnick victory

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By John Foster - September 18, 2008

For immediate release

For the second time this year, the Cook Political Report changed its rating in the Idaho First Congressional District race between Walt Minnick and incumbent Bill Sali, and again upgraded Minnick’s chances for victory. Cook last upgraded the race in July.

The Cook Political Report is a non-partisan reporting and analysis publication that offers independent ratings on Congressional races around the country. Click here to see a chart of races around the country. Here’s what the Cook Report had to say about Idaho:…

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