Most Americans want Bush reveal lobbyist ties: poll - Yahoo! News

Most Americans want Bush reveal lobbyist ties: poll - Yahoo! News: "Sat Jan 28, 5:36 AM ET

POINT OF FACT NOTE - ABRAMOFF WAS ON THE BUSH TRANSITION TEAM.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three in four Americans want
President George W. Bush to disclose his aides' links with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a demand the White House has rejected so far, according to a poll published on Saturday.

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Abramoff pleaded guilty to fraud charges this month and agreed to help U.S. prosecutors in a corruption probe that has sparked calls for reform of the Washington practice of lobbying lawmakers with donations and favors to influence legislation.

At a White House news conference on Thursday, Bush said he did not know Abramoff and would not release photographs in which the two appeared together.

He said the release of the photographs would be used for 'pure political purposes' by Democrats.

The Washington Post said 76 percent of those surveyed said Bush should release lists of all meetings between his aides and Abramoff. Eighteen percent disagreed.

'Two in three Republicans joined with eight in 10 Democrats and political independents in favoring disclosure,' the paper said."