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(Click for frequent words.) 58 quid pro quos 51 explicit quid pro 49 kickback 48 impropriety 48 undue influence 48 bribe 47 tacit 46 curry favor 46 preferential treatment 46 quid pro 45 sweetheart deals 44 Abramoff Scanlon 44 bribery 44 ulterior motive 44 legalized bribery 43 inducements 43 linkage 43 bribes 43 collusion 43 kickbacks 43 strings attached 43 payoffs 43 Abramhoff 42 collusive 42 bargaining chip 42 nexus 42 influence peddling 42 wrongdoing 42 Backroom deals 42 implicit 42 acquiescence 41 blackmail 41 quo 41 favors 41 tacit understanding 41 chumminess 41 unethical 41 weasel wording 41 briber 40 reciprocity 40 middleman 40 backscratching 40 hanky panky 40 coercion 40 backroom deals 40 underhandedness 40 inducement 40 plausible deniability 40 deniability 40 bribe taker 40 tacit approval 40 alterior motives 40 bribed 40 Blackann 40 implicit quid pro 40 arm twisting 39 anything untoward 39 reciprocation 39 red herring 39 DerOhannesian 39 reciprocal arrangement 39 Schreiber Mulroney 39 baksheesh 39 lobbyists 39 spokeswoman Laura Blackann 39 cronyism 39 justification whatsoever 39 Squassoni 39 precondition 38 falsify invoices 38 extra territoriality 38 wording exonerates me 38 largesse 38 FCPA prohibits 38 favoritism 38 Faustian bargain 38 solicited bribe 38 corruptly influenced 38 reciprocal 38 complicitous 38 disingenuous 38 implication 38 spokeswoman Melanie Roussell 38 informant Solomon Dwek 38 crony 38 corruptly influencing 38 circumstancial 38 tad disingenuous 38 nonprosecution 38 grandstanding 38 largess 38 impeaching Cheney 38 bribing 38 conditionality 38 illegality 38 strongarmed 38 mal intent 37 lobbyism 37 pure altruism 37 Tomassos 37 lobbyist 37 disinterested observer 37 improper 37 bribes kickbacks 37 arguendo 37 subterfuge 37 procedural unconscionability 37 horsetrading 37 ulterior motives 37 behaved unethically 37 whatsover 37 Brinksmanship 37 Cindy Davidsmeyer spokeswoman 37 Abramoff 37 dangerously naive 37 perjure himself 37 Rezko 37 improprieties 37 perjured 37 attorney Alan Zegas 37 flatly untrue 37 bribe giver 37 token gestures 37 lob softballs 37 nudge nudge wink wink 37 Corodemus 37 cronyism favoritism 37 Implicitly 37 doublespeak 36 multimillion dollar golden parachute 36 consultant Gleb Pavlovsky 36 RoBold 36 solicited bribes 36 senatorial courtesy 36 nondisclosure 36 lawyer Hugh Keefe 36 malfeasance 36 D' Amiano 36 disingenous 36 categorical assurance 36 backroom machinations 36 nonstarter 36 Mell retracted 36 tacit collusion 36 specious argument 36 chicanery 36 renege 36 negotiating ploy 36 justification 36 spokeswoman Cindy Davidsmeyer 36 perjurious testimony 36 testify untruthfully 36 diplomatic nicety 36 wink wink nod 36 Kowtowing 36 fait accompli 36 negotiable 36 whatsoever 36 hypertechnical 36 recollection whatsoever 36 slush fund 36 recuse yourself 36 skullduggery 36 middlemen 36 extortion 36 unethical behavior 36 Lugovoi extradition 36 ERELI Well 36 Petrocelli Fastow 36 blanket immunity 35 Rao Dheeraj Singh 35 acquiesce 35 payoff 35 negotiates plea bargain 35 Responded Blankfein 35 Lobbyist 35 unilateral disarmament 35 ROBERT MCCLELLAND 35 SLAPP statute 35 Delle Donnas 35 felon Jack Abramoff 35 currying favor 35 prosecutorial overreach 35 munificence 35 standoff Stacho 35 nepotism 35 David Esenbach 35 go betweens 35 countertrade 35 dishonorable underhand 35 fundamentally dishonest 35 perjured testimony 35 corrupt 35 handshake 35 Jack Abramoff 35 coincidence Trentadue 35 clubbiness 35 nondisparagement clause 35 scintilla 35 unseemly 35 cajolery 35 boneheaded mistake 35 political opportunism 35 skulduggery 35 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED 35 Fraser Verrusio 35 DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK Well 35 complicity 35 cogent explanation 35 skybox leased 35 reciprocal gesture 35 hardball 35 Tigua Tribe 35 bagman 35 contradiction 35 coerced 35 disingenious 35 tacit acceptance 35 enticement 35 Jereis 35 payola 35 politically expedient 35 Quid pro 35 sham 35 citizen Evan Hunziker 35 substantive 35 assurances 35 underhanded tactic 35 blandishments 35 n ot 35 blank check 35 witting 35 arrangement 35 consessions 35 buddy buddy 35 bribe givers 35 nothing untoward 35 spokesman Gary Tuma 35 renegotiation 35 attorney Marc Nurik 35 welshed 35 Choppergate 35 NICK MINCHIN Well 35 confidentiality clause 35 Altanmia 35 E verybody 35 overclaim 35 tacit consent 35 Ahmed Jabreel 35 access Shrimani 35 corruptly 35 Aramanda testified 35 jueteng payoffs 34 thaw frosty 34 nondisclosure clauses 34 Palughi 34 trilateral mechanism 34 Senclair 34 allegations Rydze violated 34 surreptitious 34 non disparagement clause 34 fishy 34 kabuki dance 34 Wiretapped conversations 34 ghost payrolling 34 willful blindness 34 politically advantageous 34 nondisclosure clause 34 wink 34 Broad Burkle 34 complicit 34 NEIL MITCHELL 34 justiciable controversy 34 hypocritical 34 quos 34 categorical assurances 34 wishful thinking 34 aboveboard 34 Mr McKennariey 34 perverse incentive 34 image Ritchin 34 accepting bribes 34 ruse 34 retaliatory animus 34 spokesman Howard Gantman 34 palm greasing 34 riskless 34 extortionist 34 wink wink nudge nudge 34 Expediency asks 34 dishonest 34 rapproachement 34 Orfanedes 34 symbiotic relationship 34 embed Lapan 34 Gelfuso 34 beholden 34 smells fishy 34 duplicitously 34 DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG 34 glaring contradiction 34 brainer Overton 34 Karatnycky 34 inherently coercive 34 acted improperly 34 Confidentiality agreements 34 soliciting bribe 34 Jarrod Massey 34 cui bono 34 mutually beneficial 34 patriotism Gration 34 shady 34 unlawful gratuities 34 CNOOC Unocal 34 Hoklin 34 ironclad guarantee 34 malafides 34 Mychajliw 34 categorical 34 smokescreen 34 cravenness 34 strenuously denying 34 spokesman Carl Forti 34 consensual 34 scientist Efraim Inbar 34 wholly misconceived 34 invoke Fifth Amendment 34 manifestly unfair 34 procedural niceties 34 pleading cajoling 34 Verrusio 34 shelve enrichment 34 Robert Lucherini 34 Congresswoman Ros Lehtinen 34 nonaggression treaty 34 ploy 34 peccadillo 34 concessions 34 nation MFN status 34 collude 34 palms greased 34 moral equivalence 34 Spokeswoman Abby Ottenhoff 34 crony capitalism 34 welching 34 anger Adlerstein 34 LaVecchio 34 kickback schemes 34 Shawn Vasell 34 PR stunt 34 shenanigan 34 heavying 34 Secare 34 vague platitudes 34 lame excuse 34 rapproachment 34 doubletalk 34 Torricelli 34 prostitutes limousines 34 conspiratorial 34 AMBASSADOR BOLTON 34 tacit endorsement 34 ASSISTANT SECRETARY SILVERBERG 34 Scorpene submarine deal 34 suborning 34 hoax Alderden 34 motive 33 favortism 33 aproblem 33 infusion Lasorda 33 exculpation 33 mischief afoot 33 nonaggression pacts 33 deliberate disinformation 33 Makled extradition 33 secretive unaccountable 33 disgraced lobbyist 33 Shaik Zuma 33 causal connection 33 D Prestonsburg 33 leaking Plame identity 33 NBCentralAsia commentators 33 brainer Goozner 33 Force majeure clauses 33 costless 33 compromise 33 markedly antigun 33 PALIN Well 33 cronyism nepotism 33 patently unfair 33 Willful blindness 33 hopelessly compromised 33 Inglesino 33 endorsment 33 David D' Amiano 33 DiTommaso brothers 33 heatedly denied 33 evil magician Rumpelstiltskin 33 stoutly denied 33 CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER SYNDICATED COLUMNIST 33 Hosenball 33 constitutional proprieties 33 promissory fraud 33 mutually advantageous 33 special pleaders 33 testifying truthfully 33 nonjusticiable 33 jawboning 33 clawback clause 33 lawyer Gary Naftalis 33 Ianieri replied 33 Greg Dolge 33 Nazi connotation 33 Fence mending 33 Patty Schuh spokeswoman 33 spokesman Darren Dopp 33 Grenbeaux 33 MTBE liability 33 double taxation avoidance 33 false equivalence 33 affirmative misrepresentations 33 firm Davis Manafort 33 Cavit filings 33 James Featherstonhaugh 33 realpolitik 33 counterstrategy 33 Blatch Geib 33 carefully parsed 33 unilaterally abrogate 33 carte blanc 33 damn fishing DiNero 33 Abramoffs 33 spokeswoman Alicia Maxey 33 noncompetitive bids 33 superficially attractive 33 granting MFN status 33 underhandedly 33 negotia tions 33 aide Lawrence Alibozek 33 Ms. Plame identity 33 ROBERT RAY 33 kowtowing 33 ex parte communications 33 avoid freeriding 33 bargain Adgate 33 bi partisanship 33 intimidation blackmail 33 Sestak Romanoff 33 malintent 33 evidence Ikuta 33 NOT aligned 33 Ben Hur proportions 33 compro mise 33 Mr Zureikat 33 demur 33 Without casting aspersions 33 fruit flavored meads 33 repugnancy 33 diGenova 33 Mayor Thodos 33 Cyrus Hashemi 33 politically motivated 33 developer Frank Vellar 33 pacta sunt servanda 33 Nira Radia tapes 33 extortion bribery 33 Prunetti 33 reneg 33 strenuously disagreed 33 mere scintilla 33 pr stunt 33 Machiavellian maneuvers 33 non exclusi 33 FOREIGN SECRETARY MILIBAND 33 categorical denial 33 strenuously object 33 unethical immoral 33 tacitly 33 satisfactorily answered 33 lavish junkets 33 Rejected 33 misdoing 33 Congresswoman Schakowsky 33 Elkport anymore 33 unwritten covenant 33 Lo bama instead 33 politically unfeasible 33 goodwill gesture 33 reopeners 33 Josiassen 33 Wink wink nudge nudge 33 misrepresentation 33 duplicity 33 Rebecca Rausch spokeswoman 33 Extraordinary rendition 33 coersion 33 Commissioner Lyn Widmyer 33 gamesmanship 33 zero sum 33 subtext 33 Ukraine Sokolovsky 33 counterproposals 33 attorney Lauren Kaeseberg 33 outrightly reject 33 recuse myself 33 suggestion 33 legally binding undertakings 33 dealings 33 partisan witch hunt 33 Sterenborg 33 carte blanch 33 nonanswer 33 Prisoner Transfer Agreement 33 backroom 33 DENNIS KUCINICH Well 33 Bi partisanship 33 supernormal profits 33 Banning earmarks 33 reneging 33 corroboration Emery 33 partiality 33 blatant lie 33 analyst Stanley Collender 33 especial manufacturing tangency 33 coerce 33 testily replied 33 ipse dixit 33 totalization agreement 33 vested interest 33 notified Abo Shaeer 33 waivering 33 Bribery 33 blatantly partisan 33 Zucchet 33 pandering 33 type GO ENS 33 MLAT 33 Democratically controlled legislature 33 jaundiced view 33 mistress Maria Belen 33 abet 33 Kelesis 33 crashing Salahis 33 quid quo 33 animus toward 33 unseemliness 33 might withered Yeltsin 33 pure sophistry 33 pronounced blah GOY' 33 sinecure 33 organization Newt Exploratory 33 Yonkers IDA 33 parol evidence 33 obstructionist tactic 33 extraconstitutional measures 33 Christianity supersedes Judaism 32 rapprochment 32 colorable claim 32 Brynien 32 witness Solomon Dwek 32 contradictory explanations 32 TONER Well 32 legerdemain 32 checkpoints buffer zones 32 Unanimous consent 32 Donald Scarinci 32 blandishment 32 UDF convener Oommen Chandy 32 immunity 32 ironclad assurances 32 Lump sums 32 distortion misrepresentation 32 Esenbach 32 rapprochement 32 CARMEN LAWRENCE 32 insider Antoin Tony 32 preconditions 32 figleaf 32 negotiated 32 spokesman Gerardo Cardenas 32 Faustian 32 Moshe Talansky 32 political expediency 32 weasel words 32 QUESTION Okay 32 politically infeasible 32 party spokesperson Jayanthi 32 spokeswoman Shareese DeLeaver 32 Conahan Ciavarella 32 unprincipled 32 suspend verifiably 32 belligerency 32 Spokeswoman Amy Brundage 32 raison d' etat 32 Ken Brynien 32 Credit Mobilier 32 exculpates 32 AMBASSADOR HILL 32 Wiretapped conversations suggest 32 Don McGahn lawyer 32 profiteering 32 Mr Abi Saab 32 tacit acquiescence 32 declarable 32 Congressman Ney 32 Majority Whip Clyburn 32 Bribe 32 exaction 32 barrelhead 32 duplicitous 32 bribers 32 conclusory allegation 32 unholy nexus 32 bilaterally 32 MICHAEL MORI Well 32 flowery rhetoric 32 MICHAEL MORI 32 downright deceitful 32 ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER 32 influence peddler 32 illegal gratifications 32 Last Supper reimagined 32 reveal Plame identity 32 Prime facie 32 Ghorbanifar 32 purely speculative 32 CAVUTO Well 32 disserving 32 sacrificial lamb 32 Skosnik 32 conduit 32 Rezco 32 grandfathering provision 32 Balanoff conceded 32 purely hypothetical 32 immoral unethical 32 tacit assent 32 estoppel certificates 32 Fiat Sollers venture 32 spokeswoman Marissa Shorenstein 32 underhand 32 delegitimation 32 Leaked memos 32 unalterably opposed 32 Ms. Bartiromo 32 developer Calvin Boender 32 hypocrisy 32 RUSSERT Senator 32 moral obligation 32 Abby Ottenhoff spokeswoman 32 Robutrad scandal 32 Mr Beaufret 32 Ozomgbachi 32 mere technicality 32 categoric 32 overflight rights 32 Gadaon 32 MobileMe aware applicatio 32 Klenet 32 Kontogiannis 32 nepotistic 32 insincerity 32 dishonesty 32 Renegotiation 32 hypocricy 32 Collegiality 32 accounting gimmickry 32 proviso 32 unspent TARP 32 NSA wiretap 32 spokesman Nathan Barankin 32 notation LWI 32 Mitrokhin papers 32 Gawrylow 32 testimonial hearsay 32 Nixonian enemies 32 Jack Abramoff lobbyist 32 advocated declassification 32 reciprocal altruism 32 R. Bartley Halloran 32 Hidden Treuhand 32 distributing misbranded 32 concerning authorship signature 32 modus vivendi 32 Rep. Sally Perz 32 acquiescing 32 delicious irony 32 attorney Richard Hibey 32 media sensationalising Anna 32 Parliamentary Standing Committees 32 resile 32 alarm Limbago 32 Aliza Sherman Risdahl 32 Radogno 32 scientist Jerry McBeath 32 circumventions 32 Ethics Counsellor 32 Abramoff Safavian 32 Petrolati 32 disengenuous 32 Krovatin 32 Rafael Correa vehemently denies 32 peerage 32 foreswear 32 aide Paul Senseman 32 Manatt Phelps 32 Plausible deniability 32 Hofnung 32 Kontnik 32 LANGFITT 32 disfavours 32 starkly divergent views 32 posturing 32 spokeswoman Kate Cyrul 32 winnability factor 32 temporized 32 soliciting bribes 32 flatly refused 32 divulged Plame identity 32 adversarial relationship 32 arrangment 32 CISMOA 32 prosecutorial overreaching 32 redistributionism 32 sanctionable 32 tantamount 32 DuVally 32 blatant distortion 32 arms lobbyist Karlheinz 32 earmark 32 ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON 32 spokesman Alexei Pavlov 32 TOOBIN 32 Temerko 32 LYN ALLISON 32 criminality 32 spokesman Ben Kieckhefer 32 patently untrue 32 sifarish 32 DUGUID 32 Muckleshoots 32 insincere 32 Kasab nationality 32 Maigov 32 uncharged misconduct evidence 32 confidentialities 32 featherbedding 32 predicate acts 32 MacNett 32 MFN status 32 fiscally imprudent 32 Rosukrenergo 32 reopener clause 32 secretary Greg Massoni 32 assume arguendo 32 ideologically opposed 32 KEVIN RUDD Well 32 nonagriculture 32 nepotism favoritism 32 gratuitous swipe 32 GIULIANI Well 32 hearsay 32 plea bargain 32 spokeswoman Stacey Bernards 32 strict conditionality 32 Chelene 32 quasi judicial immunity 32 unfair Fredline 32 prostitute seduce 32 colourable 32 chintzy Halloween costume 32 inherently corrupting 32 al Makiki 32 emendation 32 resiling 32 businessman Raghuveer Nayak 32 carefully phrased 32 allegation 32 JCIDA 32 disincentive 32 mom anymore Veraflor 32 Farnood handled 32 coercions 32 judicial usurpation 32 regading 32 coercive diplomacy 32 ideological overtones 32 dichotomy 32 concerning authorship 32 loophole closers 32 Brett Granlund 32 indemnification clause 32 contractual 32 flatly denied 32 gotcha mentality 32 hypotheticals 32 grandfathering clause 32 borderline treasonous 32 lobbyist Jarrod 32 haphazard piecemeal 32 acquiesced 32 cahoots 32 Kevin Sidella testified 32 undivided loyalty 32 ulterior purposes 32 spokesman Matthew Mazonkey 32 DAVID MANNE 32 Schlittner 32 contractually entitled 32 underhanded 32 MOORE 'S RESPONSE 32 convicted influence peddler 32 convicted felon Antoin Tony 32 dodginess 32 Chesonis donations 32 per mbtu 32 Charles Cashmore struck 32 indict DeLay 32 strawman argument 32 STEPHEN MILDENHALL 32 Injunctive relief 32 Libby commutation 32 seasoned debater 32 ratifiable agreement 32 indemnitors 32 retaliatory expulsions 32 Abu Naba'a 32 flatly reject 32 Dambruch 32 tokenism 32 Chaits 32 Larmett 32 lavish gifts 32 Speaker DiMasi 32 impliedly 32 incriminatory 32 DeNaples lied 31 purely 31 Pelossi 31 explicitly forbids 31 liquidated damages clause 31 breathtakingly cynical 31 Turcer 31 Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al 31 nondisparagement 31 aide Golan Cipel 31 baldfaced lie 31 appeasement 31 RUDIN Well 31 dissembling 31 POTTER AUCTIONS THE AUCTIONEER 31 golden parachute severance 31 nonlegislative 31 Bioset 31 spokeswoman Tessa Hafen 31 Charley Wilkison 31 administraiton 31 fund raiser Tony Rezko 31 eNews maintains 31 DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW 31 struggling Bondarowicz 31 riding rough shod 31 BRONWYN BISHOP 31 euroisation 31 behaved improperly 31 superlobbyist 31 finagling 31 Mr Crichton Browne 31 feds 31 President Ken Brynien 31 cavalier disregard 31 restitutionary 31 handyman bodyguard 31 lawyer Gerald Krovatin 31 Goltzer 31 Witness Blago 31 barter Rauf 31 uh vich complains 31 maximalist positions 31 Barrigan Parrilla 31 noncompete payments 31 Bergersen bestowing 31 transparency 31 William Cellini 31 cronies 31 Mashpee tribe 31 accountability 31 itchy Sakleh 31 insinuation 31 redeeming qualities whatsoever 31 nexis 31 Jacob Galanti 31 dilatory tactic 31 insiderism 31 Rushmore Heston face 31 Renegotiating 31 frostier reception 31 NCPA accepts 31 MCCORMACK Yeah 31 Mustafa Abu Naba'a 31 Bobby Virk 31 Cullerton spokeswoman Rikeesha 31 footsy 31 Hoboken diner 31 impartial mediator 31 nothing 31 backroom dealings 31 DiMasi Lally 31 credible interlocutor 31 feeler 31 Boulis slaying 31 Congressman Hensarling 31 improper ex parte 31 excessive entanglement 31 Donald Udstuen 31 Rafah Shaath 31 incriminates 31 behaving rationally 31 political 31 Prosecuting Attorney Larry Jegley 31 moral hazard 31 nonfeasance 31 wiretap Charles Roven 31 entirely altruistic 31 lavish perks 31 Cornhusker kickback 31 Zureikat 31 Sickey 31 shameless 31 conjunctures 31 exert undue 31 Kabul Shahrani 31 expressly prohibited 31 slender reed 31 Jeffrey Moldowan 31 MOU memorandum 31 Moshe Sela 31 Robutrad 31 semantics 31 Noel Crichton Browne 31 wink wink 31 mere conjecture 31 DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE 31 demurral 31 reacted coldly 31 -Rub elbows 31 LEONHARDT 31 Sogo vouchers 31 Udstuen 31 Dallari 31 moral imperative 31 Schimminger 31 outright falsehood 31 demagogic rhetoric 31 sweetners 31 soothe frayed nerves 31 spokeswoman Jill Kozeny 31 Prosecutor Dmitry Shokhin 31 ambassadorship 31 lesser evilism 31 unbiased observer 31 blatant nepotism 31 gate crashers invoke 31 Oriema 31 pocketing bribes 31 Mr. Chabler 31 armtwisting 31 sweeten 31 attorney Ed Shohat 31 charade 31 abridging freedom 31 overly politicized 31 rhetorical hyperbole 31 private inurement 31 worse Nakamine 31 WILSON TUCKEY 31 spokeswoman Denise Taiste 31 Earmarking 31 plausibly argue 31 GINGRICH Well 31 manifestly untrue 31 clawback clauses 31 defies credulity 31 bagmen 31 Patty Eakes deny 31 sort 31 HELEN COONAN 31 Aide Pleads Guilty 31 replied jovially 31 transaction Patricco 31 SMRR endorsement 31 baselessness 31 impermissible intrusion 31 spokesman Abe Amoros 31 HUME Well 31 kickback scheme 31 RICHARD DURBIN 31 SNOW Again 31 legally tenable