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Sounds totally above board.

by Josh Marshall
06.16.06 | 12:29 pm

Sounds totally above board. Shirlington Limo, the outfit embroiled in “Hookergate“, not only had Duke Cunningham pressing DHS to give them a big contract. But Shirlington CEO Christopher Baker was trying to get advance payment on the contract before he’d even gotten the contract.

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