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Hastert, ABC spar over investigation report
Feds deny network's claim that speaker is probe target

Thursday, May 25, 2006; Posted: 10:06 a.m. EDT (14:06 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- House Speaker Dennis Hastert is demanding a "full retraction" of an ABC News report that he is being investigated in connection with the Jack Abramoff corruption probe.

The report Wednesday night prompted the Justice Department to take the highly unusual step of denying on the record that the Illinois Republican is the subject of a probe.

"With regard to reports suggesting that the speaker of the House is under investigation or 'in the mix,' as stated by ABC News, I reconfirm, as stated by the Department earlier this evening, that these reports are untrue," Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty said.

Usually, when queried by reporters, the Justice Department neither confirms nor denies the existence of an investigation.

Citing the department's denial, Hastert's spokesman, Ron Bonjean, released a statement saying the ABC report was "absolutely untrue."

yet again here we have another politician demanding shit of people when he feels his toes have been stepped on. How often have you or I been in situations where we wish we could have stood up and demanded that things be recanted and yet we didnt have a chance. This guy stands up and everyoien is supposed to drop what they are doing and retract what was said or done.

so sad.