Presidential aides eye Abramoff visits

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Aides to President George W. Bush are trying to identify all photos that may exist of showing
Time magazine reported Sunday that administration officials, bracing for the worst, obtained from the Secret Service a list of all the times Abramoff entered the White House complex -- and were scrambling to determine the reason for each visit.

Abramoff attended Hanukkah and holiday events at the White House, said an aide who has seen the list. Press Secretary Scott McClellan said Abramoff might have attended large gatherings with Bush but added, "The president does not know him, nor does the president recall ever meeting him."

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