I think Paul Kiel and Justin Rood could have some fun with this (from deep down in today's Post piece about Abramoff's half dozen visits to the White House):

Among those with whom Abramoff met in the spring of 2001 was Cesar Conda, then assistant to the vice president for domestic policy, and Catharine Ryun, executive assistant to the director of the faith-based office and daughter of Rep. Jim Ryun (R-Kan.).

Didn't Paul discover a few months back that Jim Ryun had bought a Capital Hill townhouse under market price from the Buckham's US Family Network charity, and turned it around quickly for a nice little profit? Is Ryun wired into the White House faith based programs in a way we didn't know before? Was it previously known that Ryun's daughter worked for the White House? 'nother question. Did the US Family Network ever get "faith-based" White House/US government funds? How much of a slush fund was it? And just out of curiosity, I'd be interested to know how many close relatives of members of the House and Senate work in the White House. There's got to be more than a few?

Posted by Laura at July 8, 2006 06:38 AM