Ridge stayed with Arizona lobbyist

Thursday, January 13, 2005

WASHINGTON -- As the Homeland Security Department was starting up, Secretary Tom Ridge twice stayed overnight at the Arizona home of a wealthy friend who ran a lobbying firm that was aggressively expanding its homeland security business.

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