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Jane Harman Is A Second Generation Holocaust Survivor
Harman was born Jane Margaret Lakes in New York City, the daughter
of Lucille Geier and Adolph. N. Lakes. Her father escaped Nazi Germany
and worked as a medical doctor. Harman attended Smith College,
receiving a bachelor's degree from the school in 1966 and was a Phi
Beta Kappa. Harman continued her studies at Harvard Law School,
earning her law degree in 1969.
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What Did She Do?
Harman pressured the Department of Justice to reduce espionage
charges against Steve J. Rosen and Keith Weissman, two officials at
the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
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Nancy Pelosi Goes To Bat For Israeli Espionage Agents
In exchange, Time said there was a quid pro quo in which AIPAC
would lobby then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to appoint
Harman as chair of the House Intelligence Committee if the
Democrats captured the House after the 2006 elections. Harman, the
FBI, the Justice Department and Pelosi's office have all denied
knowledge of or involvement with any investigation.
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AIPAC Denies Everything
AIPAC denied it had engaged in a quid pro quo with Harman.
"AIPAC would never engage in a quid pro quo in relation to a
federal investigation or any federal matter and the notion
that it would do so is preposterous," a spokesperson said at
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NSA Wiretap
In April 2009, CQ Politics, also quoting anonymous sources, said
Harman had been captured on a National Security Agency wiretap prior
to the 2006 elections, telling an "Israeli agent" that she would
"waddle into" lobbying the Department of Justice on the AIPAC case.
Harman ended the phone call, according to CQ, by saying, "This
conversation doesn’t exist." Harman denied the allegations, saying:
"These claims are an outrageous and recycled canard, and have no basis
in fact. I never engaged in any such activity. Those who are peddling
these false accusations should be ashamed of themselves."
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The Zionist CIA Director
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales pressed CIA Director Porter Goss
to drop the agency's investigation of Harman, because he wanted
Harman's support during the NSA warrantless surveillance controversy,
about to break in The New York Times. Harman called The New York Times
and urged them not to publish details on the program. Gonzales and
Goss declined to comment.
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