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Casino Jack in Hollywood.

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"The film was to be a manifesto for Abramoff; a Rambo-like morality tale and a grand indictment of communism -- his Reagan Doctrine parable in action-packed Technicolor. And in the process of conceiving of and making it, Abramoff helped groom an African despot, rose to high levels in the K Street food chain, and got to play international spy." Salon's James Verini discloses the sordid tale of Red Scorpion and GOP bagman Jack Abramoff's brief flirtation with the movie biz.

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