(The other was yesterday, if you’re wondering.) New York Times reports that Abramoff firm Preston Gates got approval for how it handled overseas travel:

Internal memorandums and e-mail messages from the Seattle firm, Preston Gates & Ellis, say that the firm contacted two lawyers on the House ethics committee in 1996, when it began organizing large numbers of trips, and was told House rules probably allowed lobbyists to pay for a lawmaker’s travel, as long as a client reimbursed the firm.