Guy Taylor of the Washington Times reports that Barack Obama's Treasury Department is investigating former Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell over fees he received for speaking up on behalf of the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) group. This is a group that is composed of opponents of the Iranian regime. This group's supporters in Iran have reportedly provided much of the information that has flowed to the West regarding Iran's nuclear program. These supporters are also rumored to have been busy -- at the risk of their own lives -- in sabotaging that nuclear program. The paper reports: The Treasury Department's counterterrorism arm is investigating speaking fees paid to a long-time Democratic Party leader who is among the most vocal advocates of an Iranian opposition group designated as a terrorist group by the State Department. Former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell told The Washington Times that Treasury investigators last week subpoenaed records related to payments he has accepted in exchange for public speaking engagements. Mr. Rendell is among a bipartisan group of prominent....
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