Former presidential candidate Bob Bowman, a Democrat, challenged Weldon in 2006.

In 2005 and 2006 the Chairman of the House Select Intelligence Committee, Rep. Curt Weldon, publicized Shaffer's allegations in public statements and hearings.

In July 2006, a Weldon spokesman said that Weldon " wanted to serve, but the military would not take him because of his extremely poor eyesight.

On October 27, 2006, the advocacy group Campaign for America's Future began running advertisements in Pennsylvania's 7th District questioning $ 233, 840 in campaign contributions Weldon received from drug and insurance companies, in light of his voting history.

On November 7, 2006, 56 % of the electorate voted for Sestak while 44 % voted for Weldon, leading to Weldon's removal from Congress.

In mid-March 2006, Weldon said that Ali / Mahdavi had told him that Osama bin Laden had died in Iran.

* On October 13, 2006, it was reported in the media that the Justice Department was investigating whether Weldon illegally traded his political influence for lucrative lobbying and consulting contracts for his daughter.

* According to a report in the October 15, 2006, Philadelphia Inquirer, the FBI and Justice Department's investigations were triggered by a 2004 article in the Los Angeles Times reporting on Weldon and his daughter Karen's links to the Russians and Serbians.

* On October 16, 2006, FBI agents raided the home of Weldon's daughter, Karen, as well as five other locations of Weldon associates in Pennsylvania and Florida as part of the investigation.

According to an article in the October 17, 2006, edition of The New York Times, " investigators are trying to determine whether Mr. Weldon misused his official position to help his daughter ’ s company obtain lobbying contracts from foreign clients and helped steer contracts to favored firms.

" On October 17, 2006, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Weldon " acknowledged yesterday that he was under investigation.

* On October 19, 2006, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Weldon has in his possession a letter from the House Ethics Committee that he claims " closed the case " about whether he used his influence to help his daughter.

Although emails from the Weldon campaign quoted by the Inquirer claim the Ethics panel " closed the case in 2004 ", the article reveals the matter was not dismissed until September 29, 2006.

To this date, no charges have been brought against either Curt, or his daughter Karen Weldon, for anything related to the raids of 2006.

On October 27, 2006, McClatchy Newspapers reported that Kimberly had also worked part-time in 2003 for one of sister Karen's lobbying clients, a foundation run by the Karic family ; Weldon has tried unsuccessfully to help Dragomir and Bogoljub Karic obtain U. S. visas.

" As noted in a September 21, 2006, article in The Delaware County Daily Times, citing the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ( CREW ) report on Weldon, " The CREW report compiles news reports in which Weldon, a member of the House since 1987, is described as using his powerful congressional position to help his daughters, Kim and Karen, son Andrew, longtime friend Cecelia ' CeCe ' Grimes and close political associate Charles Sexton Jr ."

" Indeed, a July 25, 2006, article on the Harper's website details the Schaffer / Boeing / Andrew Weldon connection: " Schaffer Motorsports ... is owned by Tom Schaffer, a senior employee at Boeing.

In January 2006, the Los Angeles Times reported that Cecilia Grimes, 40, who calls herself a longtime family friend of Weldon, was the senior partner in a two-person lobbying firm located in Media, Pennsylvania, where she is realtor.

Between 1998 and 2006, Weldon spent about $ 80, 000 of campaign treasury funds on restaurant meals.

After his election defeat in November 2006, Weldon joined Defense Solutions, headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, as the company's chief strategic officer.

* PA-7 Watch: Blogging the 2006 PA-7 Congressional race between Joe Sestak and Curt Weldon with a pro-Sestak viewpoint while keeping watch on the incumbent Curt Weldon

An analysis was published in November 2006.

In comparison, in 2006, the GDP was estimated to be 6. 6 billion USD per calendar year and the GDP per capita ( purchasing power parity ) was estimated at $ 5, 400 US.

According to the National Statistical Service, Armenia's trade deficit in 2006 was $ 1. 2 billion with growth in exports being largely flat.

During the first 11 months of 2006, the volume of Armenia ’ s trade with Russia was $ 376. 8 million or 13. 2 percent of the total commercial exchange.

It was controversially shut down by the Russian authorities in June 2006, at the height of a Russian-Georgian spy scandal.

However, during the tour of Australia in 2006 / 7, the MCC official accompanying the urn said the veil legend had been discounted, and it was now " 95 % certain " that the urn contains the ashes of a cricket bail.

The first occasion was in 1988 for a museum tour as part of the Australian Bicentenary celebrations ; the second was for the 2006 / 7 Ashes series.

The wicketkeeper-batsman position was held by Ian Healy for most of the 1990s and by Adam Gilchrist from 2001 to 2006 – 07.

The building was formerly the State Bank Building until the collapse of the State Bank in 1991 and then the Santos House until 2006.

However, no new edition was released before Guardians of Order went out of business in 2006.

The largest successful publicly known brute force attack against any block-cipher encryption was against a 64-bit RC5 key by distributed. net in 2006.

On 7 July 2006, the new Town Museum of Abensberg was opened in the former duke's castle in the town.

In July 2006, the tomb of the king ( which is located in the Santa Cruz Monastery in Coimbra ) was to be opened for scientific purposes by researchers from the University of Coimbra ( Portugal ), and the University of Granada ( Spain ).

The system is a dual purpose test and interception facility in Alaska, and in 2006 was operational with a few interceptor missiles.

In 2006 Alberta's per capita GDP was higher than all US states, and one of the highest figures in the world.

In 2006, the deviation from the national average was the largest for any province in Canadian history.

By 2001, the population had jumped to 206, 073, and it was 217, 988, in 48, 061 families, according to 2006 census.

In the 2006 census the population of the ACT was 333, 667, of which only 869 were outside Canberra.

Webb went 16 – 8 with a 3. 10 ERA and in the 2006 season was named to his first All-Star team.

Details were supposed to be kept from the public until after the 2006 postseason as per MLB rules, but the Diamondback page from the 2007 MLB Official Style Guide was somehow leaked around September 25, and local media broadcast printed the new design for all to see.

The stadium, which is owned directly by the club, was inaugurated in 2006 and replaced the old Alkmaarderhout venue as the DSB Stadion.

A court case allowing the União do Vegetal to import and use the tea for religious purposes in the United States, Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao do Vegetal, was heard by the U. S. Supreme Court on November 1, 2005 ; the decision, released February 21, 2006, allows the UDV to use the tea in its ceremonies pursuant to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

In 2006 – 07 season the accounting method changed to IFRS, which 2005 – 06 result was reclassified as net loss of € 4, 051, 905 and 2006 – 07 season was net income of € 10, 135, 539 (€ 14. 011 million as a group ).