CoinGate plot thickens: John Snow was Tom Noe's golfing buddy.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Taft, John Snow Golfed With Embattled Coin Dealer

Reported by: A.P.
Web produced by: Neil Relyea
8/6/2005 3:02:36 PM

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/08/06/rare_coins.html

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Records show Governor Taft golfed at least once with embattled Republican fundraiser and coin dealer Tom Noe. The governor's office released calendar entries of 21 golf outings and letters related to them yesterday based on a request by The Associated Press. It is not clear if Taft paid for the outings.

The Ohio Ethics Commission is investigating whether Taft failed to report up to 60 golf outings he's taken since becoming governor in 1999.

Noe is under state and federal investigation for up to $13 million missing from the $50 million in state money he received to invest in rare coins.

The records show some famous partners, including US Treasury Secretary John Snow. When they golfed in 2001, Snow was still head of CSX Corporation.

[Zan_of_Texas]

1. That headline may not be accurate.

Reading the brief story carefully, it LOOKS like the golf records pertain to Taft.

If so, okay, TAFT golfed with Noe.

And, separately, Taft with Snow.

I guess we'd have to find the original AP story to clarify.

The headline they supplied makes it look like Noe was golfing with Snow, but I can't be sure of that based on the text.