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Non-Tech : The ENRON Scandal

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To: Mephisto who wrote (3194)3/1/2002 1:22:41 AM
From: Mephisto   of 5185
 
"The NRDC had first requested the documents from the energy
department under the Freedom of Information Act, but had not
received a response. Judge Kessler ruled that "there can be little
question that the department of energy has been woefully tardy"
in its treatment of the request.


The auditing arm of Congress, the general accounting office
(GAO), is pursuing a parallel lawsuit to force Mr Cheney to
release details of which companies his taskforce had consulted
before drawing up a comprehensive energy plan.


That plan is currently being considered in the Senate, where
Democrat majority leaders have taken a stand against it,
denouncing it as soft on the nation's worst polluters. Democrats
and environmentalists have accused the Bush White House of
allowing the energy industry - including the disgraced and now
bankrupt Enron corporation - disproportionate influence over the
drafting of policy, as a reward for substantial campaign
contributions to Republican candidates in the 2000 elections.

Excerpt from the article, "Cheney confounded over energy secrets "

Julian Borger in Washington
Friday March 1, 2002
The Guardian
guardian.co.uk

For full story see: Message 17132993
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