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Non-Tech : The ENRON Scandal
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To: JBTFD who wrote (1716)1/30/2002 11:31:25 AM
From: Baldur Fjvlnisson  Read Replies (1) of 5185
 
GAO Filing Suit Against W.House - Sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The General Accounting Office (news - web sites), the investigative arm of Congress, will announce on Wednesday it is filing suit against the White House to obtain details of how a task force headed by Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites) formulated its energy plan, congressional sources said.

The GAO informed the leadership of Congress of its decision on Wednesday morning and was expected to announce it on Wednesday afternoon, said a congressional leadership source, who asked not to be named.

``They have decided to go ahead,'' the source told Reuters. ''It will be posted on their Web site later today.''

Among the details sought by the GAO are the task force's contacts with energy companies, including Enron Corp. (ENRNQ.PK) which has since collapsed. The White House has refused to hand over the records, saying the disclosure would encroach on its ability to obtain candid advice from outside experts.

Comptroller David Walker began his pursuit of the task force records last spring at the request of Rep. Henry Waxman of California and Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, both Democrats. They complained that environmentalists had been largely shut out of the task force's closed-door sessions.
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