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To: rudedog who wrote (66806)	4/7/2002 4:56:50 PM
From: John F. Dowd	Read Replies (1) of 74651

Rude Dog AH Duke et al: More on the extortion front: STATE’S ATTORNEY’S GETTEN PAID ? ANT-MSFT SCANDAL ROCKING POLITICIANS……….. ....... “Anti-Microsoft Scandal April 1, 2002 WASHINGTON -- California State Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer, a 60-year-old veteran of 30 years in Democratic politics, was in Washington two weeks ago for the national conference of state attorneys general and dropped by a federal district courtroom for an hour or so. In progress was the latest stage of antitrust proceedings against Microsoft. His interest may have been stimulated by the more than $75,000 in campaign contributions from corporate rivals of the embattled technology giant. Lockyer was one of nine state attorneys general who dissented from the U.S. Justice Department's agreement to settle the Microsoft case. He was not the only one who visited the Washington courtroom, and not the only one receiving contributions from Microsoft's foes. Contributions to Lockyer are just a little larger, and the consequences greater. University of Texas economist Stan Liebowitz has calculated that Lockyer and his colleagues could cost California's software developers and consumers $80 billion over the next three years. While Democrats have trouble pinning Enron's campaign contributions to Bush administration policy, it is easier to connect the dots in the Microsoft case. The company's competitors want to continue antitrust litigation, and state legal officers are helping after receiving contributions. It looks like more of a political scandal than Enron. “ http : // www . townhall . com /columnists/robertnovak/rn20020401.shtml

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