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Non-Tech : The ENRON Scandal -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mephisto who wrote (2608)	2/7/2002 4:33:00 PM
From: Mephisto	Respond to of 5185

How close was Enron to the Bush administration? " Mr Lay is an old Texas friend of the president, and Enron executives contributed more than $500,000 to Mr Bush's various campaigns. More specifically, the White House faces questions about the six meetings that Mr Cheney or his staff held with Enron executives last year as the administration was formulating US energy policy. Mr Cheney has refused to release records on those meetings, saying they involved matters of policy. But even congressional republicans are warning that a lack of openness will only fuel accusations of a cover-up. Does the administration face legal action? The general accounting office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, is to sue the White House for refusing to disclose information on the Cheney meetings with Enron executives. It's the first time that Congress has taken the White House to court. The administration claims it is withholding details as a question of principle as otherwise it would be impossible for the White House to hold confidential conversations with anybody." Excerpt from: "Enron Explained: Lord Wakeham is to step down from the press complaints commission, becoming the first British political victim of the Enron debacle." Mark Tran The Guardian