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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (38977)	8/20/2002 3:13:41 PM
From: Rollcast...	Respond to of 281500

Yes, NewsMax is definitely biased... They did include some facts in that article though... "... According to columnist Robert Novak, "a bipartisan Senate Finance Committee investigation has found that Enron Corp., no paragon of free-market deregulation, gorged itself on corporate welfare. The Clinton administration gave more than $650 million in Export-Import Bank loans to Enron-related companies." ... "Enron Corp., cited by Democrats as a big giver to President Bush and the GOP, gave a cool $420,000 to Democrats when the corporation was desperate to get the Clinton administration's help in having the potentially disastrous Kyoto treaty made the law of the land." From 1990 to 1994 Enron gave 42 percent of their donations to the Democrats, according to The Center for Responsive Politics. Lloyd Bensten, Clinton's first treasury secretary, was a recipient of Enron's money. At the time of his campaign for Senate, he received the second-largest donation from Enron, the Center for Responsive Politics reported. Clinton officials publicly helped Enron win a contract in India as well as in Indonesia. Enron had received U.S. government funds to build power plants in China, the Philippines and Turkey. Enron also won contracts in Pakistan and Russia while accompanying senior U.S. government officials on state trips. In June 1996, four days before India granted final approval to Enron's project, Lay's company gave $100,000 to the DNC, according to Time. Enron got permission to build a pipeline from Mozambique to South Africa after Clinton National Security Adviser Anthony Lake threatened to withhold aid to Mozambique if it didn't approve the project, according to the Mozambique News Agency. Enron donated $100,000 to the Democratic National Committee. Six days later, Enron executives were on a trade mission with Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor to Bosnia and Croatia. With Kantor's support, Enron signed a $100 million contract to build a 150-megawatt power plant, The Weekly Standard reported. Citigroup Again Joe Lieberman's and Tom Daschle's largest contributor in the 2000 election cycle was Enron's Largest Creditor, Citigroup, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Democrat former Texas Gov. Ann Richards appointed Lay to the Governor's Business Council and received contributions from Enron, the Washington Post reported. Enron contributed some $682,000 to the DNC during the 2000 election, says the Center for Responsive Politics. Ken Bentsen, D-Texas, is the congressman who received the most money from Enron in the past 12 years. He got $42,750. The second-largest receiver was Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, who received $38,000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. 71 House Democrats received $257,140 Enron contributions, reported the Center for Responsive Politics."" ************************************ BTW, have you found any more "polls" showing a majority of Americans oppose military action against Iraq??? How did that CNN survey conclude?