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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (20890)	10/21/2004 4:00:56 PM
From: Wayners	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

Yea, Clinton took $10M in Enron money.

To: American Spirit who wrote (20890)	10/21/2004 4:03:28 PM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

Since 1989, Kerry Received $111,850 From Oil And Gas Industry Employees. (Center For Responsive Politics Website, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 2/2/04) Since 1989, Kerry Received $59,505 From Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry Employees. (Center For Responsive Politics Website, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 2/2/04) Since 1989, Kerry Received $6,340,659 From Finance/Insurance/Real Estate Sector Employees, Fourth-Most Among Senators Over Last 15 Years. (Center For Responsive Politics Website, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 2/2/04)

To: American Spirit who wrote (20890)	10/21/2004 4:05:48 PM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 27181

In 2001-2002, The Firm Of Top Kerry Fundraiser Robert Crowe Earned $80,000 Lobbying For Enron. “A firm headed by a top fund-raiser for U.S. Senator John F. Kerry earned $80,000 in lobbying fees from scandal-plagued Enron Corp. over the past two years, according to public records. The Commonwealth Group Ltd., a public policy and lobbying firm run by Boston lawyer Robert Crowe, lobbied for Enron’s interests in Congress in 2000 and 2001, earning $40,000 per year, records show. … Crowe is a former chairman of Kerry’s campaign finance committee and is a close friend and supporter of the Massachusetts Democrat.” (Joe Battenfeld, “Top Kerry Fund-Raiser’s Firm Lobbied For Enron,” The Boston Herald, 2/1/04)