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To: Dragonfly who wrote (206)5/26/1998 7:50:00 PM
From: Snake  Respond to of 880
 
Politics are not about actual guilt or innocense, it is about the appearance of impropriety.

I agree that Loral got waivers from Clinton and Bush. Also, the waivers in question by Clinton appear to have been made in accordance with a process, and consistent with policy.

I also agree that as a citizen, Schwartz should be allowed to donate to whom he chooses and in the amount he chooses, as should I.

I personally believe Loral will be cleared of wrongdoing at some point in time when the investigation is completed.

The problem here is the appearance that something was done wrong. And that hurts shareholders (including me) in the short-term.



To: Dragonfly who wrote (206)5/27/1998 7:22:00 AM
From: Bill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 880
 
The pertinent question politically is who DIDN'T get waivers. If waivers were denied those who didn't contribute and granted to Loral and other contributors, it could cause the administration political harm.

And are waivers granted on every request or just on requests dealing with benign technologies? It's unclear what this administration's method was to evaluate the substance of waiver requests.

Lot's of open questions.


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