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...deny. "There is no war room, no task force, no team of lawyers working day and night to battle the Democrats," says an aide. "This is not the Clinton White House." The Administration finally disclosed last week how many meetings Enron representatives had last year with Vice President Dick Cheney or his staff--six, including one as late as October, when Enron was going down the tubes, although those officials say they never discussed its fortunes. But the Administration continues to fight General Accounting Office efforts to find out who else Cheney talked to when he was developing his energy...
...least two high-ranking congressional Democrats are not happy about the Transportation Secretary's decision to accept these pared-down security plans. House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt and Jim Oberstar, lead Democrat on the House Transportation Committee are calling the bag-matching measure an "Achilles heel" in the security system...
...Here's what Kenneth Lay appears to have gotten for his money (and friendship) with this White House. A seat at the table for Dick Cheney's energy-policy formulations - OK, six seats - and the grace of the Enron-friendly energy policy that resulted. Possibly veto power over the head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - former chief Curtis Hebert Jr. says Bush replaced him not long after Hebert declined Lay's demand for a friendlier stance toward energy deregulation. And a very big black book...
...bless America" is no solace to me. The pulling together of America since Sept. 11 and the military victories in Afghanistan have been of some comfort. A rewarding victory will be when Americans grow to truly respect all nonoppressive religions as well as the choice to be nonreligious. DICK MASTIN Alto...
...Moby Dick is written on three levels.” (English...