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...They are also influencing gaming and other policies affecting Native Americans by handing out large sums to influential lobbying firms. In 2000 alone, tribes spent $9.5 million on Washington lobbying. Altogether they spend more to influence legislation than such longtime heavyweights as General Motors, Boeing, AT&T--or even Enron in its heyday...
Whatever the final shape of the package, the White House is looking to put together a new team that is camera ready. O'Neill and Lindsey not only were unskilled at presenting the President's plan but often made news with wayward public comments. Lindsey once called the Enron debacle a "tribute to American capitalism." He speculated on the cost of going into battle with Iraq when the rest of the Administration was downplaying war talk and the President was preaching fiscal discipline. O'Neill repeatedly made pronouncements that were far too candid for the markets' delicate constitution...
...with most investments, there is no guarantee that your vintage find will appreciate five years from now. That's why experts recommend buying the car you've always wanted to drive. Hey, better to cruise in that '59 Cadillac Eldorado today than to sit on yesterday's Enron shares...
...drawing a distinction between Clinton and Bush, Carlson stated, "Clinton revered CEOs; they now appear regularly in televised perp walks." Is she serious? Has she ever heard of Enron chairman Kenneth Lay and his long-standing, cozy relationship with Dubya? The Bush Administration reveres CEOs and corporate America more than any prior Administration. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have permitted the corporate heads of the energy industry to secretly influence government policy in that area and to date have refused oversight requests for accountability. During the Clinton Administration, this behavior was called scandalous. RICHARD IAN DERFLER Wyckoff...
...bargain amount paid at a bankruptcy auction for Enron's "Crooked E," a sign that used to mark the disgraced company's headquarters; two other E's went for $15,000 and $45,000 earlier this year...