Big GOP contributor advised administration's energy task force

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2002 — When a generous patron of President Bush and the Republican Party sought political backing for his company's

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"… ittee on June 7. Two weeks later, Vice President Cheney and Lay, the Enron CEO, met when the two served on a panel at the American Enterprise Institute ( …"

"… h Enron executives that go well beyond the task force. Lay, then Enron’s CEO, made calls to the treasury and commerce secretaries to inform them of Enr …"

Bush's insider connections preceded huge profit on stock deal

By Knut Royce

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2000 — The year 1986 was very good for George W. Bush. ...

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"… to the ranks of multimillionaires.And it was in 1986, too, that Harken’s CEO introduced Bush, the company’s new director and consultant—as well as …"

"… r, David Halbert, who had been a friend and business partner of Harken’s CEO, Mikel Faulkner. In 1986, Faulkner had introduced Harken’s newest direct …"

"… had just acquired the ailing Spectrum 7 Energy Corp., where Bush had been CEO and a significant shareholder.“George and I became friends, recalled Hal …"

"… arken stock and is made director and consultant to the company. Harken’s CEO, Mikel Faulkner, introduces Bush to an old business associate, David Halbe …"

Fourteen top Bush officials invested in Enron stock

By Derrick Wetherell

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2002 — Fourteen of the top 100 officials in the Bush administration owned stock in embattled energy services firm En

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"… reasury Secretary Paul O’Neill were the two officials contacted by Enron CEO Kenneth Lay last October. The first calls came after Enron reported a thir …"

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Enron's deregulation fight

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2003 — Efforts to deregulate the nation's electricity market began with the 1978 Public Utility Regulatory Policies A

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"… Northeastern Governors in Vermont in December 1996, Jeffrey Skilling, then-CEO of Enron Capital and Trade Resources, sounded almost impatient. “Every d …"

"… co Bay, the Albuquerque Journal reported.The same year, Enron Chairman and CEO Kenneth Lay wrote a letter to North Carolina House Speaker Harold Brubaker …"

Trading in favors

By Alex Knott and Aubrey Bruggeman

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2003 — Legislative favors, increased access to federal lawmakers and instructions on how to use loopholes to evade feder

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"… s last sale, the company’s stock plummeted.Gary Winnick, the founder and CEO of Global Crossing, also made out well, selling as much as $700 million in …"

"… 6, before controversial legislation regarding energy deregulation, Entergy CEO Edwin Lupberger wrote a letter asking for Representative Tom DeLay’s (R- …"

"… 9 from RNC Chairman Jim Nicholson asking Bristol-Myers Squibb Chairman and CEO Charles A. Heimbold Jr. for $250,000 for a two-year Season Pass membership …"

"… hone call returned by this person.Other donors such as Alan G. Hassenfeld, CEO of Hasbro, detailed the games played in Washington when it comes to initia …"

The Bush 100

By Derrick Wetherell

WASHINGTON, January 14, 2002 — The average net worth of the individual members of the Bush cabinet, including the President and Vice Preside

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"… during the first year of his term, Bush has been frequently compared to a CEO, avoiding immersion in detail, relying on his subordinates to lay out opti …"

"… of view,” he said.Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi served as CEO of QTC Medical Devices for just 18 months prior to his nomination to join …"

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WaMu examiner sheds new light on bankruptcy, criticizes FDIC for lack of cooperation

Joshua Hochberg's report on the fall of Washington Mutual discloses no Lehman-like allegations of accounting chicanery, nor does it establis

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"… helming management’s efforts to mitigate the losses.FDIC phones JPMorgan CEOA few days after Lehman fell, Bair called Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan’s chief e …"

FDIC wants bank execs to wait three years for entire bonus

By Julie Vorman

If the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp’s new executive pay proposal is adopted, top U.S. bankers will have to wait at least three years to co

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"… lion or more in assets to defer paying at least 50 percent of a bonus to a CEO and other senior company officers for three years."Larger covered financia …"

Reform reading: Big banks take on CFTC over policing of derivatives

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. ...

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"… dge investments in physical commodities and interest rates.Bank of America CEO says he has best job in worldA robo-signing controversy, ever-growing fore …"

Reform reading: JPMorgan CEO not embarrassed to be banker

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law....

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