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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"… curities for a nice profit. That, in turn, helped finance his stake in the Texas Rangers baseball club and catapult him into the ranks of multimillionaires.And it …"

"… a bank loan he had taken out in 1989 to buy a partnership interest in the Texas Rangers for $600,000. He received nearly $16 million for his stake when the team w …"

"… an he had taken out the previous year to buy a partnership interest in the Texas Rangers for $600,000.On August 22, Harken files a second quarter report disclosing …"

"… n of up to $1 million on the sale. It also sells his $600,000 stake in the Texas Rangers for about $16 million. …"

Bush violated security laws four times, SEC report says

By Knut Royce

WASHINGTON, October 4, 2000 — George W. Bush violated federal securities laws at least four times when he was a director of a Texas oil firm

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"… off a bank loan he had taken a year earlier for his minority stake in the Texas Rangers baseball team. In 1998 Bushs trust sold that stake for $16 million, catapu …"

Right on the money: The George W. Bush profile

By Charles Lewis

On January 30, 1990, Platt's Oilgram News, a respected trade journal of the petroleum industry, reported that a subsidiary of a small, Dalla

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas Rangers":

"… gs in Harken for nearly a million dollars, and bought a small share of the Texas Rangers, a deal that ultimately netted him — with a helping hand from Texas taxp …"

"… re he represented the younger Bush in business related to his stake in the Texas Rangers baseball team.In addition to collecting reams of documents, investigators …"

"… alma mater. Bush needed the money from the sale to secure his stake in the Texas Rangers baseball team, an investment he believed would propel him into politics, a …"

"… tely bring him $15 million.When Bush first embarked on the deal to buy the Texas Rangers in 1988, he already had his eye on the governor’s mansion in Austin. But …"

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Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part three

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — The goal of Texas Governor George W. Bush's advisers in the early days of the campaign was to make him the man t

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"… . During his long business career, as an oil executive and co-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team, he has relied on sweetheart deals and family connections wi …"

"… ng disclosure forms. In that same year, Bush and his co-investors sold the Texas Rangers to Thomas Hicks, an investment banker.Peter Terpeluk, a Washington-based P …"

"… tin radio-station chain executive, whose brother, Thomas Hicks, bought the Texas Rangers from Bush. A number of the Texas money men have been appointed by Bush to …"

Commentary: 'Reformer with results'? Don't count on it

By Charles Lewis

August 2, 2000 — On the opening night of the GOP convention in Philadelphia, retired General Colin Powell criticized his fellow Republicans

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"… ade $14.9 million, a 25-fold return on his investment of $606,302 when the Texas Rangers baseball team was sold. What made the company so much more valuable in a d …"

A brief history of Bush, Harken and the SEC

By John Dunbar

WASHINGTON, October 16, 2002 — In 1976, George W. Bush was a freshly minted graduate of the Harvard Business School looking for a job. ...

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"… , Bush had become general partner of a group that would eventually buy the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball team. To help pay off a loan used to invest in the t …"

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Obama rewards big bundlers with jobs, commissions, stimulus money, government contracts, and more

Obama administration has rewarded "bundlers" with jobs, appointments, government contracts

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"… numerous elite White House meetings and social events, an investigation by iWatch News has found.These “bundlers” raised at least $50,000 and sometimes more …"

"… b in this administration, nor does it preclude you from getting one.”The iWatch News investigation found:• Overall, 184 of 556, or about one-third, of Obama …"

"… he Obamas’ 101-guest Super Bowl party in early February 2010.Moelis told iWatch News that she and her husband were “highly qualified” for their jobs and th …"

"… ador to Canada, scheduled about 90 meetings with bundlers, according to an iWatch News analysis. Two-thirds of them had each raised at least $200,000.Gips, who s …"

Sinclair flap proves exception to the rule

By Robert Morlino

Broadcasters split the ticket when it comes to contributions

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"… ons Inc., whose board of directors includes the businessman who bought the Texas Rangers baseball team from President George W. Bush, only favors Republicans by ab …"

Obama campaign reports more than 350 big bundlers, including Solyndra figures

By Aaron Mehta

41 bundlers round up $500,000 each for Obama's re-election

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"… longtime supporters of George W. Bush, even joining him in purchasing the Texas Rangers in 1988, but they are both registered Democrats. The couple were bundlers …"

It's a millionaires' race: New financial disclosure database details assets of 2004 presidential candidates

By Alex Knott

New financial disclosure database details assets of 2004 presidential candidates

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"… as a $116,000 fund lingering from his partnership as a former owner of the Texas Rangers. He also has a diversified trust and a 1583-acre ranch in McLennan, Texas …"

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