A most favored corporation: Enron prevailed in federal, state lobbying efforts 49 times

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2003 — Enron Corp., which ran a formidable lobbying machine in Washington and state capitals, gained favorable treatm

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"… Mosbacher; Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to George Bush Sr.; Wendy Gramm, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and wife of S …"

Enron top brass accused of dumping stock were big political donors

By John Dunbar, Robert Moore and MaryJo Sylwester

WASHINGTON, January 9, 2002 — Twenty-four top executives and board members at Enron Corp. contributed nearly $800,000 to national political

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"… erful members of Congress from Texas including Sen. Phil Gramm, whose wife Wendy Gramm is an Enron director, House Majority Whip Tom DeLay and Majority Leader Di …"

"… he acquired while working for the company.Board and audit committee member Wendy Gramm, wife of Sen. Phil Gramm, sold off 84 percent of her holdings for $277,000 …"

Little-known Texas patron guided Bush policies on vouchers, tort reform

By Kathryn Wallace

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2000 — Only three days after Texas Governor George W. Bush was inaugurated in 1995, he declared the state of the Texas

Excerpts from this story referencing "Wendy Gramm":

"… put Republican luminaries on the boards of his companies and think tanks. Wendy Gramm, wife of Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, received $25,000 a year on the board of …"

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Retiring CFTC judge levels unfairness accusations at colleague

Here’s a cautionary tale about the lack of oversight of administrative law judges and the limitations of accountability journalism. ...

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"… e Bruce Levine, had entered into a secret agreement with former CFTC chair Wendy Gramm to rule against investors in every single instance.And he said that in nea …"

Toothless regulator looks to take a bite out of derivatives

By Ben Protess

President Obama makes CFTC and SEC get along, cover holes in oversight

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"… erivatives, or so-called over-the-counter contracts, to escape regulation. Wendy Gramm, CFTC chair from 1988 to 1993 and wife of former Texas Senator Phil Gramm, …"

"… s a dangerous precedent." Five weeks later, after resigning from the CFTC, Wendy Gramm joined Enron's board of directors.The gig was lucrative. According to the …"