Did taxpayers lose on deal for oil field?

By Josey Ballenger, Nathaniel Heller and Knut Royce

WASHINGTON, October 27, 2000 — "For the last eight years, I have had the challenge of running the streamlining program called 'Reinventing

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"… ffers, petroleum experts and others — shows that the sale was a complex, White House-managed maneuver that critics say might have cost the public millions, if …"

"… ain, the shortsightedness of the sale becomes clear. Just on Sept. 22, the White House ordered the sale of 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum …"

Bundler to bring party to the White House

By Andrew Green

News that Desiree Rogers, a Chicago businesswoman, has been named White House social secretary by the incoming Obama administration pinged o

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"… o her. …"

"… akes power broker, Rogers will be responsible for all social events at the White House. So, if you want to get the president-elect’s ear, you’d do we …"

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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"… despite support from successive administrations. Both the Clinton and Bush White House backed restructuring and released their own versions of deregulation legis …"

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Cloud of corruption around Democrats' union patron

By Charles Lewis

WASHINGTON, August 9, 2000 — As the Democratic National Convention gets under way in Los Angeles, the American Federation of State, County a

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"… 996, there had been much mutual back-scratching between the Teamsters, the White House, and the Democratic Party. And so a deal was struck, a complicated scheme …"

"… access to the president. From the private St. Patrick’s Day party at the White House and various Rose Garden events, to trips on Air Force One and Friday night …"

"… en events, to trips on Air Force One and Friday night bull sessions at the White House mess, McEntee, to quote a veteran union insider, “got lost in space over …"

"… o criticize the administration, which is rare, he has sometimes called the White House in advance to explain it and quietly warn Clinton and his staff.Ralph Nade …"

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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"… ell research, the tax cut and the dredging of the Hudson River over to the White House,” the letter states. Just three sentences later Gilmore asks the Park Av …"

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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"… nvestigation of the firm’s recent destruction of Enron-related documents.White House Legislative Affairs Director Nicholas Calio was also a lobbyist for Arthur …"

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Democratic fundraiser, cyber-investor enjoys access to White House, Gore

By Nathaniel Heller and Derrick Wetherell

WASHINGTON, August 17, 2000 — On May 5, 1999, Vice President Al Gore announced the creation of the Parents' Protection Page, a White House

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"… resident Al Gore announced the creation of the Parents' Protection Page, a White House sponsored web-site designed to help parents steer their children away from …"

"… tering software, which was one of several such programs recommended on the White House’s new web-site.In his speech, ironically, Gore had done some filtering o …"

"… Furthermore, one of Mattel’s major investors had been the chairman of a White House committee that had advocated increased federal spending on education techn …"

"… ls such as George Soros and Steven Rattner, earned a breakfast date at the White House in August 1998 to discuss the global financial crisis with the Vice Presid …"

Cheney led Halliburton to feast at federal trough

By Knut Royce and Nathaniel Heller

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2000 — Under the guidance of Richard Cheney, a get-the-government-out-of-my-face conservative, Halliburton Company ove

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"… five years prior to his arrival, the company had given $534,750.Though the White House has been Democratic during those years, Congress, which appropriates funds …"

"… iburton and its allies on the Tyumen project helped save the day after the White House and State Department in December directed the Ex-Im Bank to delay approval …"

"… t on business practices in the former Soviet Union who has worked with the White House and Pentagon told The Public i that the allegations contained in the 1997 …"

"… n.Was Cheney’s chief of staffTyumen could have significant access to the White House should the Bush-Cheney ticket win in the November presidential elections. …"

Foreign lobbyist database could vanish

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2004 — Justice Department officials say a huge database that serves as the public's lone window on lobbying activities

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"… iddle East.” Qorvis representatives then fanned out to Capitol Hill, the White House, as well as to major newspapers and television networks to spread the king …"

"… more than 50 times on television.Petruzzello and a colleague met with the White House communications staff as well as aides to the House Government Reform Commi …"

Treasury can sketch out rulemaking areas before Consumer Financial Bureau opens, memo says

By Julie Vorman

Before the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officially opens its doors on July 21, the Treasury Department may issu

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"… Its draft budgets for fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2012 will be included in the White House’s annual budget request to Congress, which is usually released in early …"

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