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 "governor of Texas":

"… money for him. Throughout his long business career and in his six years as governor of Texas, Bush has relied on family connections, sweetheart deals, and the inside t …"

"… ack to build a fortune. And Bush, both in private life and since he became governor of Texas, has always been willing to return the favors.———————Governo …"

"… sult from the staff’s investigation.”Bush, who by then was running for governor of Texas, gave the letter his own spin. “The SEC fully investigated the stock dea …"

"… egy that would have an enormous payoff for Bush personally.After he became governor of Texas, Bush put his all of his assets into a blind trust, with one notable excep …"

Commentary: Freedom of information under attack

By Charles Lewis

Asking the tough questions required of "watchdog journalism" is especially difficult in a national crisis atmosphere of fear, paranoia and p

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"… looded political expedience long before September 11. In his last hours as governor of Texas, George W. Bush had his official records packed up and shipped off to his …"

ANALYSIS: The mythical benefits of tort reform in Texas

By Wendell Potter

Texas Gov. Rick Perry boasts of the benefits of malpractice reform, but average citizens are still waiting

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"… ractice and other tort reforms that have been enacted during his tenure as governor of Texas, Perry says he is opposed to tort reform at the federal level. He cites th …"