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Top G.O.P. Donors in Energy Industry Met Cheney Panel

Date: March 1, 2002

Author: Don Van Natta Jr.

QUOTE: Eighteen of the energy industry's top 25 financial contributors to the Republican Party advised Vice President Dick Cheney's national energy task force last year...

ABSTRACT: Thought the Bush administration has strenuously fought having to release the names of energy executives who met with Vice President Cheney's energy task force, investigators are piecing together those names and find that it resembles a who's-who of financial supporters of Bush/Cheney financial supporters. The question remains--- do this show corruption, or is it a natural result of common philosophy and common business background?

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Article MetaInformation:

Key People:

• Vice President Richard ("Dick") B. Cheney
• Kenneth Lee Lay

Key Organizations:

• American Petroleum Institute (API)
• Enron Corp.
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
• New York Times Company
• Republican Party (U.S.) / Republican National Committee

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Secrecy / Security

• Businesses & Organizations
  • Industry-Specific Issues
    • Energy/Natural Resources

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • Lobbying

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