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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bushgate - will have public archives Group Name : Bushgate, Enron and other connections To subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage Address Group Description This group will provide people with information about the Bush administration and possible connections to Enron and other groups. This group will be an announcement only group, usually with one post per day. "According to the Times account, the unnamed associate added that Baxter "was talking about perhaps needing a bodyguard, though I'm not sure where that idea came from." " "In particular, the textbook and testing industries played a role in the legislation, crafting the policies from which they now stand to benefit. A fascinating article recently published in the Nation magazine lays out the connections clearly, beginning with the long and cozy relationship between Bush and the famous McGraw publishing family." "Attorney General John Ashcroft, was obliged to recuse himself January 10, along with his chief of staff, David Ayres, from the criminal investigation into Enron launched by his own department because he received tens of thousands of dollars from the company for an unsuccessful bid to hold onto his Senate seat in the 2000 elections." "Vice President Dick Cheney announced yesterday that the Whitehouse was prepared to go to court to fight the release of documents demanded by Congress as part of the investigation into the Enron scandal. But the head of the General Accounting Office disagrees and has vowed to file suit if the Whitehouse does not hand over the documents by the end of the week." Church settled 6 suits vs. priest - Kept him in post despite allegations By Sacha Pfeiffer and Stephen Kurkjian, Globe Staff, 1/28/02 The Archdiocese of Boston settled at least six sexual-abuse cases against a priest accused of raping teenagers at a treatment facility he ran for troubled young males, yet allowed him to remain in an administrative position until about three years ago. The Rev. Bernard J. Lane was accused of sexually molesting teenagers in the 1970s at Alpha Omega, a Littleton center for troubled youths operated by the Boston Archdiocese, and at a location in New Hampshire, according to Frederic N. Halstrom, a lawyer for one of Lane's alleged victims who has a pending lawsuit against the priest....Documents show Geoghan was coaxed to retire to help shield the church.....Before Lane had that position, it was held for two years by Geoghan, who left it in 1996 after public attention was focused on his abuse of children. Lane retired in 1999. But despite the seriousness of the abuse allegations against him, he remains a priest. Geoghan was defrocked in 1998. http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/028/metro/Church_settled_6_suits_vs_priest+. shtml Reardon's parents cling to `if only' by Tom Farmer and Laurel J. Sweet Monday, January 28, 2002 If the Archdiocese of Boston had investigated complaints against Christopher J. Reardon when they allegedly first surfaced, it's likely ``90 percent'' of the sexual abuse he inflicted on 29 young boys would have been prevented, Reardon's parents and lawyer said yesterday. http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/rear01282002.htm This may be very heavy for survivors of abuse. Thames torso link to African rituals Nick Paton Walsh - Observer 1/27/02 Police are focusing on a tribe in west Africa in their investigation of a boy's torso found in the river Thames four months ago, believing he may have been killed as part of an ancient fertility ritual. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4343854,00.html http://www.webactive.com/webactive/pacifica/demnow.html Story: READING BETWEEN THE LINES: THE NEW EDUCATION LAW IS A VICTORY FOR BUSH AND FOR HIS CORPORATE ALLIES Vice President Dick Cheney announced yesterday that the Whitehouse was prepared to go to court to fight the release of documents demanded by Congress as part of the investigation into the Enron scandal. But the head of the General Accounting Office disagrees and has vowed to file suit if the Whitehouse does not hand over the documents by the end of the week. Meanwhile, with eyes fixed on Enron, the nation has ignored what is perhaps the latest victory for crony politics. On January 8, the President signed into the law the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It is the most ambitious federal overhaul of the public school system since the 1960s. The education act, commonly known as the "Leave No Child Behind Act," has been hailed by the mainstream media as a bipartisan triumph. The bill received the full support of Senators Edward Kennedy and Paul Wellstone; and when it came up for a vote in mid-December, both the House and the Senate voted overwhelmingly in its favor. But, for all the bi-partisan photo-ops and the cross-aisle handshakes, make no mistake: the education act of 2002 is a huge victory for Bush. ....In particular, the textbook and testing industries played a role in the legislation, crafting the policies from which they now stand to benefit. A fascinating article recently published in the Nation magazine lays out the connections clearly, beginning with the long and cozy relationship between Bush and the famous McGraw publishing family. "The amount of cross-pollination and mutual admiration between the Administration and [the McGraw Hill] empire is striking," writes Stephen Metcalf in "Reading Between the Lines. "Harold McGraw Jr. sits on the national grant advisory and founding board of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. McGraw in turn received the highest literacy award from President Bush in the early 1990s, for his contributions to the cause of literacy. The McGraw Foundation awarded current Bush Education Secretary Rod Paige its highest educator' s award while Paige was Houston's school chief . . . and Harold McGraw III was selected as a member of President George W. Bush's transition advisory team." But that's just the beginning This may be heavy for survivors. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2002/jan2002/enro-j28.shtml WSWS : News & Analysis : North America The strange and convenient death of J. Clifford Baxter—Enron executive found shot to death By Patrick Martin 28 January 2002 Without anything that can be called a serious investigation, local authorities in a wealthy Houston suburb have whitewashed the death of former Enron vice chairman J. Clifford Baxter, calling it a suicide. Baxter, 43, was found shot to death in his Mercedes Benz in the early hours of Friday morning, January 25, near his home in Sugar Land..... The most disturbing account of Baxter's last days comes from a former business associate who spoke to the New York Times but was not identified by the newspaper. This person spoke with the former Enron vice chairman two days before his death and congratulated him "for being named among those people who complained about Enron." According to the Times account, the unnamed associate added that Baxter "was talking about perhaps needing a bodyguard, though I'm not sure where that idea came from.".... http://www.wsws.org/articles/2002/jan2002/enro-j18.shtml Enron and the Bush administration: kindred spirits in fraud and criminality By David Walsh 18 January 2002 As evidence one might simply note that the top law enforcement official in the land, Attorney General John Ashcroft, was obliged to recuse himself January 10, along with his chief of staff, David Ayres, from the criminal investigation into Enron launched by his own department because he received tens of thousands of dollars from the company for an unsuccessful bid to hold onto his Senate seat in the 2000 elections. The Vice President of the United States, former oil man Dick Cheney, has been obliged, under pressure from congressional investigators, to acknowledge that he or members of his staff met six times with Enron executives last spring during discussions held by his secret energy task force. The only executive Cheney met with alone was Enron chief Kenneth Lay. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. 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