-Caveat Lector- Bush Cabinet nominee lobbied for Superfund target The Associated Press DENVER (January 5, 2001 1:54 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - Since leaving office as Colorado's attorney general, Gale Norton, President-elect Bush's choice to head the Interior Department, has worked as a lobbyist for a lead-paint manufacturer facing numerous lawsuits, a newspaper reports. Gale Norton, a lawyer in a Denver firm, registered to lobby Congress and the Colorado Legislature on behalf of NL Industries, a Houston company formerly known as National Lead Co., according to records cited Friday by the Denver Post. The company said it has been named a defendant in suits involving 75 Superfund or other toxic-waste sites, plus a dozen lawsuits involving children allegedly poisoned by lead paint. Norton had no comment on the story. Almost immediately after Bush announced his intention to nominate her, Norton came under attack because of her involvement with conservative property-rights groups and her support for allowing corporate polluters to police themselves. However, on Thursday she received the blessing of Sen. Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska, who may preside over her confirmation hearings. "I do not anticipate any serious problems with her confirmation," Murkowski said after meeting with Norton in his Capitol Hill office. In 1999, Norton went to work for Brownstein Hyatt & Farber, which lobbies in Washington for several clients that may have political interests before the Interior Department, the newspaper said. They include Delta Petroleum Corp., which is interested in "offshore resources"; Timet-Titanium Metals Corp., a metals processor; the Shaw Group, which makes pipes for oil companies and power plants; Ustman Technologies, which monitors underground storage tanks; and Warren Rogers Associates, which sells products and services for chemical and petroleum storage tanks. A top lawyer at the firm, Steve Farber, declined to discuss specifics about any client represented by Norton. Anomalous Images http://www.anomalous-images.com <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. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
