The site "OpenSecrets.org" shows her husband has long time financial ties to John Kerry as far back as 2001.
http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=ballentine&txtState=DC&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&txt2000=Y&Order=N
This is clearly a conflict of interest and a violation of AP ethics rules.
She has to go. We can't have the AP again shilling for the Kerry campaign when CPR rules allow only the press to escape FEC rules on spending in the last 60 days before the election.
***Roger Ballentine, Clinton's deputy assistant for environmental initiatives***
August 12, 1999
SECTION: SPOTLIGHT STORY
LENGTH: 265 words
HEADLINE: ALTERNATIVE FUELS: CLINTON TO ISSUE BIOMASS EXECUTIVE ORDER
BODY:
Pres. Clinton is expected to issue an executive order today
to triple the amount of energy produced from farm products, crop
wastes and trees by 2010.
The Clinton administration plans to develop proposals for
research grants and tax credits to promote such technologies and
phase out coal, oil, natural gas and uranium. The order will
instruct the Agriculture Dept., Energy Dept. and US EPA to write
plans to coordinate research and create markets to nurture
"renewable technologies."
The White House predicts that developing more uses for
agricultural products will result in up to $20 billion in
additional farm income by 2010 and less reliance on foreign oil.
Roger Ballentine, Clinton's deputy assistant for environmental
initiatives: "We're looking at taking things we currently just
throw away, making them profitable, fighting global warming and
cleaning the environment at the same time."
VP Al Gore said the initiative would "help insure that the
agricultural economy is part of the new economy." Companies
working with the federal government this year say electricity
can be made from natural materials on a cost-effective basis
with a reduction in pollution. And some agricultural companies
said they expect "big markets" if they can make new products
that have environmental benefits at equal costs.
Robert R. Dorsch, director of biotechnology development at
DuPont: "We need to go from black gold to green gold" (Matthew
L. Wald, New York Times, Aug. 12). -- DIL
LOAD-DATE: August 12, 1999