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  • NEWSWEEK: Democrat Donor received $22 million in "Oil for Food" Scandal

    10/10/2004 2:53:15 AM PDT · by dandelion · 283 replies · 18,861+ views
    The Kerry Fairy ^ | 10/10/04 | Becki Snow
    If the name of a "Big Money" Political Party Donor with ties to Enron were discovered on the Saddam's Coalition of the Bribed, what do you think would happen to the Candidate of that party? What if that Candidate of that Party was John Kerry? Newsweek drops a bombshell on the Kerry Campaign: Texas Oil Baron and Big-Time Democrat Donor Oscar Wyatt has received perhaps as much a $22 million dollars in profits through oil allocations bought illicity from Saddam Hussein. From MSNBC: United Nations: Oil-for-Food Fiasco?"Law-enforcement sources say Americans who participated in alleged oil-for-food scams also may face further...
  • CA: Assembly committee backs bill pushed by major campaign donor

    07/02/2003 5:29:45 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 2 replies · 101+ views
    Sac Bee ^ | 7/2/03 | Steve Lawrence - AP
    <p>SACRAMENTO (AP) - Auto insurance rate legislation pushed by a major campaign contributor was approved Wednesday by an Assembly committee - despite arguments that it would violate voter-approved Proposition 103 and hurt many low-income drivers.</p> <p>The bill, by Sen. Don Perata, D-Oakland, would allow auto insurers to offer "persistency discounts" to try to lure longtime customers away from their competitors.</p>