Getting on the right government list can make you wealthy. That's the gist of what Alphonso Jackson, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, told a group of influential minority business leaders in Dallas on April 28. During that talk Jackson warned HUD contractors against criticizing President Bush. A Dallas Business Journal report on his comments has led to a political firestorm, calls for his resignation, a formal probe by the HUD Inspector General and an apology from Jackson. Because of intense interest in that April 28 talk, here are additional details of Jackson's comments, which included the story of...