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  • N.C. Sen. Hopeful (Bowles) Defends Biz Ties

    07/13/2002 11:04:42 AM PDT · by PJeffQ · 4 replies · 275+ views
    Las Vegas Sun ^ | 6/13/02 | AP
    July 11, 2002 N.C. Sen. Hopeful Defends Biz Ties ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH, N.C.- Ever since he entered the race for Senate last year, Democrat Erskine Bowles has boldly promoted his business experience. Now his opponents, seeing political advantage in the scandals rocking corporate America, are trying to turn his Wall Street past against him. Democrats and Republicans alike are taking shots at Bowles for his membership on the board of directors at pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., which has come under scrutiny for accounting practices that inflated revenue. Bowles' opponents also are trying to tie him to the failed investments...