"History was repeated once again in the case when the Clinton officials publicly helped Enron push contracts in India as well as in Indonesia. Most of these contracts were directly negotiated, without any competitive bidding.
In the last two years, Enron has received the US government funds to build power plants in China, the Philippines and Turkey. Enron also won contracts in Pakistan and Russia while accompanying senior US government officials on state trips.
Favours have not come cheap. Enron Corp has spent a sum in excess of $ 1.6 million for lobbying expenditure. This is based on data complied in 1998 by the Center for Responsive Politics, using lobby disclosure reports and amendments filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
Man, the Dems are REALLY asking for it, aren't they?