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Treasury's Fisher Rejected Enron Request on Banks
Bloomberg ^ | January 11, 2002 | Simon Kennedy and Monee Fields

Posted on 01/11/2002 9:36:09 AM PST by Torie

Edited on 07/19/2004 2:09:23 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Washington, Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Undersecretary of Treasury for Domestic Finance Peter Fisher rejected an overture from a top Enron Corp. official to contact bankers on behalf of the troubled energy giant that later went bankrupt, the Treasury department said.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events
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Well Enron tried, bless its little heart.
1 posted on 01/11/2002 9:36:09 AM PST by Torie
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To: Torie
And this is what they have on the Bush White House ?
2 posted on 01/11/2002 9:40:42 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Torie
U.S. Undersecretary of Treasury for Domestic Finance Peter Fisher rejected an overture from a top Enron Corp. official to contact bankers on behalf of the troubled energy giant that later went bankrupt, the Treasury department said.

Despite attempts by the Democrats to turn this thing into a Republican scandal, every story that comes out about Enron would make you believe that this company had no friends whatsoever in the Bush administration.

HEADLINE: Bush Administration Had Close Ties to Enron -- Company made 728 calls to Bush associates and was told to "f#ck off" on every occasion.

3 posted on 01/11/2002 9:41:43 AM PST by Alberta's Child
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To: Torie
The legs on this story as far as it damaging Bush have been broken in several places. It can't stand up and the leftist media is dragging the moaning body at this point.
4 posted on 01/11/2002 9:41:58 AM PST by isthisnickcool
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and the leftist media is dragging the moaning body at this point.

Hooray!

5 posted on 01/11/2002 9:45:35 AM PST by Salvation
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To: Torie; Enron_List
Indexed.
6 posted on 01/11/2002 9:46:29 AM PST by Salvation
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