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Thanks for the ping, Larry. Money passed to the right places to hush up a whole lot of mischief-making, it appears. A little background (too much for this "country girl"....obfuscation and weasel-words):

Anne Williamson explains Russia-Gore money games , Oct. 2000:
Unfortunately, for Russians and Americans who want answers, Jim Leach, Chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, has quietly dropped the investigation of exactly what happened to the IMF's $4.5 billion bailout in August 1998. Instead, Leach has been pursuing legislation Lawrence Summers favors which proposes a global "Know Your Customer" regime that will effectively end American citizens' financial privacy while crushing the tax competitive "havens."

Other FR links:
Bond scam has 'strong' Kremlin ties , Sept. 1999.
New Cox Report May Target Gore, June 2000.
Gore's nuke agreements coming unglued: Gordon Prather looks at Al's covert dealings with Chernomyrdi , Nov. 2000.