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Government

Jan. 26, 2002

Enron's Plight Shows Political Contributions Are Bad Bargain

Forum Column - By Marc Levin, Many observers have taken recent revelations about Enron's extensive political contributions as impugning the integrity of the Bush administration and bolstering the case for campaign-finance reform. However, upon closer scrutiny, it is apparent that Enron's bevy of political contributions provided the company little political power when it most needed it.

        Forum Column

        By Marc Levin
        
        Many observers have taken recent revelations about Enron's extensive political contributions as impugning the integrity of the Bush administration and bolstering the case for campaign-finance reform. However, upon close...

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