Astroturf lobbying and hidden funders shape policy
An overview of front groups used to sway deregulation disputes highlights how ostensibly grass roots campaigns mask corporate interests. It cites Enron funded studies, industry money funneled through Citizens for State Power, and examples from telecom and insurance cases, noting donor secrecy and regulatory concerns.
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Shirley
Enron
Texas
Pires
Washington
U.S
Congress
Neil Cohen
Apco Associates
Florida
Secret Service director warns agents against Kennedy gossip
Secret Service Director Lewis C. Merletti wrote to 3,200 current and 500 former agents reminding them that protecting the president includes not revealing personal details. The memo follows a tell all about Kennedy on Hersh's book and cites First Amendment rights and oath of trust.
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Secret Service
Lewis C. Merletti
Merletti
Tony Sherman
Seymour Hersh
Camelot
Sherman
Jim Makin
Makin
Larry Newman
Hersh
Newman
Cizing
Hamilton Brown
United States
Clinton
Justice Department
Aldrich
Justice Department seeks contempt order against Microsoft
The Justice Department urged a federal judge to hold Microsoft Corp in contempt of an antitrust order tied to Windows and Internet Explorer. Judge Jackson ordered Windows makers to stop bundling IE. Microsoft says it is complying by offering a stripped down, potentially outdated Windows 95 version, a move the government calls an evasion of the court.
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Microsoft Corp
Windows Pen
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Microsoft
Eyent Asse
U.S
Justice Court
Redmond
Thomas Penfield Jackson
Jackson
Justice Cut
Justice Department
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