Web Campaign Calls for SEC Chairman Pitt to Open Books on Bush's Harken Oil Deals; 'Is Pitt A Watchdog or Lapdog?' Asks Site
U.S. Newswire, October, 2002
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- New evidence this week from a major Wall Street Journal investigation reveals that George W. Bush was intimately involved in proposing an off-the-books investment between Harken Oil and Harvard University trustees -- all designed to prop up Harken from bankruptcy, Enron-style. Based on this new evidence, The No More Enrons Coalition has launched a nationwide petition campaign -- http://www.openthebooks.com -- calling on SEC Commissioner Harvey Pitt to re-open the investigation.
The site also contains a number of resources offering background on the issue, including the Wall Street Journal article, and past articles and statements from the President and Harvey Pitt regarding this specific issue.
"Harvey Pitt said that no one in this...
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