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Fact of the Week

**Fact of the Week**
George Bush did his best to help his brother's re-election campaign last week by proposing that the federal government buy out the companies that held the untapped oil and gas drilling rights in the Everglades and Gulf of Mexico. However, the same administration has declined to extend the same treatment to equally unpopular untapped oil and gas leases off of the California coast. And—surprise—the governor of California is a Democrat. Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 7 June 2002.

**This week's columns**

Rated NC-V: Note for Citizen Viewing Paul Corrigan What is it about citizens viewing unfiltered media that makes the Bush administration nervous? Everything. Go to article!	The Gilded Triangle Tim Francis-Wright A gilded triangle including corporate executives, accounting firms, and corporate boards of directors allows executives to run companies for their own personal enrichment. Go to article!

Secret FBI Files Reveal Covert Activities at UC: The FBI illegally used its power in the 1950s through 1970s for political purposes (Seth Rosenfeld, San Francisco Chronicle).
Cheney's Money Has Roots in Evil: Dick Cheney made some of his millions as chairman of Halliburton by trading with Iraq (Dave Zweifel, Madison Capitol Times).
A Proposal for American Labor: It is high time for workers to embrace open-source unionism (Richard Freeman and Joel Rogers, The Nation).
Camp David and After: Despite Ehud Barak's assertions, Palestinian negotiators were right to reject Israeli proposals at Camp David and Taba (further debate is here) (Hussein Agha and Robert Malley, New York Review of Books.
Hoon's Talk of Pre-emptive Strikes Could be Catastrophic: When the British defense secretary mentions nuclear weapons being in play against Iraq, what message do India and Pakistan hear (Hugo Young, The Guardian)?
Accounting Reform Plans Held Up By Senate Banking Committee Democrats: Democrats could lose a key issue if its senators do not stick together (TheHill.com).
The Barn Door: The proposed Department of Homeland Security could actually make Americans less safe (John Prados, The American Prospect).
State Senator Says Ross Perot Company Offered Primer for Exploiting Energy Market: Perot Systems helped its clients manipulate energy prices (Jennifer Coleman, Associated Press).

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