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Enron's Political Toll Grows As White House Keeps Quiet.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(NATIONAL ISSUE)
Byline: SEAN HIGGINS
So far, the Enron scandal in Washington has lacked one major ingredient: evidence of scandal.
When it broke late last year, the White House's critics salivated at the opportunity to link it to the energy giant's collapse.
It's been a bust. While the administration had ties to Enron, the link didn't seem to benefit the company. Nor has any wrongdoing come to light involving the White House.
Why then, many wonder, is Vice President Dick Cheney doing the one thing that could revive the controversy?
Why won't he release details of White House meetings that included Enron executives?
Cheney says he's acting on principle. But while the law may be on his side, the politics sure aren't. For some observers, it is baffling.
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