- (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest
group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption and abuse,
said today that the lawsuit it brought on behalf of Halliburton shareholders
against Vice President Dick Cheney, the other involved directors of Halliburton,
as well as Halliburton and the Arthur Andersen accounting firm, for alleged
fraudulent accounting practices, enjoys overwhelming public support.
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- A CNN poll, featured on the Internet web site of Lou
Dobbs, the anchor and managing editor of "Lou Dobb's Moneyline"
the prestigious and authoritative financial and business news program
revealed that 95% of the respondents answered "Yes" to
the question, "Should Vice President Dick Cheney answer questions
about accounting at Halliburton?" A similar poll on the Judicial Watch
web site (www.JudicialWatch.org) shows 83% of respondents answering "Yes"
to the question, "Should Vice president Cheney be required to answer
accounting questions about Halliburton?" Interestingly, both the "Moneyline"
and Judicial Watch web sites are likely frequented by large numbers of
economic and social conservatives. This proves that conservatives are as
concerned as liberals about Cheney's alleged involvement in stock fraud.
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- "The American people are fed-up with corporate fraud
and powerful politicians operating as if they were above the law. The life
savings of millions of Americans have been devastated by a string of major
bankruptcies and alleged fraudulent corporate accounting practices. President
Bush and other Congressional leaders have spent weeks talking about cracking
down on corporate fraud but at Judicial Watch, we are doing something
about it, not just talking about it. Vice President Cheney has a lot of
questions to answer about his days at Halliburton, and President Bush should
take responsibility for his Vice President. It is extremely hypocritical
and improper for President Bush to chastise Wall Street and corporate CEO's
and rush to propose more regulation of private industry while simultaneously
dodging questions and making dismissive remarks about his Vice President's
own alleged improper business practices," stated Judicial Watch Chairman
and General Counsel Larry Klayman.
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- http://www.judicialwatch.org/2117.shtml
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