{"article":{"id":78818,"heading":"Dennis Redeamed by Bush League Politics","author":"FluxRostrum","created":"2003-08-26 05:26:38","modified":"2003-08-26 05:26:38","last_modified":"Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:26:38","article":"<p>Top executives at FirstEnergy rank among the Bush campaign's top fundraisers. FirstEnergy President Anthony Alexander was a Bush Pioneer in 2000 - meaning he raised at least $100,000 - and then served on the Energy Department transition team. H. Peter Burg, the company's CEO and chairman of the board, hosted a June event that raised more than half a million dollars for Bush-Cheney '04. <br><br> Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, discussing the administration's plans for addressing the blackout, told CBS's Face the Nation that consumers should be responsible for paying the $50 billion he claims is needed to upgrade the transmission system. Abraham added: \"Rate-payers, obviously, will pay the bill because they're the ones who benefit.\" <br><br> from&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.corpwatch.org\/issues\/PID.jsp?articleid=8131\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.corpwatch.org\/issues\/PID.jsp?articleid=8131<\/a> <br><br> Pre Proof Dennis &gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kucinich.us\/powertothepeople.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.kucinich.us\/powertothepeople.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"earth","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"First Energy Found @ Fault","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2003\/08\/78818.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}