41. Critics have said many Mexican business executives tried to buy influence in the Salinas administration by making payments to his brother. 42. Duncan said the goal of his bill is to try to ensure no one buys influence with a president through a library donation. 43. Forum organizers threw off former Enron chairman Kenneth Lay, a regular participant, as his company collapsed amid allegations it cooked its books and bought political influence. 44. Gingrich asked for help in investigating whether Chinese citizens tried to buy influence in Washington by making illegal donations to political campaigns. 45. He was implicated Monday in a political contributions scandal by an Osaka oil dealer under investigation on suspicion of illegally trying to buy political influence. 46. House Republicans accused him of buying political influence to get the FCC to move. 47. In a commentary, Xinhua accused the rival Nationalist government on Taiwan of buying influence in Washington and then casting the blame on China. 48. Its most corrupting effect may be in politics, where the illicitly wealthy can buy political influence. 49. The donor, Loral Space and Communications chief executive Bernard Schwartz, on Sunday strongly denied trying to buy influence or pass sensitive technology to the Chinese. 50. The link provides another detail in fleshing out allegations that China sought to buy influence in Washington. |