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Giuliani tie to lobbying firm that sought rollback of Clean Air Act could rankle 2008 bid
Published: Tuesday May 1, 2007

"For a native New Yorker mounting a first bid for national office, Rudolph Giuliani has shown an impressive ability to raise money in Texas, where his Republican presidential campaign collected $2.1 million, far more than any other candidate, during the first quarter of the year," writes Russ Buettner for the front page of Tuesday's NEW YORK TIMES, RAW STORY has learned. Excerpts:

"Central to this success has been his affiliation with a well-established and politically connected law firm that is based in Houston and bears his name: Bracewell & Giuliani.

"But the affiliation could pose some political risks for Giuliani, as the firm bearing his name is perhaps the nation's most aggressive lobbyist for coal-fired power plants, whose emissions are seen as major contributors to global warming.

"The firm has also been credited with convincing the Bush administration to roll back key provisions of the Clean Air Act.


RAW
Interesting but not surprising. Rudy's been a busy guy doing all sorts of deals. Thank goodness we still have plenty of time to check them out.

Fair play!