The Quasha's and Bush families CIA ties go way back.See Nugan Hand. http://www.newsmakingnews.com/cathavardharpers2,00.htm ...Although twice elected governor of Texas (in 1994 and again in 1998), the son known as "Dubya" had lived through nearly two decades of business failures, embarrassing bailouts, and eyebrow-raising favors that had besmirched his family's reputation... ...downtown Dallas rather than at UTIMCO's own more modest quarters in an Austin building named for Lady Bird Johnson. "It was a hell of a lot more convenient for all of us to meet there," Hicks noted. Largely freed from public accountability, UTIMCO embarked on a series of deals that raised serious questions about conflict of interest and political favoritism. Again, there was nothing unlawful about these decisions, all of which were vetted by the powerhouse law firm of Vinson & Elkins... ...On March 1, 1995, the regents voted to place what would prove to be a comparatively modest $10 million with The Carlyle Group, a Washington-based merchant bank that is chaired by Frank Carlucci, the former secretary of defense in the Reagan Administration. The specific fund was Carlyle Partners 11, described with exquisite delicacy on the firm's Web site as pursuing "an investment strategy focused upon the intersection of government and business." ... ...When George W. Bush declared his candidacy for president in 1999, hundreds of his wealthiest supporters pledged to raise at least $100,000 each for his campaign. For a time their names were kept confidential, but eventually the Bush campaign-meaning finance chairman Donald Evans-released the names of the first 115 "Pioneers" to meet its fund-raising quota, even as hundreds more unnamed backers were reportedly trying to do so. Listed among the founding group of successful Pioneers were R. Steven Hicks, the brother of Tom Hicks; Tom Loeffler; three partners in Vinson & Elkins, ...Enrons lawyers in this breaking story... HOUSTON (AP) - Vinson & Elkins' reputation took 80 years to polish and one client to smudge. The largest law firm in Houston and the most profitable in Texas, Vinson & Elkins has been stung by accusations it showed poor judgment - or worse - in work for Enron Corp. An Enron insider claims Vinson & Elkins blessed partnership deals that hid the energy trading company's shaky financial situation until it collapsed into bankruptcy. http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAP5G330XC.html
