__/ [ Mathew P. ] on Wednesday 07 June 2006 05:13 \__
> On 2006-06-06, nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx spake thusly:
>> Quote:
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>> "In many instances, trip sponsors appeared to be buying access to
>> elected officials or their advisors," the study said.
>>
>> While most excursions seemed to be legitimate fact-finding missions,
>> others appeared to have been little more than "pricey vacations ...
>> wrapped around speeches or seminars" in which the lawmaker was often
>> joined by family members, according to the study and researchers who
>> conducted it....
>>
>> Congressional trip sponsors, the study said, included Microsoft, Time
>> Warner and The Walt Disney Co., along with the Association of American
>> Railroads.
>> --------------
>> End quote
>>
>>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/05/AR2006060500443.html
>
> The association of American Railroads? Sorry, but there is something
> very humerous about that lobby/union's name as applied to this story ;-)
Need they actually cover expenses for excursions? *smile*
Roy
PS - how can a post ever be complete without a Microsoft bash? How does a
Microsoft employee get his/her free excursion? Just sit on a chair, holler
"oink, oink" and when Ballmer comes around say that Google have just hired
you. The flight is free.
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