(R) Senator Rips Gov't on Saudi Money Probe

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Senator Rips Gov't on Saudi Money Probe
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 11:13 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican chairwoman of a Senate committee denounced the Treasury Department's refusal to reveal how often the Bush administration rejected recommendations to penalize Saudi organizations suspected of financing terrorists.

The information sought by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, chairwoman of the Governmental Affairs Committee, could reveal whether the administration was more reluctant to designate Saudi organizations as supporting terrorism than organizations from other countries.

In a letter Wednesday to Treasury Secretary John Snow, Collins said the department's response to her request was ``entirely unsatisfactory.''

The dispute is the latest between the Senate and the White House over whether the administration has been trying to conceal information suggesting Saudi links to terrorism. The Saudi government strongly denies any ties and administration officials have praised their help fighting terrorism.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-US-Saudi-Terrorism.html

[David Zephyr]

1. Kick.

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[short bus president]

2. posted previously,

but not previously sourced to NYT, so not technically a dupe. Here's the other thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=54667&mesg_id=54667

[Gloria]

3. kick...

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