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DateEventActorsLanes
2002-10-05WHIG Systematically Withholds Contradictory Intelligence from Congress
White House Iraq Group · Stephen Hadley · Scooter Libby · +7
10
2002-10-01Powell Memorandum Media Infrastructure Coordinates with WHIG for Crisis-Accelerated Propaganda Implementation
CNN Corporate Leadership · Fox News Corporation · CBS Corporate Structure · +7
10
2002-10-01WHIG Coordinates CIA and Pentagon Misleading Presentations to Congress
White House Iraq Group · George Tenet · Douglas Feith · +6
9
2002-09-28WHIG Launches Coordinated Pressure Campaigns Against Congressional War Authorization Skeptics
Karl Rove · Andrew Card · Michael Gerson · +2
5
2002-09-25WHIG Launches Targeted Deception Campaigns Against Congressional War Skeptics
White House Iraq Group · Robert Byrd · Ted Kennedy · +8
11
2002-09-22WHIG Develops Targeted Deception Campaigns for Congressional Skeptics
Karl Rove · Andrew Card · Condoleezza Rice · +3
6
2002-09-20WHIG Provides Fabricated Intelligence Briefings to Congressional Committees
White House Iraq Group · George Tenet · Stephen Hadley · +4
7
2002-09-18WHIG Intelligence Briefing Coordination with Congress: Systematic Misrepresentation
Karl Rove · Dick Cheney · Condoleezza Rice · +3
6
2002-09-15Major Network News Divisions Integrate WHIG Messaging Guidelines
White House Iraq Group · Dick Cheney · Karl Rove · +2
5
2002-09-15Powell Memorandum Institutional Network Establishes Systematic Crisis Coordination with WHIG Operations
American Enterprise Institute · Cato Institute · Hoover Institution · +7
10
2002-09-15WHIG Coordinates Systematic Deception in Classified Congressional Intelligence Briefings
Karl Rove · Nicholas E. Calio · Karen Hughes · +3
6
2002-09-12Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski Indicted for $600 Million Fraud
Dennis Kozlowski · Mark Swartz · Mark Belnick
3
2002-09-08WHIG Launches 'Smoking Gun/Mushroom Cloud' Propaganda Blitz
White House Iraq Group · Condoleezza Rice · Dick Cheney · +3
6
2002-09-07WHIG Coordinates Sunday Show Booking Blitz
Dick Cheney · Condoleezza Rice · Donald Rumsfeld · +7
10
2002-09-07WHIG Executes Coordinated Media Blitz Demonstrating Crisis Template
Dick Cheney · Condoleezza Rice · George W. Bush · +2
5
2002-09-06Andrew Card Reveals Marketing-Based Approach to Iraq War Campaign
Andrew Card · George W. Bush · White House Iraq Group · +1
4
2002-09-06WHIG Provides Networks Pre-Written Interview Questions and Expert Lists
White House Iraq Group · Dick Cheney · Karl Rove · +3
6
2002-09-05Network Booking Coordinators Systematically Facilitate WHIG Synchronized Propaganda Appearances
Network Booking Coordinators · Karen Hughes · White House Communications Staff · +4
7
2002-09-05WHIG Develops "Smoking Gun/Mushroom Cloud" Propaganda Template
Michael Gerson · Karl Rove · Condoleezza Rice · +2
5
2002-09-02Heritage Foundation Coordinates with WHIG for Crisis-Accelerated Implementation of Powell Memorandum Blueprint
Heritage Foundation · White House Iraq Group · Edwin Feulner · +7
10
2002-09-01CIA Creates Iraqi Operations Group Under Political Pressure
George Tenet · Dick Cheney · Scooter Libby · +2
5
2002-09-01Network Executives Implement WHIG Synchronized Booking Protocol
White House Iraq Group · Dick Cheney · Karl Rove · +3
6
2002-09-01Pentagon Creates Office of Special Plans for Iraq Intelligence Manipulation
Douglas Feith · Abram Shulsky · Pentagon · +2
5
2002-09-01Think Tank Network Coordinates Iraq War Support Following Powell Memo Template
American Enterprise Institute · Heritage Foundation · Dick Cheney · +2
5
2002-09-01WHIG Establishes Systematic Talking Points Distribution Network Across Media Platforms
Karl Rove · Andrew Card · Condoleezza Rice · +7
10
2002-09-01White House Iraq Group Launches Coordinated Media Messaging Campaign
Karl Rove · Andrew Card · Dick Cheney · +3
6
2002-08-30Bartlett and Fleischer Establish Rapid Response Media Coordination Infrastructure
Dan Bartlett · Ari Fleischer · White House Iraq Group · +4
7
2002-08-28WHIG Establishes Daily Executive Producer Coordination System
White House Iraq Group · Dick Cheney · Karl Rove · +4
7
2002-08-26WHIG Establishes Systematic Media Coordination Infrastructure with Network Executives
Karl Rove · Andrew Card · Karen Hughes · +3
6
2002-08-25CBS Executives Implement Corporate Policy Changes to Accommodate WHIG Propaganda Distribution
Leslie Moonves · CBS News Division · CBS Corporate Legal · +4
7
2002-08-15CNN Executives Coordinate with WHIG to Facilitate September Propaganda Rollout
Walter Isaacson · CNN Executives · White House Iraq Group · +3
6
2002-08-15CNN Executives Meet with White House on Iraq Coverage
Walter Isaacson · Eason Jordan · Condoleezza Rice · +2
5
2002-08-15WHIG Establishes Network Executive Coordination Protocols for Iraq Campaign
White House Iraq Group · Karen Hughes · Mary Matalin · +6
9
2002-08-02Poindexter Announces DARPA Total Information Awareness Program
John Poindexter · DARPA · Information Awareness Office · +1
4
2002-08-01Bybee OLC 'Torture Memo' Redefines Severe Pain and Asserts Commander-in-Chief Override of Anti-Torture Statute
Jay Bybee · John C. Yoo · Alberto Gonzales · +5
8
2002-08-01Cheney Establishes Legal Framework and Authorization for CIA Torture Program
Dick Cheney · George W. Bush · David Addington · +5
8
2002-08-01DynCorp Bosnia Trafficking Scandal: Contractor Employees Purchase Women and Girls for Sexual Slavery, Face No Criminal Prosecution
DynCorp International · Kathryn Bolkovac · United Nations
3
2002-08-01White House Iraq Group Formed to Coordinate WMD Propaganda Campaign
Andrew Card · Karl Rove · Condoleezza Rice · +5
8
2002-07-31Entergy Purchases Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant for $180 Million, Memorandum of Understanding Creates Decade of Regulatory Conflict
Entergy Corporation · Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation · Vermont Public Service Board · +3
6
2002-07-30Sarbanes-Oxley Act Signed Into Law as Brief Reform Moment
George W. Bush · Paul Sarbanes · Michael Oxley
3
2002-07-21Office of Global Communications Establishes Daily Media Talking Points Distribution System
Office of Global Communications · White House Iraq Group · George W. Bush · +4
7
2002-07-21WorldCom Files for Bankruptcy with $107 Billion in Assets
Bernard Ebbers · WorldCom · Scott Sullivan
3
2002-06-27Zelman v. Simmons-Harris - Supreme Court Upholds School Vouchers for Religious Schools
Chief Justice William Rehnquist · Justice Sandra Day O'Connor · Justice Clarence Thomas · +3
6
2002-06-25WorldCom Announces $3.8 Billion Accounting Fraud Discovery
Bernard Ebbers · Cynthia Cooper · Scott Sullivan · +1
4
2002-06-24Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci Convicted in Operation Plunder Dome Corruption Trial, Sentenced to Five Years for Racketeering Conspiracy
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci Jr. · Federal Bureau of Investigation · U.S. Attorney's Office (Maryland) · +2
5
2002-06-15Arthur Andersen Convicted, Destroying 85,000 Jobs Worldwide
Arthur Andersen · Department of Justice
2
2002-05-17Bush Administration Redefines Mining Waste as Fill Material to Enable Mountaintop Removal
George W. Bush · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · +1
4
2002-04-01United States Incarceration Reaches 2 Million: Highest Imprisonment Rate in World History
Bureau of Justice Statistics
1
2002-03-14Arthur Andersen Indicted for Obstruction of Justice in Enron Scandal
Arthur Andersen · Department of Justice · Michael Chertoff
3
2002-02-14Bush Administration's Systematic Destruction of Oversight Infrastructure Enables WHIG Constitutional Crisis Operations
George W. Bush · Louise Jordan · Roberta Gross · +2
5
2002-02-12Tigua Casino Closes After Abramoff Double-Dealing Scheme Success
Jack Abramoff · Michael Scanlon · Tigua Tribe · +2
5
2002-01-15Post-9/11 Intelligence Budget Surge Begins, Contractor Spending Will Triple by 2007
George W. Bush · U.S. Congress · Central Intelligence Agency · +5
8
2002-01-09Arthur Andersen Admits to Shredding Tons of Enron Documents
Arthur Andersen · Joseph Berardino · David Duncan
3
2002-01-08No Child Left Behind Act Creates Testing-Industrial Complex and Punitive Accountability Regime
President George W. Bush · Senator Ted Kennedy · Representative John Boehner · +3
6
2002-01-01Abramoff-Reed Execute Double-Dealing Scheme Against Tigua Tribe
Jack Abramoff · Ralph Reed · Century Strategies · +3
6
2002-01-01ALEC Adopts Living Wage Mandate Preemption Act to Block Local Minimum Wage Increases
American Legislative Exchange Council · National Restaurant Association · McDonald's · +2
5
2002-01-01ALEC's Corporate 'Scholarship' Program Funds Legislator Trips to Luxury Resort Conferences
American Legislative Exchange Council · PhRMA · Eli Lilly · +2
5
2002-01-01Insulin Prices Begin Tripling 2002-2013 as Three Manufacturers Control 99% of Market - From $231 to $762 Annually
Eli Lilly · Novo Nordisk · Sanofi · +2
5
2001-12-22Argentina Declares Largest Sovereign Default in History on $100+ Billion Debt After IMF Austerity Collapse
Adolfo Rodriguez Saá · International Monetary Fund · Fernando de la Rúa · +1
4
2001-12-13Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Systematically Subordinated to Corporate Input
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs · John Graham · Corporate Stakeholder Panels · +1
4
2001-12-02Enron Bankruptcy After Energy Task Force Meetings
Dick Cheney · Kenneth Lay · Jeffrey Skilling · +1
4
2001-12-01Argentina Imposes 'Corralito' Bank Account Freeze Under IMF Austerity, Triggering Mass Protests
International Monetary Fund · Fernando de la Rúa · Domingo Cavallo · +1
4
2001-11-01Microsoft Antitrust Settlement Establishes Weak Precedent for Tech Monopolies
U.S. Department of Justice · Microsoft Corporation · George W. Bush · +3
6
2001-11-01NSA Launches MAINWAY Database for Mass Metadata Collection
National Security Agency · AT&T · Verizon · +4
7
2001-10-26Bush Signs PATRIOT Act After 45-Day Rush with Minimal Debate
George W. Bush · Russ Feingold · Tom Daschle · +2
5
2001-10-22SEC Launches Investigation Into Enron's Related-Party Transactions
Securities and Exchange Commission · Andrew Fastow · Kenneth Lay
3
2001-10-16Enron Reports $618 Million Loss and Reveals CFO Partnership Schemes
Kenneth Lay · Jeffrey Skilling · Andrew Fastow
3
2001-10-04Bush Authorizes NSA Stellar Wind Program Bypassing FISA Court
George W. Bush · Michael Hayden · National Security Agency · +5
8
2001-09-25Yoo OLC Memo Declares Presidential War Powers 'Plenary' and 'Unreviewable' — Post-9/11 Doctrinal Foundation
John C. Yoo · Timothy E. Flanigan · Jay Bybee · +4
7
2001-09-21AT&T Establishes Mass Internet Surveillance Infrastructure for NSA
AT&T Corporate Leadership · National Security Agency · Bush Administration · +1
4
2001-09-17CIA Authorized to Conduct Extraordinary Rendition - Kidnapping Suspects for Torture Abroad
Central Intelligence Agency · George W. Bush · George Tenet · +1
4
2001-09-04Oracle Hires CIA Executive Director David Carney, Establishes Information Assurance Center
Oracle · David W. Carney · Central Intelligence Agency · +1
4
2001-07-13Argentina Passes 'Zero Deficit Law' Under IMF Pressure, Cutting Salaries and Pensions 13%
International Monetary Fund · Fernando de la Rúa · Domingo Cavallo · +1
4
2001-06-29Patients Bill of Rights Dies After HMO Industry Spends $60 Million Lobbying Against Managed Care Accountability
George W. Bush · Health Insurance Association of America · American Association of Health Plans · +3
6
2001-06-07Bush Signs EGTRRA Tax Cuts - Top Rate Reduced from 39.6% to 35%, Estate Tax Phased Out, Beginning $1.5 Trillion Debt Increase
George W. Bush · Dick Cheney · Paul O'Neill · +5
8
2001-06-01Choctaw Tribe Contract Reveals Abramoff-Scanlon Lobbying Fraud
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians · Michael Scanlon · Capitol Campaign Strategies · +1
4
2001-06-01Saudi Arabia purchases entire 45th floor of Trump World Tower for UN mission
Saudi Arabia · Trump Organization · Trump World Tower
3
2001-05-31Air Force Secretary James Roche Appointed After 17 Years as Northrop Grumman Executive
James G. Roche · Northrop Grumman · U.S. Air Force · +2
5
2001-05-17National Energy Policy Adopts Enron Recommendations Verbatim
Dick Cheney · George W. Bush · Enron · +3
6
2001-05-16National Energy Policy Report Released Reflecting Oil Industry Priorities
George W. Bush · Dick Cheney · National Energy Policy Development Group · +8
11
2001-04-17Kenneth Lay's Influence on Cheney Energy Task Force: Corporate Policy Capture
Kenneth Lay · Dick Cheney · George W. Bush · +1
4
2001-03-13Bush Administration Begins Systematic EPA Rollbacks with Withdrawal from Kyoto Protocol
George W. Bush · Christine Todd Whitman · Dick Cheney · +4
7
2001-02-22Clinton Pardon Scandal Reveals Payments to President's Brother and Brother-in-Law
Bill Clinton · Hillary Clinton · Roger Clinton · +3
6
2001-02-09Cheney Energy Task Force Begins Secret Meetings with Enron Executives
Dick Cheney · Kenneth Lay · George W. Bush
3
2001-01-29Bush Administration Establishes Faith-Based Initiative Infrastructure for Systematic Constitutional Transformation
George W. Bush · Pat Robertson · Faith-Based Organizations · +1
4
2001-01-29Cheney Creates Secret Energy Task Force with Oil Executives
Dick Cheney · ExxonMobil · Shell Oil · +4
7
2001-01-20Bush Administration Hires 150 Regent University Graduates
Pat Robertson · Monica Goodling · Kay Coles James · +2
5
2001-01-20Clinton Pardons Fugitive Marc Rich Amid Corruption Allegations
Bill Clinton · Marc Rich · Denise Rich · +1
4
2001-01-12Clinton Roadless Rule Protects 58 Million Acres of National Forests from Logging
Bill Clinton · U.S. Forest Service · Timber industry · +1
4
2001-01-01Abramoff Moves to Greenberg Traurig, Partners with Michael Scanlon
Jack Abramoff · Michael Scanlon · Greenberg Traurig · +2
5
2001-01-01Bush and Obama Administrations Cement Bipartisan Chicago School Antitrust Consensus, Approve Historic Consolidation
George W. Bush · Barack Obama · Department of Justice · +1
4
2001-01-01Purdue Pharma Bonus System Incentivizes Sales Reps to Target Highest Opioid Prescribers
Purdue Pharma · Sackler Family
2
2000-12-21Clinton Signs Commodity Futures Modernization Act, Cementing Derivatives Deregulation
Bill Clinton · Lawrence Summers · Phil Gramm · +2
5
2000-12-15Phil Gramm Inserts 262-Page CFMA into 11,000-Page Spending Bill Hours Before Christmas Recess
Phil Gramm · U.S. Senate · U.S. House of Representatives · +2
5
2000-12-12Supreme Court Delivers Partisan Bush v. Gore Decision with Corporate Legal Team Involvement
George W. Bush · Al Gore · William Rehnquist · +6
9
2000-12-09Supreme Court Grants Bush Emergency Stay with Scalia's "Irreparable Harm" Logic
Antonin Scalia · Supreme Court Conservative Majority · William Rehnquist · +3
6
2000-11-26Katherine Harris Certifies Bush Victory While Serving as Campaign Co-Chair
Katherine Harris · George W. Bush · Jeb Bush · +2
5
2000-11-22Brooks Brothers Riot: Republican Operatives Physically Stop Miami-Dade Recount
Roger Stone · John Sweeney · John Roberts · +4
7
2000-11-08James Baker Coordinates Bush Supreme Court Election Strategy from Day One
James Baker III · Katherine Harris · George W. Bush · +3
6
2000-10-10Clinton Signs China PNTR Ending Annual Review, Enabling WTO Entry and Manufacturing Exodus
Bill Clinton · U.S. Senate · U.S. House of Representatives · +3
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