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== Bush-Cheney campaign's web of connections: ==

* [[Karl Rove]] - Bush's White House political director; longtime associate to [[Bob Perry]]; consultant to '''Hutchison'''; most senior advisor to Bush campaign. [http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/04/08/con04351.html]

* [[Kenneth Cordier]] - Former Bush-Cheney campaign advisor - forced to resign after appearing in Swift Boat Veterans for Bush commercial. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22957-2004Aug22.html]

* [[Benjamin Ginsberg]] - Former general counsel to Bush-Cheney - resigned after it was discovered he was advising both Bush and the Swift Boat Veterans. [http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/25/ginsberg.swiftboat/]

* [[Harlan Crow]] - Bush Foundation trustee; [http://www.georgebushfoundation.org/bush/asp/OverView/Trustees.asp] longtime friend of Bush family; longtime fundraiser for Bush family; donated at least $25,000 in seed money to the Swift Boat Vets for Bush. On Board of American Enterprise Institute where Vice President Cheney's wife Lynn is "Fellow". [http://aor.cat4.net/nwo/neoconjob/aei.php]

* [[Bob Perry]] - Largest Republican donor in Texas; donated hundreds of thousands to Bush family campaigns; donated at least $200,000 in seed money to the Swift Boat Vets for Bush; close colleague of '''Rove''' in Texas governor's race; longtime friend of [[John O'Neill]].

* [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] - Longtime friend of '''Spaeth'''; former client of '''Rove'''; current co-chair of Bush campaign

* [[John O'Neill]] - Longtime friend of '''Bob Perry'''; very close law firm connections to Bush as governor; close friend to '''Spaeth''', former colleague to '''Spaeth''''s husband/Bush's 1994 running mate; front man for Swift Vets for Bush.

* [[Merrie Spaeth]] - Provided media consulting to Swift Boat Vets; longtime friend of '''Hutchison'''; longtime supporter of/donor to Bush campaign; provide debate prep for GHW Bush; met with and gave media training to current, top White House officials; close associate to [[John O'Neill]]; advised smear campaign on McCain in 2000.

* [[Tex Lezar]] - Late husband to '''Spaeth'''; former running mate with Bush in 1994; law partner to [[John O'Neill]]. Internet website lists Lezar on page with six tobacco whitecoats agents showing family tolerance for frauds. [http://www.ncpa.org/studies/s162/s162i.html]

* [[Harriet O'Neill]] - Close associate to [[John O'Neill]], '''Lezar''' & '''Wilson'''; Bush judicial nominee. Harriet's husband Jack was [[Jonh O'Neill]]'s law partner.

* [[Margaret Wilson]] - Law partner with [[John O'Neill]], '''Lezar'''; Bush administration official; former counsel to Governor Bush. [http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/2004/la-na-kerryswift21aug21,1,4047389.story?coll=la-home-headlines]

* '''Bush-Cheney Campaign HQ Florida''' - Regional Bush HQ in battleground state; coordinated activities with Swift Boat Vets for Bush rally; rally forced to be cancelled. 

* '''Minnesota RNC''' - Official Republican website in battleground state; coordinated linkage with Swift Boat website, providing direct link to Swift Boat commercial.

* [[DCI Group]] ([[TechCentralStation]]) - Political strategy firm with close connections to Bush campaign & Swift vets, employs LaCivita and Friancis. [http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/25/politics/campaign/25swift.html]

* [[Charles Francis]] - Longtime friend/supporter of Bush; works for political firm with close ties to both Bush campaign and Swift Vets for Bush; colleague of '''Lacivita'''.

* [[Thomas J. Synhorst]] - Advisor to Bush campaign 2000; "major contracts" with Bush campaign 2004; works for firm with close ties to Swift Vets for Bush; colleague of '''Lacivita''' at DCI; worked on anti-McCain phone banking in South Carolina in 2000.

* [[Chris Lacivita]] - Senior advisor to Swift Boat Vets for Bush; close ties to Bush campaign; associates with '''Synhorst''' & '''Friancis'''.

==External links==
*"[http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/web_of_connections.pdf. Web of connections]", Kerry Edawrds campaign, August 2004.