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1. From BBCNews, Monday, 29 January, 2001 A majority of President Bush's new cabinet are millionaires and several are multimillionaires. The president, vice-president, commerce secretary and national security adviser all have strong ties to the oil industry. Vice-President Dick Cheney amassed some £50m-$60m while he was chief executive of Haliburton oil company. Commerce Secretary Donald Evans held stock valued between $5m and $25m in Tom Brown Inc, the oil and gas exploration company he headed. National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice was a director of Chevron. |
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