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Events (839)

• January 11, 2001: Wolfowitz Becomes Deputy Secretary of Defense 2001-01-11
• January 20, 2001 and After: Cheney’s People Take Control of Large Areas of Bush Administration, Begin Expansion of Presidential Power 2001-01-20
• January 20, 2001: Cheney Has ‘Different Understanding’ with Bush about His Role, He Tells Former Vice President 2001-01-20
• After January 20, 2001: Counterterrorism Chief: Bush Tries to Impress Older White House Staffers 2001-01-20
• After January 20, 2001: Cheney to Push for Invasion of Iraq for Political Reasons, Personal Vendettas 2001-01-20
• After January 20, 2001: Enron Executives Trade on Influence to Gain Entry to White House 2001-01-20
• Before January 20, 2001: Cheney Gives Broad Access to Oil, Energy Executives 2001-01-20
• Before January 20, 2001: Pre-Inaugural Discussions about Removing Saddam Hussein 2001-01-20
• January 21, 2001: Bush Administration Takes Over; Many Have Oil Industry Connections 2001-01-21
• January 21, 2001: Bush Legal Team Ordered to Expand Presidential Power, Tighten Conservative Grip on Judiciary 2001-01-21
• January 24, 2001: Republican Strategist Reports that White House Vandalism So Bad, Gore’s Wife Calls Cheney’s Wife to Apologize; Report is False 2001-01-24
• January 27, 2001: Confirmation of Al-Qaeda’s Role in USSColeBombing Triggers No Immediate US Response 2001-01-27
• January 29, 2001: Bush Announces Formation of Energy Task Force 2001-01-29
• January 31, 2001: Bipartisan Commission Issues Final Report on Terrorism, but Conclusions Are Ignored 2001-01-31
• February 3, 2001: Cheney’s Energy Task Force Seeks to’Meld’ Rogue States Policy with Goal of Capturing ‘New and Existing Oil and Gas Fields’ 2001-02-03
• March 1, 2001: Bush, Cheney Work to Back Administration Off of Campaign Pledge to Reduce CO2 Emissions 2001-03-01
• March 5, 2001: Utility Officials Meet with Cheney’s Energy Task Force 2001-03-05
• March 7, 2001: Bush Snubs South Korean President, Refuses to Continue Nuclear Dialogue with North Korea 2001-03-07
• March 8, 2001: Vice President Cheney, Senator Hagel Undercut EPA’s Whitman on Carbon Caps 2001-03-08
• March 13, 2001: Bush Tells EPA Chief of CO2 Policy Reversal, She Suspects Cheney Is behind Altered Course 2001-03-13
• March 20, 2001: Energy Advocacy Organization Sends White House Suggested Executive Order; Bush Will Issue Order 2001-03-20
• March 21, 2001: Conoco CEO Meets with Cheney Energy Task Force 2001-03-21
• March 22, 2001: British Petroleum, Other Oil, Gas, and Mining Officials Meet with Cheney’s Energy Task Force 2001-03-22
• March 23, 2001: Senators Ask Cheney to Suspend NSR Lawsuits against Energy Companies 2001-03-23
• April 4, 2001: Environmentalists Allowed to Meet with Cheney’s Energy Task Force 2001-04-04
• April 8, 2001: US Refuses to Apologize for Collision of Spy Plane with Chinese Fighter 2001-04-08
• April 12, 2001: Oil and Gas Officials Meet with Cheney Energy Task Force 2001-04-12
• April 12, 2001: Report on Energy Security Argues US Needs to Review Policy on Iraq 2001-04-12
• April 17, 2001 and After: Enron CEO Meets with Cheney, Recommends that No Price Caps be Adopted 2001-04-17
• April 17, 2001: Shell Oil Executives Meet with Cheney Energy Task Force 2001-04-17
• April 18, 2001: Vice President Cheney Tells Reporter Price Caps Bad for California’s Energy Markets 2001-04-18
• April 19-20, 2001: Bush Warned ‘Bin Laden Planning Multiple Operations’ 2001-04-19
• April 30, 2001: Wolfowitz in Deputy Secretary Meeting: Who Cares About [Bin Laden]? 2001-04-30
• April 30, 2001: Cheney Backs Nuclear Power; Dismisses Energy Conservation 2001-04-30
• April 19 - May 4, 2001: Task Force Refuses Congressional Request to Examine Records of Meetings 2001-05-04
• May 8, 2001: Cheney to Oversee National Effort for Responding to Domestic Attacks, but No Action Is Taken before 9/11 2001-05-08
• May 8, 2001: GAO Announces Intention to Investigate Energy Task Force 2001-05-08
• May 10-17, 2001: Cheney Lawyer Rebuffs GAO Attempts to Discuss Energy Task Force 2001-05-10
• May 16, 2001: Vice President Cheney’s Energy Plan Foresees Government Helping US Companies Expand into New Markets 2001-05-16
• March 1 - May 21, 2001: Coal Company Profits from Energy Task Policy Recommendations 2001-05-21
• June 1, 2001: GAO Defends Demand for Energy Task Force Documents 2001-06-01
• June 7, 2001: Cheney’s Lawyer Tells GAO US Law Does Not Apply to Energy Task Force 2001-06-07
• June 21, 2001: Cheney’s Counsel Sends Meaningless Financial Documents to GAO 2001-06-21
• June 22-23, 2001: Bio-Terror Exercise Simulates Smallpox Attack 2001-06-22
• June 25, 2001: Conservative Watchdog Group Demands Energy Task Force Records 2001-06-25
• July 3, 2001: Cheney’s Lawyer Refuses to Speak with GAO over Task Force Documents 2001-07-03
• July 3, 2001: Tenet Makes Urgent Request for Help from Allies 2001-07-03
• July 5, 2001: Addington Refuses Watchdog Group’s Request for Energy Task Force Documents 2001-07-05
• July 14, 2001: Watchdog Group Sues for Energy Task Force Records 2001-07-14
• July 18, 2001: GAO Reiterates Request for Information Regarding Cheney’s Task Force 2001-07-18