From: Robert Dorman <redorman@theofficenet.com>

The following messages are from Carol Halberstadt.

At 10:14 PM 01/10/2000 -0500, you wrote:

>>Hi everyone,
>>
>>The following was in today's Boston Globe (1/10/00):
>>
>>McCain OK's review of his letters (AP, Washington)
>>Senator John McCain, seeking to show he did nothing wrong in contacting
>>federal
>>regulators on behalf of big donors, said yesterday he is asking all federal
>>agencies to release any correspondence from him.
>>
>>McCain's presidential campaign spokesman said that the request is being
>>channeled
>>through the Senate Commerce Committee, using the Freedom of Information Act
>>rather than a less formal request from McCain, who is the committee's
>>chairman.
>>
>>Howard Opinsky, the spokesman, said the request covers all documents since
>>1983,
>>when McCain began his first two terms in the House.
>>
>>Hundreds of documents released by his campaign show the Arizona Republican
>>wrote
>>letters on behalf of more than a dozen contributors over the past three
>>years to
>>federal regulators overseen by his committee."
>---------end of Globe article----------
>>
>>WRITE, CALL, EMAIL THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL AGENCIES TO ASK FOR COPIES OF ANY
>>& ALL
>>LETTERS BY MCCAIN TO:
>> Department of Justice
>> Department of Interior
>> Bureau of Indian Affairs
>> President Clinton regarding Black Mesa/HPL-NPL
>> ONHIR (Office of Navajo-Hopi Indian Relocation)--reports directly to
>>the U.S.
>> President
>>
>>Also request letters from MCCAIN'S OFFICE AND/OR SENATE COMMERCE
COMMITTEE FOR
>>ANY LETTERS BY HIM TO:
>> Navajo Nation
>> Hopi Tribal Council
>
>And any letters written on behalf of Peabody Coal, or any energy companies.
>Under the Freedom of Information Act, everything is available.
>
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>
>Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 21:24:50 -0500
>To: Robert Dorman <redorman@theofficenet.com>
>From: Carol Halberstadt <carol@migrations.com>
>Subject: Re: McCain & Special Interests
>
>Hi Bob,
>
>I apologize if my message isn't clear--what I mean is that people should
>ask for letters written by McCain only and exclusively on matters related
>to Black Mesa and American Indians. That's why I listed the agencies and
>subject matter as relating only to the Big Mountain/Black Mesa issue.
<snip>
>In light of McCain's very pointed letter to Janet
>Reno & Bruce Babbitt asking what the Justice Dep't. would do to "ensure
>compliance" with the 1996 law (which is up on your site or Mauro's), it
>might be helpful to try and get other letters of his about this issue, if
>there are any.
>
>There are a couple of reporters who have been trying to find a direct link
>between Peabody Coal money and McCain, but to my knowledge so far, none has
>yet been found. However, my instinct is that he is supporting the interests
>of big business and energy companies in Arizona. He was very un happy, for
>example, several weeks ago, with some land in Arizona being included in
>protected federal wilderness.
><snip>
>many thanks,
>
>Carol
>