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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/09/17/eveningnews/main522332.shtml
CBSNews.com reports: "State officials say California's energy crisis -
its blackouts and sky-high power prices that cost California billions
- was manufactured by key power companies that hoarded energy supplies
to make more money... The companies kept more than 30% to 50% of their
power off the market.

During some of the worst moments of the crisis, they held back even
more - anywhere from 55 to 76% of production.... CBS News obtained
records showing federal regulators have power plant control room audio
tapes that prove traders from Williams Energy called plant operators
and told them to turn off the juice.

The government sealed the tapes in a secret settlement and still
refuses to release them." Williams Energy contributed over half a
million dollars to the Republicans, placing it in the top 50 energy
sector contributors according to OpenSecrets.org. It also participated
in the Cheney Energy Task Force.   
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/09/17/eveningnews/main522332.shtml
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart
people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean
it."  --Mark Twain