Bush appointment of crimimals (literally) to powerful positions 
    within the government 
    
  
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see http://www.projectcensored.org/stories/2003/11.html
    Bush Appoints Former Criminals to Key Government Roles Poindexter, Abrams, 
    Negroponte, Reich 
see http://www.fair.org/extra/0109/iran-contra.html
    John Negroponte, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Elliott Abrams, National Security 
    Council as director of its office for democracy, human rights and international 
    operations. Otto Reich's nomination as assistant secretary of state for Western 
    Hemisphere affairs, the top post for Latin America.