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March 15, 2017

NYT: Neil Gorsuch Has Deep Ties to Colorado Billionaire
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The New York Times reports Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch
has multiple ties to Colorado billionaire Philip Anschutz, an oil baron
who now also owns railroads, real estate, sports teams and stadiums and
conservative newspapers like The Weekly Standard and the Washington
Examiner. Gorsuch has represented Anschutz and his companies. Anschutz,
whose fortune is estimated to top $12 billion, went on to lobby the Bush
administration to tap Gorsuch to the federal appeals court. The Senate
Judiciary Committee is slated to consider Gorsuch's nomination next
week.


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