4 Companies, Accused of Making Illegal Political Gifts, Are Told to Give Money to U. of Texas

Four companies charged with making illegal donations to former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's fund-raising committee have been told by Texas officials to write checks to the University of Texas at Austin to have their charges dismissed.

The university's Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs will get the $200,000 windfall. Its interim dean, Bobby R. Inman, says the funds will be used to establish a program studying the impact of money on politics, including the role of

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