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Where do you think the 2002 baby shower A baby shower is a party in which expectant parents receive gifts for their expected or born child. By convention, a baby shower is intended to help parents get items that they need for their baby, such as baby clothes.  for Tom DeLay's daughter, Danielle, was held? In the home of a dear friend or relative? Guess again. It was, reports The New Republic's Michael Crowley Michael Crowley is an American journalist, and currently senior editor and columnist at The New Republic magazine. He is also a frequent contributor to GQ magazine, Slate.com, the Readers Digest, and the Washington City Paper. , in the Washington offices of Reliant Energy Reliant Energy, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is a non-utility, retail and wholesale electricity provider.

In Texas, it provides service to nearly 1.9 million retail electricity customers, including residential and small business customers and commercial, industrial,
, a major power company. It was attended by Jack Abramoff Jack Abramoff (born February 28, 1959) is a former American political lobbyist, a Republican political activist and businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals.  and organized by a friend of DeLay's protege Rep. Joe Barton.

Barton is now chairman of the House Energy and Commerce committee. In a lovely example of the revolving door operating in reverse, he recently hired Reliant's top lobbyist as the committee's chief of staff.
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Title Annotation:Reliant Energy Inc.
Author:Peters, Charles
Publication:Washington Monthly
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Date:Jul 1, 2006
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