Article: Harvard University Backs Investment in Bush Oil Firm.

By Michael Kranish, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Oct. 10--Harvard University yesterday defended the way its investment subsidiary poured millions of dollars into President Bush's former oil company, and the school rejected a request from a student-alumni group to release documents that might clarify the close relationship between Harvard Management Co. and Harken Energy Corp.

The statement from Harvard University came in response to a report by an independent group, HarvardWatch, which disclosed that Harvard Management's investment in Bush's energy company was deeper than previously understood, with a $30 million ...

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