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Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:00 AM

Ken Lay, lynching victim?

At a memorial service for the Enron chairman, a local pastor equates Lay's prosection to the gruesome murder of an African-American man.
Tim Grieve

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  • Thursday, July 13, 2006 11:55 AM

    Perhaps...

    ...the minister was engaging in heavy irony. I mean, his comments were so over-the-top that I wonder if he might not be attempting to induce a bit of self-questioning in the congregation. Regardless, what I've read of the event tops any cinematic dark comedy I've ever seen.

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