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VERNON JORDAN, the consummate

Washington insider, is a board member of American Express, which helped initiate the government’s antitrust lawsuit against Visa and MasterCard. He is also a close friend of Joel Klein, who heads the antitrust division of the Justice Department. Klein was responsible for getting Jordan appointed to a committee that advises the department on antitrust cases. On February 26, 1997, after being introduced at a meeting of that committee by Klein, Jordan said, “I’m here very simply because Joel sent for me. Having said that, I want to say I’m happy to be here. I’m glad that he sent for me.”

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VERNON JORDAN, the consummate

Washington insider, is a board member of American Express, which helped initiate the government’s antitrust lawsuit against Visa and MasterCard. He is also a close friend of Joel Klein, who heads the antitrust division of the Justice Department. Klein was responsible for getting Jordan appointed to a committee that advises the department on antitrust cases. On February 26, 1997, after being introduced at a meeting of that committee by Klein, Jordan said, “I’m here very simply because Joel sent for me. Having said that, I want to say I’m happy to be here. I’m glad that he sent for me.”