...1993 to 2000, and Texas Democratic Rep. Ken Bentsen, who received $42,750 from 1993 through last June. Northern Natural Gas Co., an Enron subsidiary, supplies all but a fraction of the natural gas sold in Minnesota.

...lives nearby the line break. "I got to the window and the sky was lit up, a big orange blaze." Crews for Northern Natural Gas Co., which owns the pipeline, allowed gas to continue running in the area to keep Silver Bay's 1,900 residents...