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Aubrey McClendon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Aubrey Kerr McClendon is the CEO , chairman, and co-founder of Chesapeake Energy and co-owner of the Seattle Supersonics and Seattle Storm basketball teams. McClendon is on the board of directors at Chesapeake, which, among others, includes prominent Oklahoma politicians Frank Keating and Don Nickles . He co-founded Chesapeake, one of the largest natural ...
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Bombshell: Sonics minority owner admits they are lying bastards
Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog! — ... I'm not surprised, of course, that the head of an Enron-type energy company might lie, cheat and steal to get whatever he wanted, but it seems like the city of Seattle could have a real argument here: ...

Not Averse to Controversy: Meet Aubrey McClendon
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... It's not like he's scared to take on controversial issues. According to a wikipedia entry on him, McClendon has been a major contributor to these three "third rail" political issues: ...

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