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commander of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, to change testimony to say the Pentagon hoped to finish LightSquared testing within 90 days and to reflect Shelton’s support for the broadband initiatives (CD Sept 16 p1). A report from the Center for Public Integrity detailed emails between LightSquared and the White House seeking to set up meetings around the time large donations were made by LightSquared executives, largely to Democrats. “Sadly, I believe President [Barack] Obama is willing to overlook the risks the LightSquared 4G network could pose to the American people and national security because he would rather grant political favors to two of his supporters involved in this situation,” Rep. Bachmann, R-Minn., said in an open letter to colleagues last week. “Clearly, in his support for LightSquared, the President has put political posturing over national security.” LightSquared disputed ties between the company and Obama. LightSquared investor Phillip Falcone “is a registered Republican and two thirds of his political donations go to Republicans,” the company said in an emailed statement. “Most of the decisions involving LightSquared were made during Republican administrations under Republican FCC Chairmen.” The company “has NO intention of disrupting GPS,” it said. Six lawmakers added their support for a House Oversight Committee investigation into the process that led to an FCC waiver for LightSquared, in a letter to the committee Thursday. House Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman Michael Turner, R-Ohio, and five other members of the subcommittee said “it is troubling to see reports of high dollar donors being given unusual consideration in the regulatory process.” House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has said the committee will have a broad investigation about White House influence in controversies over LightSquared and Solyndra, a bankrupt solar energy company that received government loans (CD Sept 21 p16). “We have received reports that numerous witnesses before our committee, and likely therefore other committees, were asked during the administration’s testimony coordination process to include language with which many of them disagreed, and that some ultimately declined to include,” the letter said. “We are concerned that this language shows an administration bias in favor of LightSquared.” The White House has denied having an improper role. The lawmaker letter also includes a Jan. 12 letter to FCC Chairman Genachowski from Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn that voiced concern about potential interference from LightSquared. The letter to Genachowski (CD June 7 p14) was sent two weeks before the FCC International Bureau granted a conditional waiver request that would allow LightSquared to offer terrestrial-only service. The letter isn’t included in the FCC dockets on the LightSquared proceeding. The commission didn’t comment. LightSquared took issue with the lawmakers’ letter and the descriptions of the scope of the waiver the FCC granted. “LightSquared emphatically rejects the letter’s suggestion that it would operate a network that threatens our nation’s security,” the company said. “LightSquared is a U.S. company that has been operating a satellite network and has long standing relationships with local, state and federal emergency responders and defense-related agencies.” The company also challenged the notion that it has garnered undue political help through donations to Democrats. “Neither Harbinger Chief Investment Officer Phil Falcone nor LightSquared Chairman and CEO Sanjiv Ahuja, have given to President Obama’s political campaigns,” said LightSquared. “Falcone is a registered Republican who has given about two-thirds of his donations to Republicans. Ahuja has given $30,400 in checks to both parties -- the only contributions he has made to national political campaigns."