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May 30, 2004
| Convention Bling

The Boston Globe reports on the lavish spending that will take place to buy access to party leaders at the Democratic Convention in Bosting later this year. Example:

One of the more sought-after tickets is for a Symphony Hall gala honoring Senator Edward M. Kennedy. It is financed by more than a half-dozen corporations and national labor unions, which are donating $100,000 apiece. The donors, including Raytheon Corp., Bristol-Myers Squibb, the Affiliated Unions of the AFL-CIO, and the International Brotherhood of Carpenters, often have interests before Kennedy and his colleagues on Capitol Hill.

Funny, I thought it was the GOP that was in the pockets of Big Business.



Posted by Alan at May 30, 2004 08:32 AM | TrackBack
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