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AT&T calling attention to itself at convention (MSNBC)
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:11:18 GMT
The telecommunications giant is virtually everywhere, wining and dining delegates and members of Congress with a relentless schedule of luncheons and evening parties.

AT&T has high profile presence at Dem convention (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:24:57 GMT
AT&T is not just a phone call away at the Democratic National Convention.

Party Time in Denver for Lobbyists (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:29:48 GMT
The conventions are a target-rich environment for corporations and special interests, despite new rules against gifts

AT&T has high profile presence at Dem convention (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:03:38 GMT
AT&T is not just a phone call away at the Democratic National Convention. The telecommunications giant is virtually everywhere, wining and dining delegates and members of Congress with a relentless schedule of luncheons and evening parties.

Charles M. Arlinghaus: Conventions are tax-funded indulgences (New Hampshire Union Leader)
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:07:56 GMT
This week and next, the news media will be preoccupied with two of the biggest wastes of time and money in American politics: the Democratic and Republican national conventions.

AT&T has high profile presence at Dem convention (Las Vegas Sun)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:41:05 GMT
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 (3:33 p.m.) AT&T is not just a phone call away at the Democratic National Convention. The telecommunications giant is virtually everywhere, wining and dining delegates and members of Congress with a relentless schedule of luncheons and evening parties.

AT&T has high profile presence at Dem convention (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:13:02 GMT
AT&T is not just a phone call away at the Democratic National Convention. The telecommunications giant is virtually everywhere, wining and feeding delegates and members of Congress with a relentless schedule of luncheons and evening celebrations. "They get goodwill, they get access and they build relationships," said Nancy Watzman, director of the nonprofit Sunlight Foundation's "Party Time" ...

Special interests swarm DNC agendas (The Washington Times)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:24:55 GMT
From a $5,000 "kick-off the convention" golf outing to VIP credentials being handed out for $1 million "Presidential Sponsors," corporate and special interest money is flowing into Denver this week right along with the politicians.

Jay Mandle: Are the Conventions Worth 32 Cents? (HuffingtonPost)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:58:47 GMT
Party conventions are not supposed to be privately financed. The Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1974 - the same act that offers public funding for...

Only 2 state corporations on list of political convention backers (Journal Inquirer)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:12:31 GMT
But Stamford-based Pitney Bowes Inc. and Norwalk-based Xerox Corp. apparently aren’t playing political favorites. They’ve contributed to both parties’ big shows.