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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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" ... |
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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. |
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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... |
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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. |