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Obama law tab up to $1.7 million
‘Grass-roots army’ contributions used to crush eligibility lawsuits?
Posted: October 27, 2009

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=114202

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Obama waives ethics rules for eligibility lawyer
White House: Restrictions on top attorney ‘not in public interest’
Posted: May 10, 2010

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=152177

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Items are archived in order of discovery.
Obama Campaign Disbursements To Perkins-Coie

The following is information was compiled from the official Federal Elections Commission website for disbursements from the Obama campaign to the law firm of Perkins Coie, which is or did represent Obama in various eligibility suits. The FEC links follow the entries.

2nd Quarter, 2010, FEC report for Obama for America
Perkins Coie: $248483.94

http://query.nictusa.com/pdf/501/10930598501/10930598501.pdf#navpanes=0

1st Quarter, 2010

Perkins Coie: $261,206.69

http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2010/Q1/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html

October 2009 quarterly:
Perkins Coie: $314,018.06
http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2009/Q3/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html

July 2009 quarterly:
Perkins Coie: $270,754.18
http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2009/Q2/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html

April 2009 quarterly
Perkins Coie: $688,316.42
http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2009/Q1/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.htm

Year-End 2008
Perkins Coie: $173,052.52
http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/YE/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html

Amended post-general election:
Perkins Coie: $205,323.00
http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2008/30G/C00431445/B_PAYEE_C00431445.html

That adds up to: $2,161,155.11

Perkins Coie does not appear in the pre-general election filing or a few others checked randomly. You are free to pursue any further information that is of interest. But one would assume that the official FEC website to which the Obama and other campaigns must report their financial activity would be taken by even the most skeptical among us as valid documentation of the reported $1.4 or $1.8, or anything in between, figure expended to defend the eligibility suits.

This information is about the legal fees only of that one law firm, not the DOJ attorneys, court time, or other related costs.

(((Starwise note: and including fees to at least a couple other law firms))).

http://www.theobamafile.com/_eligibility/PerkinsCoie.htm

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Edinva’s review of the current FEC report apparently also reveals an additional $4550 to Perkins Coie for “rental/occupancy” .. a rather unusual description for legal services, unless -0 is paying for space in their office.