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Kerry Hypocrisy: Corporate Favors for Campaign Cash
Associated Press ^
| Wed Feb 4
| By JOHN SOLOMON, Associated Press Writer
Posted on 02/05/2004 6:48:49 AM PST by counterpunch
WASHINGTON - A Senate colleague was trying to close a loophole that allowed a major insurer to divert millions of federal dollars from the nation's most expensive construction project. John Kerry stepped in and blocked the legislation.
Over the next two years, the insurer, American International Group, paid Kerry's way on a trip to Vermont and donated at least $30,000 to a tax-exempt group Kerry used to set up his presidential campaign. Company executives donated $18,000 to his Senate and presidential campaigns.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; aig; bigdig; campaign; corruption; donors; election2004; freeloader; johnkerry; kerry; specialinterests
To: counterpunch
I misspelled "hypocrisy".
My bad.
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posted on
02/05/2004 6:52:23 AM PST
by
counterpunch
(click my name to check out my 'toons!)
To: counterpunch
I misspelled "hypocrisy".
My bad.
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posted on
02/05/2004 6:52:23 AM PST
by
counterpunch
(click my name to check out my 'toons!)
To: counterpunch
LOL! Its ok!
For a moment I thought we were talking about Hillary!
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posted on
02/05/2004 6:52:51 AM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You...You sit down! You've had your say and now I'll have mine!!!!)
To: ConservativeMan55
LOL! Its ok!
For a moment I thought we were talking about Hillary!
HIPPOcracy
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posted on
02/05/2004 6:53:14 AM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You...You sit down! You've had your say and now I'll have mine!!!!)
To: counterpunch
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posted on
02/05/2004 6:55:11 AM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You...You sit down! You've had your say and now I'll have mine!!!!)
To: ConservativeMan55
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posted on
02/05/2004 6:58:02 AM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You...You sit down! You've had your say and now I'll have mine!!!!)
To: counterpunch
I'm surprised that the AP printed this article. Someone mighty high up in the Democratic party must have submitted the details to the AP. Now who could that be?
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posted on
02/05/2004 7:39:32 AM PST
by
abclily
To: ConservativeMan55
"My *GOD*....it's *FULL* of *****"
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posted on
02/05/2004 9:15:07 AM PST
by
Salamander
(SAL *9000*)
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