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KERRY TOOK MILLIONS FROM OIL, GAS, PHARMACEUTICAL

AND FINANCIAL SECTOR EMPLOYEES

Since 1989, Kerry Received $111,850 From Oil And Gas Industry Employees. (Center For Responsive Politics Website, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 2/2/04)

Since 1989, Kerry Received $59,505 From Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry Employees. (Center For Responsive Politics Website, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 2/2/04)

Since 1989, Kerry Received $6,340,659 From Finance/Insurance/Real Estate Sector Employees, Fourth-Most Among Senators Over Last 15 Years. (Center For Responsive Politics Website, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 2/2/04)

ITS NOT THE CONTRIBUTIONS, IT'S THE HYPOCRISY, STUPID!

TOP KERRY FUNDRAISER'S FIRM LOBBIED FOR ENRON

In 2001-2002, The Firm Of Top Kerry Fundraiser Robert Crowe Earned $80,000 Lobbying For Enron. A firm headed by a top fund-raiser for U.S. Senator John F. Kerry earned $80,000 in lobbying fees from scandal-plagued Enron Corp. over the past two years, according to public records. The Commonwealth Group Ltd., a public policy and lobbying firm run by Boston lawyer Robert Crowe, lobbied for Enron's interests in Congress in 2000 and 2001, earning $40,000 per year, records show. Crowe is a former chairman of Kerry's campaign finance committee and is a close friend and supporter of the Massachusetts Democrat. (Joe Battenfeld, a Top Kerry Fund-Raiser's Firm Lobbied For Enron, The Boston Herald, 2/1/04)

Crowe Currently Listed Among Kerry's Top Fundraisers, Raking In At Least $100,000 For Kerry's Presidential Bid. (Kerry For President Website, www.johnkerry.com, Accessed 2/8/04)

ENRON CEO KEN LAY SAT ON HEINZ BOARD

Former Enron CEO Ken Lay Sat On A Heinz Board. Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry regularly scorches the management of Enron, the scandal-ridden, bankrupt energy company founded by Kenneth Lay. [S]elf-styled muckraker Bernardo Issel of NonprofitWatch.org told us that the much-maligned Lay has been a longtime member of the board of trustees of the Heinz Center, an environmental group founded by the candidate's wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry. She's the group's vice chairman, and Lay left the small board earlier this year after serving for nearly a decade. (Lloyd Grove,The Reliable Source, The Washington Post, 6/27/03)

Kerry Took More Money From Lobbyists Than Any Senator Over Last 15 Years! Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) has raised more money from paid lobbyists than any other senator over the past 15 years, federal records show. Kerry has received nearly $640,000 from lobbyists, many representing telecommunications and financial companies with business before his committee (Jim VandeHei, Kerry Leads In Lobby Money, The Washington Post, 1/31/04)