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Posted on 03/15/2008 3:07:34 PM PDT by Parmenio
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George Soros -- there at the beginning.
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:07:37 PM PDT
by
Parmenio
To: Parmenio
George is everywhere. . .
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:10:22 PM PDT
by
cricket
(Damn Political Correctness; before it irretrievably, damns us all. . .)
To: Parmenio
Simmons Cooper #13
Big time trial/liability lawyers from lawsuit hell in Southern Illinois
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:10:31 PM PDT
by
demsux
To: Parmenio
How does the University of Chicago give $156,054 to a political candidate? Aren't they publicly funded and what about their status as a tax exempt institution?
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:13:39 PM PDT
by
The Great RJ
("Mir we bleiwen wat mir sin" or "We want to remain what we are." ..Luxembourg motto)
To: Parmenio
How long have Universities/schools been forking out money to
politicians?
I guess I am just too naive.
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:15:12 PM PDT
by
AlexW
(Reporting from Bratislava, Slovakia. Happy not to be back in the USA for now.)
To: Parmenio
Soros is at #10? I would have thought he'd be in the top three.
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:20:56 PM PDT
by
MAexile
(Bats left, votes right)
To: Parmenio
Financing the destruction of America and the destruction of freedom. Now, there’s something to be proud of.
To: The Great RJ
The poster kinda didn’t give you all the information about the list. Only individuals can give contributions to Federal election candidates. The names on the list are merely employer/affiliation.
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:21:37 PM PDT
by
TxCopper
To: Parmenio
Others on the list are most likely hedging their bets.
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:23:31 PM PDT
by
dr_who_2
To: The Great RJ; AlexW
All direct campaign contributions are made by individuals. When you make a contribution, you have to provide the name of your employer, so the figure means that employees of the University of Chicago gave $156,054. You can serach Open Secrets data base to identify the names of the particular individuals at the University who gave.
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:26:55 PM PDT
by
Parmenio
To: Parmenio
I guess now we know why the University of Chicago charges over $48,000 per year for room, board and tuition.
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:33:55 PM PDT
by
Founding Father
(The Pedophile moHAMmudd (PBUH---Pigblood be upon him))
To: Parmenio
Lots of big law firms on that list. I’m surprised at their largesse.
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:36:34 PM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Get Reid. Salazar, and Harkin out of the Senate.)
To: Parmenio
“All direct campaign contributions are made by individuals.”
Thanks for that info.
After my post I thought surely they confused contribution and renumeration, but in today’s world thats a very thin line.
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:36:40 PM PDT
by
AlexW
(Reporting from Bratislava, Slovakia. Happy not to be back in the USA for now.)
To: The Great RJ
Why does the University of Chicago, with a prominent conservative school of economics, give money to a big government socialist?
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:38:23 PM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Get Reid. Salazar, and Harkin out of the Senate.)
To: The Great RJ
Why does the University of Chicago, with a prominent conservative school of economics, give money to a big government socialist?
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:38:34 PM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Get Reid. Salazar, and Harkin out of the Senate.)
To: popdonnelly
"Why does the University of Chicago, with a prominent conservative school of economics, give money to a big government socialist?"
Perhaps the University didn't give money to the big government socialist.
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:46:33 PM PDT
by
sagar
To: Parmenio
Kirkland & Ellis, the firm famous for its Republican connections, must not be so Republican after all. At least not its Chicago office...
To: The Great RJ
Poor University of Chicago, always confused for a public university...
To: Parmenio
Are these recent numbers? I thought Obama had netted over $400k from Goldman Sachs?
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posted on
03/15/2008 3:58:15 PM PDT
by
Norman Bates
(Freepmail me to be part of the McCain List!)
To: Young Scholar
According to wiki, Kirkland & Ellis LLP gives 77% to Democrats and 97% in the 2008 Presidential cycle.
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posted on
03/15/2008 4:00:16 PM PDT
by
Norman Bates
(Freepmail me to be part of the McCain List!)
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