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soft money contributions of Citigroup

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May 16, 2002 | With the ban on unlimited soft money contributions set to take effect after the November elections, Democrats and Republicans are locked in a frantic fundraising race. Both parties are brazenly raising as much soft money as possible before the ban takes effect. Republicans held a $33 million Washington fundraiser Tuesday night that featured President Bush. The GOP said the night smashed previous fundraising records for a single event. Not surprisingly, the event's underwriters, several of whom were revealed by the Washington Post, included some of the biggest donors in the country, including Carl Lindner ($209,000 so far in the 2002 election cycle, 97 percent to the GOP), head of American Financial Group; and Dwight Schar ($89,500, all to Republicans), chairman of NVR Homes. Corporate sponsors identified by the Post include Philip Morris ($2.0 million in individual, PAC and soft money contributions so far in the 2002 cycle, 88 percent to Republicans), Microsoft ($1.6 million, 60 percent to Republicans), AT&T ($1.5 million, 54 percent to Republicans), Citigroup ($1.2 million, 53 percent to Republicans), American International Group ($1.1 million, 57 percent to Republicans), and Lockheed Martin ($1.1 million, 60 percent to Republicans).