Defeated Democrats suing group Association denies using illegal donations to fund GOP rivals 11/26/2002 By PETE SLOVER / The Dallas Morning News AUSTIN - Two lawsuits by defeated Democratic Texas House candidates accuse a prominent business group of laundering illegal corporate campaign contributions to fund the group's chosen Republican candidates. "If what they did was legal, then we have no campaign finance law," said Rep. Ann Kitchen, D-Austin, who was defeated by Republican Todd Baxter, a candidate supported by the Texas Association of Business. The association's president, Bill Hammond, called the legal action "sour grapes," "lawsuit abuse," a "travesty"...
