(Kerry, Bush) Fund-Raisers Traded With Iran, Iraq

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The chairman of President Bush's Homeland Security Advisory Committee and Democratic challenger John Kerry's fund-raising chief are among 27 top campaign cash-raisers who are current or former managers of companies punished for trading with Iran or Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

Nineteen people who have raised more than $100,000 for Bush are current or former executives or directors of a dozen firms fined for transactions with Iran and Iraq during the past decade, government records show. Nine top Kerry fund-raisers work or worked for five of those companies. All held their respective positions when some or all of the disputed transactions took place.

Does that cast a cloud over the contributions?

"The companies themselves aren't contributing," Bush campaign spokesman Scott Stenzel said.

Kerry campaign spokesman Michael Meehan had a similar response: "Those individuals represent themselves and not their places of employment."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AXIS_OF_EVIL_CAMPAIGN?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Forkboy]

1. Where's Terwilliger when we need him?

:)

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2. Kerry, remember: Integrity, integrity, integrity.

God, I do hope he cleans shop once he gets elected.

[Moderator]

3. Duplicate

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