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http://www.opensecrets.org/parties/contrib.asp?Cmte=DPC&cycle=2004(democratic top) http://www.opensecrets.org/parties/contrib.asp?Cmte=RPC&cycle=2004(re pUbs top contrib) Goldman sachs democratic party $1,490,514 Goldman sachs rethuglican party $941,503 JP Morgan chase gave more to us also .$462,683 vs the $419,516 republicans. Microsoft gave more to the democratic party also (I was surprised at this ) $480,864 to the $220,197 the republicans. DEMOCRATIC PARTY (2004 election cycle) Top Contributors Contributor Total John Kerry for President $8,030,400 Goldman Sachs $1,490,514 Time Warner $759,689 Baron & Budd $499,757 Microsoft Corp $480,864 JP Morgan Chase & Co $462,683 Lehman Brothers $445,700 Simmons Firm $398,350 Morgan Stanley $390,300 Nancy Pelosi for Congress $390,000 University of California $376,145 Bob Matsui for Congress Cmte $355,830 Menendez for Congress $349,000 Waters & Kraus $339,000 Citigroup Inc $337,760 American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees $330,325 Viacom Inc $320,369 John Breaux Senate Cmte $304,528 National Education Assn $301,988 Assn of Trial Lawyers of America $286,750 Total contributions: $195,796,444 Amount coded: $168,988,499 ( 86.3%) Amount uncoded: $26,807,945 ( 13.7%) REPUBLICAN PARTY (2004 election cycle) Top Contributors Contributor Total Goldman Sachs $941,503 American Financial Group $491,596 Federated Investors Inc $466,296 The Villages $429,500 JP Morgan Chase & Co $419,516 Home Depot $407,145 UBS Americas $398,463 Morgan Stanley $391,934 Blank Rome LLP $365,851 TCW Group $364,146 Peabody Energy $343,500 FMR Corp $304,367 Merrill Lynch $281,241 Citigroup Inc $274,254 Ameriquest Capital $248,850 Enterprise Rent-A-Car $240,750 Credit Suisse First Boston $233,227 General Electric $231,093 AON Corp $220,934 Microsoft Corp $220,197 Total contributions: $276,215,574 Amount coded: $213,445,725 ( 77.3%) Amount uncoded: $62,769,849 ( 22.7%)
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