Energy Firms Lavish Funds on Inauguration

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Energy Firms Lavish Funds on Inauguration
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121904V.shtml

Energy Firms Lavish Funds on Inauguration
By Pete Yost
The Associated Press

Saturday 18 December 2004

Washington - More than $4.5 million from the corporate world has flowed to President Bush's inauguration fund, much of it from the energy industry and some of its executives in contributions of $250,000 each.

Outside the energy sector, New Orleans Saints football team owner Tom Benson gave $50,000 and his companies gave $200,000, the fund reported Friday.

Northrop Grumman Corp., the world's largest shipbuilder and second-largest U.S. defense contractor, donated $100,000.

Michael Dell, chairman of Dell Inc., the world's largest personal computer maker, gave $250,000. So did United Technologies, maker products ranging from escalators to aircraft engines.

Investment banking firm Stephens Group Inc. of Little Rock, Ark., gave $250,000. And the education loan firm Sallie Mae gave $250,000.

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[Kingshakabobo]

1. Our democracy has been bought, paid-for and well on the

way to mothballs.

:wtf: Sallie Mae couldn't find anything better to do with 250k?
How about forgive some loans for some inner city school teachers or something silly like that.

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2. That money could feed people

instead it buys favors for the people that think the world owes them a living.