opensecrets.org - 8/23/2008
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Biden, who became a senator in 1972, has raised a total $27.4 million since the 1990 election cycle. Just 1 percent of that has come from political action committees, which is nearly in line with Obama's decision not to accept any money from PACs for his presidential campaign as way to curb the influence of special-interest money in politics. Biden also received very little from PACs (just two ...
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Obama Decries Lobbyist Cash; Biden Has Reaped It In
Political Punch —
... Obama Decries Lobbyist Cash; Biden Has Reaped It In August 23, 2008 12:58 PM The Center for Responsive Politics has a thorough analysis of Sen. Joe Biden's campaign cash intake now that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has selected him as his running mate. The industry that has given Biden the most cash has been lawyers/law firms ($6,567,404) followed by real estate ($1,297,690). Pro-Israel groups are the 8th biggest contributing industry. Obama may decry lobbyist cash (or at least federal lobbyist cash), but Biden has taken $344,400 from lobbyists since 1997 -- making lobbyists the ...
Tapper: 'Obama Decries Lobbyist Cash; Biden Has Reaped It In'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... The Center for Responsive Politics has a thorough analysis of Sen. Joe Biden's campaign cash intake now that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has selected him as his running mate. [...] ...
A Party of The Trial Lawyers, By The Trial Lawyers, And For The Trial Lawyers
Six Meat Buffet —
... Their top three candidates were lawyers. The final ticket consists of two lawyers whose main benefactors are lawyers. Now when an ad comes on tv they don’t like, ...
Joe Biden is no Barack Obama on the rubber chicken circuit
Top of the Ticket —
... The nonprofit Center for Responsive Politics found that the law firm headed by Texas trial attorney Fred Baron has contributed $108,000 to Biden over the years. Baron, who in the '08 campaign was ...
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A crowd has gathered outside Sen. Biden's home. Watch for yourself on CNN.com/live!
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