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On Apr 20, 2010, at 11:07 AM, ken hanly <northsunm at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> How come the U. of California gave over a million?
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> http://digg.com/d31OtXE
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> ARACK OBAMA (D)
> Top Contributors
> This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008
> election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate , rather
> the money came from the organization's PAC, its individual members
> or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families.
> Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
>
> Because of contribution limits, organizations that bundle together
> many individual contributions are often among the top donors to
> presidential candidates. These contributions can come from the
> organization's members or employees (and their families). The
> organization may support one candidate, or hedge its bets by
> supporting multiple candidates. Groups with national networks of
> donors - like EMILY's List and Club for Growth - make for
> particularly big bundlers.
>
> University of California $1,591,395
> Goldman Sachs $994,795
> Harvard University $854,747
> Microsoft Corp $833,617
> Google Inc $803,436
> Citigroup Inc $701,290
> JPMorgan Chase & Co $695,132
> Time Warner $590,084
> Sidley Austin LLP $588,598
> Stanford University $586,557
> National Amusements Inc $551,683
> UBS AG $543,219
> Wilmerhale Llp $542,618
> Skadden, Arps et al $530,839
> IBM Corp $528,822
> Columbia University $528,302
> Morgan Stanley $514,881
> General Electric $499,130
> US Government $494,820
> Latham & Watkins $493,835
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