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Dirty GOP Tactics
Ever wonder how Republicans raise so much money? Well, of course they sell their souls to (rich-people) interest groups and major corporations, but they even strongarm their way into more money. A Tennessean article from July 18, 2003 details how Republican state attourneys general in at least six states called corporations or trade groups that were in a lawsuit or under regulations and obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions. In exchange for this money, the company officials could meet with the attourneys general, participate in conference calls, and socialize with them. The Tennessean was running a Washington Post article.
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