Report Links Iraq Deals To Bush Donations

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Winning Contractors: U.S. Contractors Reap the Windfalls of Post-war Reconstruction

By The Center for Public Integrity*
WASHINGTON, October 30, 2003 - More than 70 American companies and individuals have won up to $8 billion in contracts for work in postwar Iraq and Afghanistan over the last two years, according to a new study by the Center for Public Integrity.

Those companies donated more money to the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush-a little over $500,000-than to any other politician over the last dozen years, the Center found.
The Center's analysis of contractor political donations also showed:

- The top 10 contractors contributed $11 million to national political parties, candidates and political action committees since 1990.

- Fourteen of the companies won contracts in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Those companies, combined, have given more than $23 million in political contributions since 1990.

- Most contractors, their political action committees and their employees have contributed just under $49 million to national political campaigns and parties since that year.

- In the same time period, contractor donations to Republican Party committees outpaced contributions to the Democrats, $12.7 million to $7.1 million.

For the Full Report, go to:
http://www.publicintegrity.org/wow/report.aspx?aid=65

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1. It's all...

All part of the "OOPS TOO LATE!" Bush admin theme.

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