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Top Spenders, 1998-2007
(FROM OPENSECRETS.ORG)
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Client
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Total
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US Chamber of Commerce
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$369,914,680
|
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American Medical Assn
|
$179,447,500
|
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General Electric
|
$163,010,000
|
|
American Hospital Assn
|
$143,868,571
|
|
Pharmaceutical Rsrch & Mfrs of America
|
$127,033,400
|
|
AARP
|
$126,792,064
|
|
Edison Electric Institute
|
$116,022,628
|
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Business Roundtable
|
$107,300,000
|
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$106,562,001
|
|
National Assn of Realtors
|
$101,020,380
|
|
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
|
$93,251,473
|
|
Freddie Mac
|
$90,384,048
|
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Boeing Co
|
$86,578,310
|
|
General Motors
|
$85,100,483
|
|
Exxon Mobil
|
$82,036,942
|
|
Southern Co
|
$80,630,694
|
|
SBC Communications
|
$79,851,656
|
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Lockheed Martin
|
$79,295,775
|
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Ford Motor Co
|
$78,954,808
|
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Verizon Communications
|
$78,048,610
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