-Caveat Lector- ~~~~~~~~~~~~ A<>E<>R The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority. -Thomas Huxley + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Forwarded as information only; no endorsement to be presumed + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. ---------- : Subject: FEC April Download and more... : Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 6:00 PM : : ************************************** : FECInfo - Public Disclosure, Inc : ************************************** : : -- The April 1 FEC Update of 1997-98 data is on-line at : http://www.tray.com/fecinfo : -- Next week we'll be sending out an e-mail concerning how you could do : in-depth analysis of the Presidential : filings due on April 15th. The e-mail will focus on story ideas that are : possible from the filings. : : *************************************** : THREE DATA ITEMS BELOW: : *************************************** : : ITEM #1 : : New Soft Money to the national party non-federal accounts. : : Paper reports are now available covering the month of February 1999. These : are not yet available in electronic form from the FEC, but we are listing : the highlights here so you can get a jump on it. Note: the DNC and the NRCC : have chosen not to report until mid-year. : : AFSME $100,000 to the DSCC, and $100,000 to the DCCC : Int'l Assn of Fire Fighters $100,000 to the DCCC : NEA Non-Federal account $40,000 on 2/18 to the RNC. : : Walter Shorenstein (Pres., Shorenstein Company) $50,000 to DSCC and $50,000 : to DCCC : Orin Kramer (Kramer Spellman) $20,000 to DSCC : Smith Barney received a refund of $15,000 on 2/2 from the RNC, but Salomon : Smith Barney gave $15,000 to the RNC on 2/11 : Herbert F Collins (Boston Capital Partners) $40,000 to RNC : John W Childs (J W Childs Assoc) $25,000 to RNC : Stephen Rosenberg (Greystone & Cos) $25,000 to RNC : Julian LeCraw (Julian LeCraw Investments) $25,000 to RNC : Kojaian Management Co $25,000 to RNC : H D Vest Financial Services $25,000 to RNC : Fidelity Investments $15,000 to RNC : Bond Market Assn $15,000 to RNC : Aurora Capital Partners $15,000 to RNC : Credit Union National Assn $15,000 to RNC : Jim Walton $6,000 to NRSC : : Bernard Schwartz (Chrm & CEO, Loral Corp) $50,000 to DSCC : Neo Dyme Technologies, College Station, TX $40,000 to RNC : Sprint United Management, Overland Parke, KS $30,000 to RNC : Gateway $25,000 to NRSC : Jones Intercable $25,000 to RNC : SBC Communications $25,000 to NRSC : Lockheed Martin $15,000 to RNC : EDS Corp $15,000 to RNC : Unisys $15,000 to RNC : : Conseco Services $40,000 to RNC : American Insurance Assoc Inc $40,000 to RNC : Ameri Choice Health Services Inc $25,000 to RNC : Robert Plan Co Bethpage,NY $25,000 to RNC : Blue Cross Blue Shield Assn $18,500 to DCCC : American Assn of Health Plans $15,000 to RNC : Pacificare Health Systems $15,000 to DCCC : Gnyha Management Corp $15,000 to RNC : Munr Kazmir (CEO, Quality Home Care Providers) $15,000 to RNC : Mutual of Omaha $5,000 to RNC : American Continental Group $5,000 to RNC : : Waste Management Inc $65,000 to RNC : Dow Chemical $25,000 to RNC : Chemical Manufacturers Assn $25,000 to RNC : Owens-Corning Shared Services $25,000 to RNC : Kerr McGee $15,000 to NRSC : American Pacific Corp $15,000 to RNC : Eastman Chemical $5,000 to RNC : Browning Ferris Industries $5,000 to RNC : : Philip Morris Companies, $100,000 to RNC : Brown & Williamson Tobacco, $10,000 to DCCC : : Eckerd Corp $35,000 to RNC : K Mart $25,000 to RNC : Rite Aid Headquarters $15,000 to RNC : National Assn of Chain Drug Stores $15,000 to RNC : Sol Price $100,000 to DCCC : : Bristol Myers Squibb $40,000 to RNC : Baxter International $10,000 to RNC : Glaxo Wellcome $10,000 to DCCC : SmithKline Beecham $5,000 to RNC : : GM Civic Involvement Program $25,000 to RNC : Rosenthal Companies (Arlington,VA) $25,000 to RNC : Robert A. Lutz (Chrm Exide Corp) $25,000 to RNC : Ford Motor Co Civic Action Fund $15,000 to RNC : Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co $15,000 to RNC : : Edison Electric Institute $25,000 to RNC : AMOCO $20,000 to RNC : Duke Energy $15,000 to RNC : Dominion Resources $15,000 to RNC : First Energy Akron, OH $15,000 to RNC : Halliburton Co $15,000 to RNC : Mobil Oil Corp $15,000 to RNC : : Union Pacific $45,000 to RNC : Federal Express $40,000 to RNC : Air Transport Assn $15,000 to DCCC and $15,000 to RNC : Assn of American Railroads $15,000 to DCCC : : Anheuser-Busch $25,000 to DCCC, $30,000 to RNC : AMOCO $20,000 to RNC : : American Gaming Assoc, $10,000 to DCCC : Trump Hotel & Casino Resorts $15,000 to RNC : : Coca Cola $30,000 to RNC : Nat Soft Drink Assn $15,000 to RNC : : International Paper $40,000 to RNC : : Pilgrims Pride $25,000 to RNC : : Texas Manufactured Housing Assn $40,000 to RNC : Haworth Inc, Holland, MI $25,000 to RNC : : Berman Enterprises $25,000 to RNC : : Peter Angelos $100,000 to DSCC : : NRA Political Victory Fund $50,000 to RNC : American Institute for Foreign Study, Greenwich,CT $25,000 to NRSC : Society for Human Resource Management, Alexandria,VA $5,000 to NRSC : : ITEM #2 : : The FEC just tanked a basic disclosure compliance case. On Thursday, April : 1, 1999 (could it be a joke?) the FEC made public that it had just closed : the file and took no action on MUR 4549/4558 against the Democratic National : Committee for failure to timely file their pre-General Election report by : October 24, 1996. The DNC failure to file caused an avalanche of media and : public outrage. The report was to cover Oct 1-16 and disclose the DNC's $8.3 : million in receipts and $6.4 million in disbursements. Formal complaints were : received at the end of October 1996. The FEC did not activate the case : until August 20, 1997. : : : ITEM #3 : : These are city, county and state governments that spent public funds : to lobby the Federal government during 7/1/98-12/31/98. This lobby data : is available at http://www.tray.com/fecinfo/lob.htm : : : City & Borough of Sitka $40,000.00 : City & County of Dever, Office of the Mayor $100,000.00 : City Colleges of Chicago <$10,000 : City Council of New Orleans $20,000.00 : City of Agoura Hills $20,000.00 : City of Alexandria <$10,000 : City of Aurora $40,000.00 : City of Austin <$10,000 : City of Austin, TX $120,000.00 : City of Avondale, AZ $40,000.00 : City of Baltimore, MD $80,000.00 : City of Beaumont <$10,000 : City of Berkeley <$10,000 : City of Birmingham $40,000.00 : City of Boca Raton $40,000.00 : City of Bridgeton $20,000.00 : City of Burbank $20,000.00 : City of Chattanooga <$10,000 : City of Chicago, Mayors Office of Intergovernment $40,000.00 : City of Cincinnati, OH $60,000.00 : City of Clearwater, FL $20,000.00 : City of Cleveland, Office of the Mayor $60,000.00 : City of Colorado Springs $40,000.00 : City of Columbia <$10,000 : City of Dallas $20,000.00 : City of Dearborn $0.00 : City of Denton <$10,000 : City of Denver $40,000.00 : City of Detroit $60,000.00 : City of Duluth $30,000.00 : City of Eureka <$10,000 : City of Evanston $20,000.00 : City of Gainesville, FL $20,000.00 : City of Henderson <$10,000 : City of Houston $40,000.00 : City of Houston, Dept of Aviation $40,000.00 : City of Huntsville $39,999.00 : City of Indianapolis $140,000.00 : City of Indianapolis, Dept of Capital Assets Management $20,000.00 : City of Irving $90,000.00 : City of Jackson, MS $40,000.00 : City of Jacksonville, FL $60,000.00 : City of Jacksonville, FL - Office of the Mayor <$10,000 : City of Jeffersonville, IN <$10,000 : City of Kake $20,000.00 : City of Kansas City $20,000.00 : City of Lafayette $20,000.00 : City of Lakeland <$10,000 : City of Lancaster <$10,000 : City of Lancaster, CA $20,000.00 : City of Las Vegas/Clark County $60,000.00 : City of Lincoln <$10,000 : City of Livermore, CA <$10,000 : City of Lubbock ($2.00) : City of Marion, IN $40,000.00 : City of Memphis $25,000.00 : City of Mesquite, NV $20,000.00 : City of Miami Beach $30,000.00 : City of Minneapolis <$10,000 : City of New Orleans, LA $80,000.00 : City of Newark, NJ $30,000.00 : City of Newport News <$10,000 : City of Norfolk $20,000.00 : City of North Las Vegas $60,000.00 : City of North Miami Beach $20,000.00 : City of Oakland CA $40,000.00 : City of Ocean Shores State of Washington <$10,000 : City of Ocean Shores, WA <$10,000 : City of Orlando $40,000.00 : City of Palm Springs $20,000.00 : City of Pasadena <$10,000 : City of Philadelphia $96,000.00 : City of Phoenix $100,000.00 : City of Plano <$10,000 : City of Provo, Utah <$10,000 : City of Reno $60,000.00 : City of Rialto $20,000.00 : City of Riverside, CA $20,000.00 : City of Riviera Beach, FL $40,000.00 : City of Sacramento, Dept of Utilities $90,000.00 : City of San Antonio $20,000.00 : City of San Bernadino, Municipal Water Dist <$10,000 : City of San Diego, CA $100,000.00 : City of San Francisco Water & Power Division $100,000.00 : City of Scottsdale <$10,000 : City of South Tucson <$10,000 : City of St Louis <$10,000 : City of St Paul <$10,000 : City of St Peters <$10,000 : City of Sunnyvale $30,000.00 : City of Tampa $20,000.00 : City of Temecula $20,000.00 : City of Tempe $72,000.00 : City of Tulsa $20,000.00 : City of Virginia Beach $80,000.00 : City of West Lafayette $20,000.00 : City of West Palm Beach $80,000.00 : City of Westport, Grays Harbor County, State of WA <$10,000 : County of Alameda $60,000.00 : County of Allegheny, PA $60,000.00 : County of Los Angeles $180,000.00 : County of Merced $20,000.00 : County of Placer $40,000.00 : County of Prince William $40,000.00 : County of Sacramento - Public Works Agency $10,000.00 : County of San Bernardino $40,000.00 : County Sanitation Dist of Orange County $20,000.00 : State of California $20,000.00 : State of Hawaii, Dept of Transportation $20,000.00 : State of Indiana $100,000.00 : State of Mississippi $100,000.00 : State of Montana, Dept of Nat Resources $10,000.00 : State of ND <$10,000 : State of Nevada <$10,000 : State of New Jersey $80,000.00 : State of West Virginia $40,000.00 : : ********************************************************************** : : : Kent Cooper : Tony Raymond : www.publicdisclosure.org : www.tray.com/fecinfo/ DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. 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