May 2, 2000 As Political Gifts Set A Record Pace, Some Quit Giving By DON VAN NATTA Jr. WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Soft-money donations to the political parties are on a pace to set a record this year, but more and more large corporations have quietly stopped giving them. . . . [large snip] Like G.M., Monsanto, which had given $88,700 in soft money during the 1995-96 election cycle, stopped giving it in 1997. And like G.M., St. Louis-based Monsanto, which merged in April with Pharmacia & Upjohn, found that relations with Congress were unaffected, a spokeswoman said. [Here's my favorite excerpt:] "Before we gave -- and after we stopped giving -- we always had wonderful relationships with the members in Congress who represent our company in Missouri," said the spokeswoman, Linda Fisher, Pharmacia's vice president for government affairs. "We support them through our PAC and fund-raisers, and we have found that to be the most successful way to have our voice heard." Full story at http://www.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/050200wh-donate.html -- Kathleen Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent. - Justice Louis D. Brandeis, 1928 This signature was made by SigChanger. You can find SigChanger at: http://huizen.dds.nl/~phranc/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
