http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/washington/23nsa.html?_r=1 <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/washington/23nsa.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin > &hp&oref=slogin Phone Companies Seeking Immunity Gave Money to Senator By <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/eric_lichtblau /index.html?inline=nyt-per> ERIC LICHTBLAU and <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/scott_shane/in dex.html?inline=nyt-per> SCOTT SHANE Published: October 23, 2007
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 - Executives at the two biggest phone companies contributed more than $42,000 in political donations to Senator <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/john_d_iv_rock efeller/index.html?inline=nyt-per> John D. Rockefeller IV this year while seeking his support for legal immunity for businesses participating in <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/nationa l_security_agency/index.html?inline=nyt-org> National Security Agency eavesdropping. The surge in contributions came from a Who's Who of executives at the companies, AT&T and Verizon, starting with the chief executives and including at least 50 executives and lawyers at the two utilities, according to campaign finance reports. The money came primarily from a fund-raiser that Verizon held for Mr. Rockefeller in March in New York and another that AT&T sponsored for him in May in San Antonio. Mr. Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, emerged last week as the most important supporter of immunity in devising a compromise plan with Senate Republicans and the Bush administration. ...
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