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Cheney's Attacks on Democrats Help to Galvanize Both Parties
Jump to full article: The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, 2000-08-03
Intro: The "hidden" money issue at the Philadelphia convention, contends Mr. Wertheimer, is "litigation and tort reform." Three of the 10 largest Republican soft-money donors this year -- Philip Morris Co., Microsoft Corp. and the National Rifle Association -- are involved in high-stakes legal battles. . .
Philip Morris has given $618,000 to the RNC. Mr. Wertheimer predicts that big tobacco companies' total soft money to Republicans will climb to as much $3 million by Election Day. [This graph only]
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