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GOP Donors Who Met With Abraham
The Associated Press

March 26 —

Of the 20 companies and industry groups that landed meetings with Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to discuss the Bush administration's development of a national energy plan, nearly all were Republican donors. Together, they, their employees and parent companies gave at least $4.1 million to the GOP from 1999 through last year and at least $1.7 million to Democrats. The contributions include:

WOLVERINE GAS AND OIL CORP.:

GOP: at least $1,164,232

Bush campaign: at least $7,000

Bush inauguration committee: at least $100,000

Democrats: at least $527,888

ENTERGY:

GOP: at least $537,259

Bush campaign: at least $10,000

Democrats:: at least $410,764

BECHTEL NATIONAL:

GOP: at least $468,690

Bush campaign: at least $3,250

Democrats: at least $176,950

CMS ENERGY:

GOP: at least $468,465

Bush campaign: at least $5,000

Bush inauguration committee: at least $100,000

Democrats: at least $232,150

NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE:

GOP: at least $436,154

Bush campaign: at least $1,900

Democrats: at least $148,433

DUKE ENERGY:

GOP: at least $404,531

Bush campaign: at least $3,750

Democrats: at least $143,366

KERR-MCGEE:

GOP: at least $275,408

Bush campaign: at least $500

Democrats: at least $20,000

WESTINGHOUSE:

GOP: at least $120,350

Bush campaign: at least $1,000

Democrats: at least $40,250

UTILICORP:

GOP: at least $100,550

Bush campaign: at least $5,250

Democrats: at least $10,500

NORTHEAST UTILITIES:

GOP: at least at least $81,380

Bush campaign: at least $500

Democrats: at least $18,598

CONSTELLATION ENERGY:

GOP: at least $27,800

Democrats: at least $13,500

MILLER ENERGY:

GOP: at least $18,500

Bush campaign: at least $1,000

AMERICAN COAL CO.:

GOP: at least $17,050

MUSKEGON DEVELOPMENT GROUP:

GOP: at least $3,450

EOG RESOURCES:

GOP: at least $2,250

Bush campaign: at least $250

INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA:

GOP: at least $1,250

Bush campaign: at least $500

CABOT OIL & GAS:

GOP: at least $1,000

NOBLE AFFILIATES:

GOP: at least $750

Bush campaign: at least $500

Source: Center for Responsive Politics.

Copyright 2002 The Associated Press.

-- Cherri (jessam5@home.com), March 27, 2002

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-- Cherri (jessam5@home.com), March 28, 2002.