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SACRAMENTO - Indian tribes have eclipsed organized labor to become the top campaign giver in the recall election. The more than $3.24 million donated by Indian tribes to Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante has caused the most stir. But records show the tribes are now also spreading their wealth to his political opposite, Sen. Tom McClintock, as well as contributing $2 million to an independent committee. There are legal questions over how Bustamante can spend the tribal donations as he campaigns to succeed Gov. Gray Davis if the governor is recalled. The tribes have given more than $100,000 to McClintock, R-Thousand...

3:48PM  Goldman Sachs tops Democrats' donor list (GS, LEH, AOL, BUD, C) by Rex Nutting   Employees at Goldman Sachs gave more money to the nine Democratic presidential hopefuls than employees of any other company, according to data submitted to the Federal Election Commission and analyzed by the Center for Responsive Politics. Goldman employees gave at least $78,750 in the first quarter of the year, with $60,750 going to Sen. John Edwards. Law firms dominated the list, holding 18 of the top 25 positions. Lehman Brothers employees took the fifth spot with $54,150. Anheuser-Busch, AOL and Citigroup employees also made...

<p>LOS ANGELES(AP) - In an important test of the reach of tribal sovereignty, California's political watchdog agency is suing one of the state's wealthiest and most influential Indian tribes, alleging violations of campaign finance reporting laws.</p> <p>The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, which operates two casinos in and near Palm Springs, argues those laws don't apply to it because it's a sovereign entity. The Fair Political Practices Commission says California has a sovereign right of its own to ensure the integrity of its election system.</p>

(Excerpt): [Coleman's] campaign received an unexpected flood of contributions from people who were offended by the Wellstone memorial service -- $150,000 on Wednesday alone, Republican officials say. Now, Coleman must draw distinctions between himself and the opposition while not appearing insensitive to Wellstone's memory or overly deferential to Mondale's stature.

MUST VIEW: Personal Injury Trial Lawyers Own the Daschle/Clinton DemocRAT Senate (Link to Video) ALL FREEPERS -- Please send the link below to everyone on your email list. It is "mandatory" that we give this movie the widest distribution possible. It is "past" time the American people learned the truth about Personal Injury Trial Lawyers and their "cozy" relationship with Daschel/Clinton DemocRAT Senate. This movie gives you that truth! Remember the following when viewing the movie: Dem Trial Lawyer Buddies have contributed $36 million this election alone to Dem candidates. (Federal Election Commission Website, www.fec.gov) LINK TO MOVIE: Personal Injury...

Click here to view the COMPLETE document in Word format http://commrnc.grassroots.com/resources/FredBaronFinal_1_.doc Click here to view the COMPLETE document in PDF format http://commrnc.grassroots.com/resources/FredBaronFinal_1_.pdf WHO IS FRED BARON? Personal Injury Trial Lawyer Fred Baron Thinks He Runs The Democrat Senate. Not Surprising, Considering His Millions In Democrat Contributions And His Cozy Relationship With Fellow Personal Injury Trial Lawyer Senator John Edwards. ___________________________________________ Fred Baron (far left), Sen. John Edwards & Others BARON BOASTS THAT TRIAL LAWYERS RUN THE U.S. SENATE: “Lastly, there is another reason [a legislative solution to the asbestos litigation crisis] won’t happen. I picked up my Wall Street Journal...

<p>The four-page letter from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was pleading. Democrats may lose control of the Senate on Nov. 5, she wrote in desperation. The bottom line? Send money to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Lots of money.</p> <p>Hard-fought campaign-finance rules limiting soft money (the unrestricted money that national parties have been raising) go into effect at midnight on Nov. 5 - after polls close in an election in which 36 governors’ seats, all the House seats (about 35 are being hard-fought), and 34 Senate seats are at stake.</p>