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The Money Wranglers

The big cheeses who raise the big bucks in '08.
Piles of blue and red cans
The Republicans and Democrats will blow a billion dollars on getting a candidate elected this year. That's a serious bargain. Read More
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Primary executive:
August A. Busch, IV,
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The Company's operations are comprised of the following principal business segments: domestic beer, international beer, packaging and entertainment. View More
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Finance
Primary executive:
Stephen A. Schwarzman,
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An alternative asset manager Company and its business include the management of corporate private equity funds, real estate … View More
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Finance
Primary executive:
John A. Thain,
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The Company provides investment, financing, insurance, and related services to individuals and institutions on a global basis … View More
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Healthcare
Primary executive:
William C. Weldon,
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A holding company, which is engaged in research and development, manufacture and sale of products in the health care field. … View More
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Industry:
Finance
Primary executive:
Kenneth C. Griffin ,
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Citadel is a leading global financial institution focused on alternative investment strategies and services. The Citadel … View More
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Construction
Primary executive:
Thomas Gerald Hanchey , President
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General Contractor, Highway & Street Construction View More
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Primary executive:
Jeffrey Katzenberg,
Summary:
The Company's business consists the development, production and exploitation of computer-generated, or CG animated films … View More
David Geffen
Industry:
Media and Publishing
Biography:
Mr. Geffen has served as a director since October 2004. Mr. Geffen co-founded and was a principal of DreamWorks Studios from … View More
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Industry:
Media and Publishing
Biography:
Mr. Katzenberg has served as our Chief Executive Officer and member of our Board of Directors since October 2004. Mr. Katzenberg … View More
Penny Pritzker
Industry:
Finance
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Any U.S. citizen can donate up to $2,300 to a presidential candidate in both the 2008 primary and general elections. But to be B.F.F.’s with John McCain or Barack Obama, you have to be a bundler: a wealthy, well-connected C.E.O., lobbyist, or pal who coaxes cash from dozens of donors. By mid-May, McCain’s bundlers far outnumbered Obama’s, but McCain’s campaign had raised just $89 million, compared with Obama’s $264 million, according to watchdog group Public Citizen. And each effort has its own threshold: Bundlers must raise $100,000 to make McCain’s list but only $50,000 to be on Obama’s. 

McCAIN V$. OBAMA
The best-known bundlers and what they've raised, and for whom they've raised it.

$250,000
Al D’Amato, founder, Park Strategies, and former U.S. senator. For McCain.
John Thain, C.E.O., Merrill Lynch. For McCain.

$200,000
Ken Griffin, C.E.O. Citadel Investment Group. For Obama.
Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder, DreamWorks Animation SKG. For Obama.
Penny Pritzker, C.E.O., Classic Residence by Hyatt, and Hyatt heir. For Obama.

$100,000
August Busch III, former C.E.O., Anheuser-Busch. For McCain.
Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV, owner, New York Jets, and Johnson & Johnson heir. For McCain.
Peter Peterson, co-founder, Blackstone Group. For McCain.
Ari Emanuel, founder, Endeavor Agency. For Obama.

$50,000
David Geffen, co-founder, DreamWorks Animation SKG. For Obama.
Reed Hundt, adviser, Blackstone Group, and Bill Clinton’s first F.C.C. chairman. For Obama.
Howard Milstein, chairman, New York Private Bank & Trust. For Obama.
Oprah Winfrey, chair, Harpo Productions. For Obama.

Sources: Public Citizen, using campaign data and media reports; the Washington Post.


 



 

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