51. Cynics are beginning to note that McCain himself has benefited from campaign donations as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. 52. Corrado, for example, said that he believes corporate campaign donations can never be suppressed. 53. Do corporate campaign donations, coupled with access to high-ranking state officials and favorable treatment of regulations, add up to influence peddling? 54. Does a limit on campaign donations to candidates for state offices unconstitutionally restrict freedom of expression. 55. Every major decision the administration now makes on China is going to be scrutinized for links, real or imagined, to campaign donations. 56. Enron has spread lavish campaign donations on local politicians, including Bush. 57. Fat-cat campaign donations were suddenly seen as scandalously small. 58. Federal law prohibits disguising the source of campaign donations and raising money through a tax-exempt religious organization. 59. Florio and Cuomo have said they were unaware that campaign donations came from Orange and Rockland or its suppliers. 60. Furthermore, federal tax law prohibits tax-exempt religious organizations from making campaign donations. |