1.   Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos ranked eighth on the list of largest political donors.

2.   Both companies were active political donors, but Enron gave a large majority to Republicans, while Global Crossing split its donations almost evenly.

3.   But fund-raisers said big-dollar political donors were willing to write numerous checks to different party committees in an effort to preserve their privacy.

4.   In addition, many political donors hedge their bets and give to any candidate with a good chance of winning, which would include Powell.

5.   Jerry wondered about the potential for renting the hot tub to political donors.

6.   Previously, he said, while he and his family had been large political donors to Republican causes, he had never contributed to an environmental group.

7.   Rewarding political donors with choice ambassadorial appointments is a time-honored tradition in Washington.

8.   Still, the rush to contribute to Bush is forcing candidates such as Dole to look outside the circle of usual political donors.

9.   The AEA, which has not been a big political donor, hopes to create bipartisan support for its pro-tech agenda without lavish contributions.

10.   The company and its subsidiaries have been major political donors to Republicans and Democrats in statewide campaigns.