91.   The accountants were able to use their political connections to local politicians, and hired their own lobbyists to press their case.

92.   The big publications are well financed and many have political connections that are vital in gaining access and exclusive stories.

93.   The committee narrowed the choices to three, and Graham chose Coffey, a former president of the Dade County Bar Association and a loyal Democrat with political connections.

94.   The company, which has excellent political connections and high-powered lobbyists, had been planning to close the mine this month.

95.   The court found Hanbo used bribes and political connections to get the loans.

96.   The case has blossomed into a political issue because Mauss had high-level political connections in Germany and Colombia.

97.   The group also charged Wyeth-Ayerst with using its political connections, particularly with Pennsylvania Sens. Rick Santorum and Arlen Specter, to advance its own interests.

98.   The lack of competition, Tian said, means that a company with the right licenses and political connections can build up a valuable franchise.

99.   The order also outlines a second arrangement between First Fidelity employees and others with high political connections involving financings of the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority.

100.   The Russians drew on their czarist history for a term to describe a financial oligarchy with political connections.