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To: Skywatcher who wrote (77506)9/7/2006 1:25:26 AM
From: Hope Praytochange  Respond to of 173976
 
The latest television commercial in Democrat Benjamin L. Cardin's bid for an open U.S. Senate seat in Maryland says he "always tries to do what's right, what's in the best interest of Maryland families, taking on the drug companies, the oil companies, the insurance companies."

His campaign, however, has accepted checks from committees representing six large pharmaceutical companies, 22 oil and energy outfits, 27 insurance firms and industry associations, and eight HMOs, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, which compiles such figures on its Web site.
PAC Funds Undercut Outsider Claims
Doubts Are Raised On Outsider Claims

By Matthew Mosk
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 7, 2006; Page B05