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To: tejek who wrote (572287)	6/17/2010 9:57:50 PM
From: Jim McMannis	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583390

On a scale of 1-10 on reigning in wall street. The Republicans are about a 1 and the DEMs maybe a 1.2. There see, they are not EQUAL.

To: tejek who wrote (572287)	6/20/2010 2:49:13 AM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583390

>Obama was elected on Wall St/bank reform. And then brought in Summers, Rubin, and Geithner... -Z

To: tejek who wrote (572287)	6/20/2010 9:25:36 AM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583390

Obama was elected with Wall St money. Obama Top Fundraiser on Wall Street washingtonpost.com Wall Street puts its money behind Obama uk.reuters.com Democrats are darlings of Wall St. Some fear donations will soften attitudes on financial regulation. CAMPAIGN '08: RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSEMarch 21, 2008\|Janet Hook and Dan Morain, Times Staff Writers WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, who are running for president as economic populists, are benefiting handsomely from Wall Street donations, easily surpassing Republican John McCain in campaign contributions from the troubled financial services sector. articles.latimes.com Barack Obama (D) Top Contributors This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate , rather the money came from the organization's PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. Because of contribution limits, organizations that bundle together many individual contributions are often among the top donors to presidential candidates. These contributions can come from the organization's members or employees (and their families). The organization may support one candidate, or hedge its bets by supporting multiple candidates. Groups with national networks of donors - like EMILY's List and Club for Growth - make for particularly big bundlers. University of California $1,591,395 Goldman Sachs $994,795 Harvard University $854,747 Microsoft Corp $833,617 Google Inc $803,436 Citigroup Inc $701,290 JPMorgan Chase & Co $695,132 Time Warner $590,084 Sidley Austin LLP $588,598 Stanford University $586,557 National Amusements Inc $551,683 UBS AG $543,219 Wilmerhale Llp $542,618 Skadden, Arps et al $530,839 IBM Corp $528,822 Columbia University $528,302 Morgan Stanley $514,881 General Electric $499,130 US Government $494,820 Latham & Watkins $493,835 opensecrets.org Barack Obama (D) Industries Top Industries Many presidential candidates receive the bulk of their funds from the same industries and Washington-based interest groups that dominate giving to all federal politicians and parties. Beyond this, some candidates receive sizable amounts from industries that make up the economic base of their home state. From this table, you can get a flavor of which are the top industries giving to this politician. Rank Industry Total 1 Lawyers/Law Firms $43,154,642 2 Retired $42,892,978 3 Education $22,976,126 4 Misc Business $16,500,999 5 Securities & Investment $14,891,735 opensecrets.org