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Paying to Party
Enrich, David | August 7, 2000 issue

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It's no secret that the national conventions are no longer dramatic arenas in which the parties decide their presidential nominees or, for that matter, anything else of much importance. This year, the two conventions will cost at least $85 million, the vast majority of which comes from corporate giants like AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp. and General Motors Corp. Both parties have planned events where corporate donors can mingle with party bigwigs. For example, the Republican National Committee is hosting a golf tournament at a posh Philadelphia country club for top contributors and Republican leaders; two weeks later, Democratic leaders will dine with elite donors at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.

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POLITICAL conventions; PRESIDENTIAL candidates; MICROSOFT Corp.; GENERAL Motors Corp.; REPUBLICAN National Committee (Organization); PARAMOUNT Pictures Corp.
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