Money talks....

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/washington/23nsa.html?_r=1
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/washington/23nsa.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
> &hp&oref=slogin
 
Phone Companies Seeking Immunity Gave Money to Senator 
 
By
<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/eric_lichtblau
/index.html?inline=nyt-per> ERIC LICHTBLAU and
<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/scott_shane/in
dex.html?inline=nyt-per> SCOTT SHANE
Published: October 23, 2007

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 - Executives at the two biggest phone companies
contributed more than $42,000 in political donations to Senator
<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/john_d_iv_rock
efeller/index.html?inline=nyt-per> John D. Rockefeller IV this year while
seeking his support for legal immunity for businesses participating in
<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/nationa
l_security_agency/index.html?inline=nyt-org> National Security Agency
eavesdropping. 

The surge in contributions came from a Who's Who of executives at the
companies, AT&T and Verizon, starting with the chief executives and
including at least 50 executives and lawyers at the two utilities, according
to campaign finance reports.

The money came primarily from a fund-raiser that Verizon held for Mr.
Rockefeller in March in New York and another that AT&T sponsored for him in
May in San Antonio. 

Mr. Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, emerged last
week as the most important supporter of immunity in devising a compromise
plan with Senate Republicans and the Bush administration. 

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