[Am-info] From Washington Post, 2002 March 16, page A15

[ethical@1of1.net]

In a message dated 2002 March 18 (Monday), timestamp 05:20 PM, 
   on the topic Re: [Am-info] From Washington Post, 2002 March 16,
page A15,
   John Poltorak <jp@eyup.org> wrote:

"|> Microsoft contributed $2.1 million during the 2000 election cycle, 60
"|> percent of that to Republican Party organizations. The company
"|> contributed $10,000 to Ashcroft's failed Senate campaign in Missouri
"|> in 2000.

"|Is there any evidence to substantiate these figures?

Candidates for U.S> Senate are required to file reports with the
federal elections commission, I believe.  In the current atmosphere, I
am not sure whether any federal agency will release any information on
anything to anybody.  Ashcroft has all but declared the Freedom of
Information Act a terrorist tool. 

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