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VOLUME13 NUMBER 3  MARCH 2011 The ❛❛Donations to GOP congressional candidates by the Indoor Tanning Association: $39,900 ❜❜ The Lowdown guesses that this was a thank-you gesture to the new House speaker, known as “Suntan Johnnie” Boehner, who sports a year- round, eerily orange tan. And you thought there were no people of color in the GOP leadership! Boehner is either the indoor sun tanner’s best walking advertisement or its worst—depending LOWDOWN on how you feel about having an orange speaker. EDITED BY JIM HIGHTOWER AND PHILLIP FRAZER

Logo Lowdown from the 2010 elections. Part 1—donors on the record Here’s who is buying America’s democracy

IN 1986, RICHARD KIMBALL, a Democratic state legislator Politicians are the sellers, but who— The in Arizona, was running for a US Senate seat. In a televised specifically—is buying America’s debate, he did something that absolutely astonished his democracy? We will devote this and one other issue of the Lowdown to opponent and completely confounded his campaign con- answering this crucial question. sultants: He looked directly into the camera and spoke the This month, drawing on donor reports truth about the money corruption of big-time American that individuals and corporations must file politics. with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), we’re identifying many of the nderstand what we do to you,” Kimball said to viewers. “We largest givers to last year’s Republican vic- spend all of our time raising money, often from strangers we tors in the House and Senate. With officials in Washington now do not even know. Then we spend it in three specific ways: pushing hard to strengthen the grip that big bankers and corporations First we measure you, what it is you want to purchase in the have over consumers, workers, the environment, and others, the U political marketplace—just like Campbell’s soup or Kellogg’s public has a right to follow the money, including—where possible— cereal. Next, we hire some consultants who know how to tailor our tracing the funds to recognizable brand names and logos. image to fit what we sell. Lastly, we bombard you with the meaning- In our second issue, we’ll do the best we can to lift the veil on less, issueless, emotional nonsense that is always the result. And the massive amounts of secret cash that was funneled into the whichever one of us does that best will win.” 2010 elections through corporate front groups. This “mystery Unfortunately for Kimball he was not the best bamboozler on the money” is the diabolical product of the Supreme Court’s edict last ballot—he lost big to John McCain, who’s presently in his 25th year year that corporations are “persons” with a First Amendment right as an Arizona senator. Ironically, McCain himself became a champion to spend unlimited and of campaign finance reform for a while. But he totally abandoned unreported sums of their that pose about three years ago and has now wedged himself tight - shareholders’ funds to per- ly into his senate seat with the very same kind of special interest vert America’s elections. campaign cash and vacuous politicking that Kimball had so rightly Both issues of the Logo condemned. Lowdown are largely The corporate money of 1986 was like a light drizzle compared based on the exhaus- to the torrential downpour tive, nationally recog- in last year’s congressional nized research of two elections. And, sure excellent public inter- enough, the 2010 cam- est groups: www.open paigns (including McCain’s secrets.org and www. ugly re-election bid) bom- sunlightfoundation. barded voters with a level com. In this month’s of “meaningless, issue- report, we break the less, emotional nonsense” donors into industry that even Kimball could groups, listing corpo- not have imagined. Nor rate interests that gave has this ridiculous, $100,000 or more, inherently corrupting with at least 60 per- campaign money sys- cent of their money tem come anywhere going to support near its full power—a Republican candidates. tsunami of corporate cash We also list the top is already rising for 2012. Democratic donors. 1103Lowdown_Final.qxd:1103Lowdown 2/3/11 2:44 PM Page 2

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HOUSEHOLD & BEAUTY PRODUCTS WHO WERE THE MONEYBAGS IN THE 2010 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION? TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS

Procter & Gamble $346,673 62% e Aussie; Braun; Clairol; CoverGirl; Dolce & Gabbana; Dunhill Fragrances; Th Escada Fragrances; Gillette; Gucci Fragrances; HUGO BOSS Fragrances; Head & Shoulders; Herbal Essences; Ivory; Lacoste Fragrances; Natural Instincts; Nice ’n Easy; Olay; Old Spice; Pantene; Safeguard; Secret; Always; Crest; Eukanuba; Fixodent; Iams; Metamucil; Oral-B; PUR; Pepto-Bismol; Prilosec OTC; Pringles; Scope; Tampax; Vicks; Bounce; Bounty; Cascade; Charmin; Cheer; Comet; Dawn; Downy; Dreft Laundry; Duracell; Era; Febreze; Gain; Joy; Luvs; Mr. Clean; Pampers; Puffs; Swiffer; Tide S.C. Johnson & Son $136,650 61% Glade; Air Wick; Oust; Drano; Fantastik; Scrubbing Bubbles; Nature’s Source cleaning products; Raid; OFF!; Pledge; Windex; Ziploc; Shout; Saran Wrap Total contribution indicates the amount contributed to all parties. Percentage contributed reflects the amount given to a single party and/or members thereof. 3M Co. $220,988 59% Nexcare; Scotchgard; Post-it; Scotch-Brite; Filtrete; Ace; Clarity; FOOD PRODUCTS & DRINK RESTAURANTS Futuro; O-Cel-O; ScotchBlue; Scotchlite; Thinsulate

TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO CCA Industries $144,228 99% CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS Plus White Teeth Whitening; Sudden Change Skin Care line; Nutra Nail; Bikini Zone; Lobe Wonder; Mega-T Dietary Supplements; Solar Sense Weaver $981,850 99% Wendys/Arbys Group $253,003 75% sun care products; Parfume de Vanille; Hair Off; Wash-N-Curl; Scar Wendy’s; Arby’s Cargill, Inc $273,325 78% Zone; IPR-3; Shave zone; PainBust-R Diamond Crystal salt, Truvia, Peter’s Chocolate, Wilbur Chocolate, Assn. of KFC Franchisees $181,000 79% Koch Industries (household) $130,700 73% Honeysuckle White Turkey, Shady Brook Farms Turkey, Sterling Silver KFC GEORGIA-PACIFIC: Angel Soft, Quilted Northern, Soft ‘n Gentle, Dixie Premium Meats, Rumba meats, Tender Choice Pork, Good Nature Pork. Pizza Hut Franchisees Assn. $179,500 92% cups, GP Copy Paper, Spectrum Paper, Mardi Gras napkins, Vanity Fair, Chiquita $184,150 98% Zee napkins, Brawny, Sparkle. INVISTA: Lycra, Coolmax, other dry-wick Yum! Brands $150,540 68% fibers, Stainmaster Carpet. Herbalife International $179,530 66% KFC; Taco Bell; Pizza Hut; A&W Restaurants; Long John Silver’s; WingStreet JBS Swift & Co. $177,050 67% Swift; American Reserve; Cedar River Farms; Showcase Foods; CKE Restaurants $110,500 97% THE GOP’S TOP DOZEN INDIVIDUAL DON Steakhouse Classic; Packerland; Angus Select; Liberty Bell; Moyer; Carl’s Jr.; Hardee’s; Green Burrito; Red Burrito Clear River Farms; Pilgrim’s Pride; Pierce Chicken; Wing Dings; Wing- THIS EGG CARTON OF GOLDEN GIVERScontains some of the richest people in our land. Th Burger King $98,591 70% Zings; Speed Grill; Country Pride; To-Ricos; Super-Chik’n; Honey Dipt; rate interests, of course, but many of them are also extremist laissez-faire ideologues Gold Kist Farms; Big Value Chicken; La Herencia Natural Pork “designed unbridled corporate plutocracy in America. NOTE:These totals include donations made to meet the needs of Hispanic consumers.” LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, Flowers Foods $176,440 99% TOTAL PERCENTAGE CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTED Nature’s Own; Cobblestone Mill; Whitewheat; Sunbeam Bread; Bunny PRO SPORTS, & RECREATIONAL Bread; ButterKrust; Mi Casa TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO Bob Perry $10,517,050 92% to GOP CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS ConAgra Foods $163,710 73% Billionaire Houston developer. NOTE: An additional $1,284,600 ; DAVID Seeds; ; ; Hebrew Las Vegas Sands Corp. $377,582 94% was donated by Mrs. Bob Perry. National; Hunt’s; ; Marie Callender’s; Orville Jerry Perenchio $4,150,313 52% to GOP Redenbacher’s; PAM; Reddi-wip; ; Act II; Banquet; Banquet Blackstone Group $243,145 62% SeaWorld, Busch Gardens 0% to Dem Brown ’N Serve; ; Crunch ’n Munch; ; 48% to other Gulden’s; ; ; Libby’s; ; ; Patio; Peter Multi-billionaire Hollywood media mogul. Pan; popcorn; Ranch Style Beans; Rotel; Rosarita; Swiss Arizona Diamondbacks $217,900 100% Miss; Van Camp’s; Wesson; Houston Texans $165,600 94% Rob Rowling $2,818,964 100% to GOP Billionaire, owner of Gold’s Gym, Omni Hotels, etc Grimmway Farms $147,200 97% Herschend Family Entertainment $108,400 63% Potatoes, carrots, onions under the Bunny-Luv brand. Adventure Aquarium, Camden, NJ; Classic Cable Car Sightseeing; Parker Collier $1,239,014 100% to GOP Dollywood; Ride The Ducks (all over the country); Showboat Branson Florida developer who has given most of her money to Republicans out- Smithfield Foods $146,740 74% side of her state. Paula Deen brands Belle; Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri; Stone Mountain Inn, Park, & Campground Paul Singer $1,069,658 81% to GOP Jackson Family Enterprises $129,500 83% 19% to Libs* Kendall Jackson Founder of a $7 billion hedge fund (Elliott Associates) and long time LODGING AND TOURISM Chiquita Brands International $110,950 96% right wing funder, including helping finance the infamous Swift Boat Chiquita, Fresh Express TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO Veterans for Truth front group used by the GOP to attack John Kerry in CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS 2004. (*Libertarians) Molson Coors Brewing $107,509 95% Coors; Blue Moon; Keystone Light; Carling; Cobra; Molson TRT Holdings Inc. $5,033,380 99% Charles Schwab $933,550 100% to GOP Omni Hotels, Grand Ole Opry, Hee Haw, Gold’s Gym Billionaire founder of his eponymous investment firm and longtime GOP HP Hood LLC $103,200 100% partisan. Simply Smart; Heluva Good Dips; Maggio cheese; Penn Maid Dairy; Interface Group $139,300 84% Hagen; Green’s; Arrowhead; Brigham’s Ice Cream Hilton; La Quinta; Waldorf Astoria; Boca Raton Resort & Club; Trianon Jackson Stephens $765,406 95% to GOP Palace Versailles Funded the ultra-conservative Club for Growth. J.R. Simplot Co. $101,600 81% Avocados, potatoes, sweet potatoes, Simplot Classic, UpSides, Pancake Pods

SUPERMARKETS Learn more about who’s giving and getting in Washington by checking out these groups: TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS DoSomething! Publix $731,410 73%  Center for Responsive Politics:  The Sunlight Foundation: (202) 857-0044 (202) 742-1520 Kroger $212,803 83% www.opensecrets.org www.sunlightfoundation.com Schnucks Markets $134,250 99%  To learn about cleaning up our elections:  Want to know where your money goes when you shop? Meijer Inc. $103,150 97% (202) 293.0222 The Sunlight Foundation has a nifty program. www.publicampaign.org Check it out at: https://checking.influenceexplorer.com 1103Lowdown_Final.qxd:1103Lowdown 2/3/11 2:44 PM Page 3

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MANUFACTURING 20 FOR THE DEMOCRATS TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS WHILE THE CORPORATE CASH was overwhelmingly behind the GOP in 2010, the Dems also had some substantial brand-name backers. Deere & Co. $656,240 63% Here are the major corporations that put at least 70 percent of their political money into Democratic congressional candidates: John Deere tractors, construction vehicles, crop insurance, credit TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION DEMOCRATS CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION DEMOCRATS Caterpillar Inc. $487,661 85% Time Warner $983,983 81% Martini; Mirassou; Rancho Zabaco; Red Bicyclette; Redwood Creek; DuPont Co $218,424 60% Tisdale Vineyards; Turning Leaf; Whitehaven; William Hill Estate The DuPont brand: assorted products, for home, garden, auto, etc.; Google $956,164 73% Autograph nonstick coating for cookware; Garden products; Granite Estée Lauder $254,309 93% certified by DuPont; GreenVista; Harmony Extra XP herbicide; Plantex D.E. Shaw $581,649 96% Aramis; Estee Lauder; Clinique; Prescriptives; Origins; Kilton; M•A•C; Pro; Pool Care System; Simplicity Solid Surfaces; Solae Soy protein; Prudential Financial $547,185 74% Lab Series Skincare for Men; La Mer; Bobbi Brown; Donna Karan; Storm Room residential in-home shelter; Surfaces: Corian, Zodiaq; Aveda; Jo Malone; Bumble and bumble; Michael Kors; American Teflon; Tyvek envelopes and protective covers; Vinyl flooring: Sedona, Cablevision $464,280 71% Beauty; Flirt!; Sean John; Daisy Fuentes; Tom Ford; Coach; Smashbox Elevations, Aspirations; WLP Photoresist Removers Qualcomm $431,023 77% Choice Hotels $206,400 91% Whirlpool Corp. $139,225 61% Comfort Inn; Comfort Suites; Quality Inn; Sleep Inn; Clarion; Cambria Whirlpool; Amana; Estate; Gladiator; Jenn-Air; KitchenAid; Roper Sony $397,830 76% Suites; MainStay Suites; Suburban; EconoLodge; Rodeway Inn; Ascend Collection FMC Corp. $135,261 65% Tishman $388,990 99% Chemicals and pesticides (including): Authority XL; Cadet Herbicide; National Basketball Association $169,700 99% Hero; Brigade; Brigadier; Capture; Mustang Carnival Cruise Lines $371,760 77% DIAGEO, PLC $131,802 70% RPM International $112,100 72% Corning Inc. $366,750 71% brands include: Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Captain Morgan, Baileys, J&B Rust-Oleum; Tremclad; Plastic Wood; Testors PG&E $345,062 75% José Cuervo, Tanqueray, Guinness Costco $126,945 84% Ashland Inc. $108,340 64% Sun Healthcare $295,750 71% Intertek; Valvoline; Zerex; MaxLife J. Crew $121,700 100% Vivendi $263,831 74% Total contribution indicates the amount contributed to all parties. Percentage contributed reflects the amount given to a single party and/or Gallo $256,688 93% Total contribution indicates the amount contributed to all parties. members thereof. André; Barefoot; Bartles & Jaymes; Boone’s Farm; Carlo Rossi; E&J VS Percentage contributed reflects the amount given to a single party and/or Brandy; Ecco Domani; Frei Brothers; Gallo; Livingston Cellars; Louis M. members thereof.

TOBACCO RETAIL SALES DIVIDUAL DONORS TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO richest people in our land. They are investing in politicians to advance their own corpo- CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS mist laissez-faire ideologues who share the Koch brothers’ vision of establishing an Altria Group $1,213,635 71% Home Depot $1,526,140 68% tals include donations made to state candidates as well as congressional contenders. Marlboro; Alpine; Basic; Benson & Hedges; Bristol; Cambridge; Chesterfield; Dave’s; English Ovals; Lark; L&M; Merit; Parliament; Enterprise Rent-A-Car $624,854 72% TOTAL PERCENTAGE Player’s; Saratoga; Virginia Slims; Copenhagen; Skoal; Red Seal; CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTED Husky; Black & Mild Cigars; Middleton’s Cherry Blend; Gold & Mild; Target Corp. $445,485 61% Prince Albert pipe-tobacco; Ste. Michelle Wine John Childs $712,300 99% to GOP Amway/Alticor $344,407 100% Reynolds American $511,001 93% Billionaire founder of JW Childs, a Boston private equity firm specializing Cintas Corp. $285,525 93% in takeovers of consumer product corporations and health care companies. Camel; Pall Mall; Winston; Salem; Doral; Kool; Misty; Capri; Levi Garrett; Hawken; Kodiak; Grizzly; Natural Spirit; Niconovum; Zonnic Uniform apparel, etc. Harlan Crow $616,863 96% to GOP Best Buy $235,100 72% Billionaire owner of Trammel Crow Company and Crow Holdings, huge Swisher International $107,550 89% developers and investors in everything from hotels to hedge funds. Swisher Sweets Cigars Limited Brands $211,950 75% Harold Simmons $614,800 88% to GOP Victoria’s Secret; Bath & Body Works; White Barn Candle Co.; Billionaire toxic waste disposal operator and funder of right-wing WASTE MANAGEMENT C.O. Bigelow; PINK; Henri Bendel; La Senza Lingerie groups and candidates [NOTE: sued by his own daughters for illegally TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO Lowe’s [Hardware] Companies $197,775 65% forging campaign contributions in their names without their knowledge CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS or permission. Settled with them for $50 million.] Rent-A-Center $148,086 64% Energy Solutions $501,050 68% John Chambers $582,100 72% to GOP Curves International $147,500 99% CEO of Cisco Systems, a Silicon Valley giant. Diversified Resources $137,100 100% Pawn America $106,250 85% John Nau $504,974 95% to GOP Environmental Quality Co. $107,600 99% (in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, & Wisconsin) Owner of the Houston distributor of Budweiser products and other beverages. The LOWDOWN EDITORS: Jim Hightower, Phillip Frazer I want to receive a full year of The Hightower Lowdown— RESEARCH: Laura Ehrlich CIRCULATION: John Ernst YES! 12 issues in all—for an unbelievably ridiculous, low, low price. COPY WIZ: Cody Garrett ILLUSTRATOR: Brian Duffy Send me one year of The Hightower Lowdown for just $15. (Seniors and students—$12.) DESIGN: Sahu Barron INTERWEB EMISSARY: Deanna Zandt PUBLISHER: Phillip Frazer Send me two years of The Hightower Lowdown for just $27. (Seniors and students—$22.) The Hightower Lowdown (ISSN 1524-4881) is published monthly by Public To give a gift of the Lowdown, enter the recipient’s name and address below Intelligence Inc., 375 South End Ave #14P New York NY 10280. ©2011 in the United States. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY. Subscriptions: and include your name and address on a separate sheet. 1 year, $15; 2 years, $27. Add $8/year for Mexico or Canada; add $12/year for NAME overseas airmail. Back issues $2 postpaid. Allow 4-6 weeks for receipt of first issue and for all subscription transactions. POSTMASTER: Send address ADDRESS changes to: The Hightower Lowdown, P.O. Box 20596, New York, NY 10011. Moving? Missed an issue? Call our subscription folks toll-free at (866) 271- CITY STATE ZIP 4900 or write [email protected]. Send us fan mail or hate mail at: P.O. Box 20596, New York, NY 10011 or [email protected]. Mail this coupon with your payment to: The Hightower Lowdown P.O. 20596, New York, NY 10011 3/11 Printed with 100% union labor on 100% recycled paper. 1103Lowdown_Final.qxd:1103Lowdown 2/3/11 2:44 PM Page 4

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ENERGY/NATURAL RESOURCES/MINING (OIL & GAS) THE GOP’S BIG 10 CORPORATE PLAYERS IN 2010 TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS TAX BREAKS, REGULATION OF HEDGE FUNDS, approval of mergers, military and homeland security contracts, environmental loopholes, Koch Industries (refining) $1,911,212 93% restricting consumer lawsuits, offshore banking rules, CEO compensation limits, labor law reform—these are but a few of the issues of very special interest to the biggest corporate donors in last year’s congressional races. Tallied here are (1) contributions from corpo- Exxon Mobil $1,331,258 87% rate PACs made directly to candidates, and (2) contributions from corporate ’soft money’ accounts made to certain political committees. Chevron Corp $931,361 82% The favor seekers insist that their donations are in no way to be considered bribes for specific legislative actions. Rather, they explain, the money merely buys access to lawmakers for top corporate executives and lobbyists. Marathon Oil $664,790 78% Maybe. But where in Article One of the Constitution or in the First Amendment did the founders write that access to our national pol- Valero Energy $589,500 82% icymakers shall be for sale—with the most access going to those with the biggest checkbooks? NOTE: These totals include donations Peabody Energy $590,284 72% to state candidates as well as congressional contenders. TOTAL PERCENTAGE TOTAL PERCENTAGE Occidental Petroleum $569,900 77% CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTED CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTED

ConocoPhillips $443,754 71% Perry Homes $12,235,975 91% Altria $3,143,365 66% Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold $367,161 60% (owned by far right-wing ideologue Bob Perry of Houston, PH has built (the world’s largest tobacco conglomerate, owning brands ranging dozens of housing developments throughout Texas) from Marlboro cigarettes to Skoal smokeless tobacco) Arch Coal $363,041 72% TRT Holdings $5,260,344 100% Goldman Sachs $3,063,110 68% Halliburton $316,280 89% (owns Omni Hotel chain, Gold’s Gym, Gaylord Entertainment [Hee- Haw, Grand Ole Opry, Opryland, WSM radio, etc….], an oil and gas Bank of America $2,798,712 60% company, and much more) Koch Industries $2,518,743 90% MEDIA Chartwell $3,335,913 99% Home Depot $1,526,140 68% TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO (a media investment firm owned by Hollywood agent, sports promoter, CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS billionaire, and right-wing Republican Jerry Perenchio) Wells Fargo $1,717,480 66% Total contribution indicates the amount contributed to all parties. Percentage con- Hallmark Cards $213,750 80% tributed reflects the amount given to a single party and/or members thereof. ExxonMobil $1,622,953 80% American Greetings $147,600 60% Newsmax Media $142,100 98% Paisano Publications $136,600 98% FINANCIAL (BANKS, CREDIT COMPANIES, Easyriders, V-Twin, In The Wind, Roadware, Tatoo Flash, Tattoo Annual, INVESTMENT FIRMS, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE, ETC...) RebelRodz; Savage, Tattoo TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO Hubbard Broadcasting $182,310 98% CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS In Minnesota and western Wisconsin: KSTP radio and tv, KSTC, ReelzChannel, Ovation TV, etc…. Goldman Sachs $2,424,777 60% Zurich Financial Services $471,644 68% Salem Communications $151,350 99% Bank of America $2,230,606 63% WellMed Medical Management $348,500 91% Christian radio stations across the country Elliott Management $1,932,132 98% First American Corp. $231,484 76% Wells Fargo $1,616,243 64% Cerberus Capital Management $223,500 93% PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING USAA $1,061,966 62% Icahn Associates $190,400 91% TOTAL PERCENTAGE TO BlueCross/BlueShield $916,719 78% KKR & Co. $438,316 83% CORPORATION & PRODUCTS CONTRIBUTION REPUBLICANS JW Childs $921,800 98% US Bancorp $328,739 68% Bayer $332,918 60% Products include, but not limited to: Advantix and Advantage flea and Humana $765,652 65% Regions Financial $161,995 75% tick treatment for pets; Aleve; Alka-Seltzer; Bayer Aspirin; Cipro; Levitra; Mirena; One A Day Multivitamins; Yasmin; Yaz Bank of America $684,978 71% SunTrust Banks $127,645 76% Schering-Plough $299,683 73% American Express $660,981 60% Amerigroup Corp. $148,660 60% (merged with Merck in November 2009) Claritin; Clarinex; Vytorin; Dr Aetna Inc. $636,155 69% Moneytree Inc. $147,322 77% Scholl’s; Coppertone Capital I Financial $492,690 72% College Loan Corp. $131,397 81% Allergan Inc. $214,452 64%

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