Tobacco industry lobbying budget, 1999 to June 2004: $113 million
Tobacco contributions to the Republican Party candidates 1990 to 2004: $41 million (75% of total)
Tobacco PAC contributions to Republican candidates 1997 to April 2005: $7 million (75% of total)
Tobacco soft dollars for the RNC 1997-2002: $6.3 million
Tobacco donations to GOP conventions and Bush-Cheney inauguration celebrations 2000 - 2005: $1.5 million
Having the President on your side in a major litigation battle with the Justice Department: Priceless.
--source
that was priceless.
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