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Florida Investor Trumps Presidential Campaign

Arlington, VA – Just outside of Washington, D.C., the weather is overcast as a nation gets back to normal after a harsh campaign for the Presidential Election. Campaign money – not votes – is now the currency of our democracy, determining who runs for office, who wins, and who has the ear of elected officials. The candidate who raises the most campaign cash, more often than not, goes to win the election.

Where does that money come from? The great amounts of cash come from neighborhoods where wealthy populations dominate. However, John A. Palumbo, of Jacksonville, Florida, made one of the most controversial contributions to any Presidential campaign.
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Story Last Updated
December 10, 2004

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