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July 10, 2008 - 9:44pm

Sununu using PAC to support national, N.H. politicians

Category: US Senate Tags: Ted Stevens, John Sununu, federal PAC, Daniel Webster PAC, campaign donations

U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) is distributing money through his federal political action committee to support national and New Hampshire Republicans running for office.

According to FEC filings, Sununu's Daniel Webster PAC, has distributed $7,750 to New Hampshire Republican candidates and over $30,500 to Republicans running for the U.S. Senate.

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July 7, 2008 - 10:09am

Politics, earmarks don’t mix paper concludes

By Brian Lawson

Category: US Senate, House, Local Tags: earmarks, Nashua Telegraph, Paul Hodes, BAE Systems, Carol Shea-Porter, John Sununu, Judd Gregg, campaign donations

This year New Hampshire's congressional delegation requested money for 107 earmarks however The Nashua Telegraph finds that campaign donations played almost no role in the earmarking process.

"Earmarking" is when a member of the U.S. House or Senate specifies certain money of the federal budget go to a specific project. The process has come under scrutiny after several House members were convicted on corruption charges relating to earmarks.

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DEMOCRATIC STATE PARTY CHAIR RAY BUCKLEY CALLS ON SUNUNU TO RETURN DIRTY MONEY FROM LOBBYING FIRM DCI GROUP INVOLVED IN MYANMAR

By Brian Lawson - May 14, 2008 - 4:29pm

Tags: John Sununu, New Hampshire Democrats, Myanmar, DCI, campaign donations, dirty money,

Release Date: May 14 2008

For Immediate Release
May 14, 2008

Alex Reese
(603) 768-1714
DEMOCRATIC STATE PARTY CHAIR RAY BUCKLEY CALLS ON SUNUNU TO RETURN DIRTY MONEY FROM LOBBYING FIRM DCI GROUP INVOLVED IN MYANMAR AND PHONE JAMMING SCANDALS

Group has worked on behalf of Myanmar's oppressive military regime, consulted on 2002 phone jamming scandal

(Concord, NH) - New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley today called on Senator John E. Sununu to return $2,250 in donations from the disgraced Republican lobbying firm DCI Group. The group made headlines recently due to a Myanmar scandal and revelations that they had accepted $348,000 to lobby on behalf of Myanmar's military junta, and the firm also has a history of unethical activity in New Hampshire as its employees were consulted during the 2002 New Hampshire phone-jamming scandal.

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