10-30-2009, 11:41 AM
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Here is another report from the Times:
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President Obama alleged to have given White House perks to top donors
Senior Republicans demanded an investigation yesterday into reports that President Obama has given financial donors perks such as use of the White House cinema, golf games with the Commander-in-Chief and even the chance to shape policy.
The allegations that Mr Obama may have carried on the practice of rewarding top donors ? Bill Clinton and George Bush were criticised for it ? was also condemned by campaignfinance watchdogs. They said that the President appeared to have reneged on his promise to change the culture in Washington. The reports drew comparison to Mr Clinton?s controversial practice of allowing top donors to stay overnight in the Lincoln Bedroom, and Mr Bush?s offer of overnight stays in the White House and Camp David for those who raised more than $100,000 (£60,750).
Most troubling, said critics, was that Mr Obama appeared to have allowed those who made large donations to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the fundraising arm of the Democratic Party, to have quarterly meetings with senior members of the Administration, twice-monthly conference calls and the ability ?to contribute to shaping policy?.
Such a reward, outlined in internal DNC documents obtained by The Washington Times, would be given to donors in exchange for the maximum legal donation of $30,400, or willingness to raise $300,000 before the mid-term elections in November 2010. Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, and Scott Thomas, former chairman of the Federal Elections Commission, both said that the ?policy-shaping? perk was most worrying, because it gave the appearance of specific actions in return for money.
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6896205.ece
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