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MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “FRANKEN’S BIG HYPOCRISY”

By Michael B. Brodkorb | June 18, 2008

This is a must read press release.  It’s a very long release, but it details Al Franken’s contributions from big oil and pharmaceuticals.  It also shows how Franken is making money from the companies he attacks.

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“Al Franken is a hypocrite.  He demonizes oil and pharmaceutical companies, and attacks any Republican who receives donations from individuals who work for these companies.  He attacks Halliburton as a corrupt company.  Yet, he has made himself richer by investing in mutual funds that are soaked with investments in these companies.  And, he has fattened his campaign account with PAC money from his Democrat allies that are awash in contributions from lobbying firms that represent big oil and pharmaceuticals.   Franken’s the worst kind of political hypocrite.  The guy who says do as I say, not as I do.”

Ron Carey, Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman

Franken Invests in Big Oil:

Franken’s Calvert Large Cap Growth Fund Holdings: Chesapeake Energy Corp, EnCana Corp (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)

Franken’s American Funds Income Fund of America Class F Holdings: Chevron Corp, Exxon Mobil Corp, Marathon Oil Corp, Occidental Petroleum Corp, Royal Dutch Shell, Total SA (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)

Franken’s Thornburg Core Growth Fund Class A Holdings: ATP Oil & Gas Corp (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)

Franken’s Van Kampen Equity & Income Fund Holdings: Exxon Mobil Corp, Halliburton Co, Royal Dutch Shell Plc (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)

FT Franklin Income A Fund Holdings: Callon Petroleum Co, Canadian Oil Sands Trust, Chesapeake Energy Corp, Chevron Corporation, ConocoPhillips, Halliburton Co, Royal Dutch Shell (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)

Franken Invests in Big Pharma:

Franken’s Calvert Large Cap Growth Fund Holdings: Allergan Inc, Amgen Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb Co, Forest Labs Inc, Napo Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc, Teva Pharmaceutical Indus Ltd   (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008*)

Franken’s American Funds Income Fund of America Class F Holdings: Abbott Laboratories, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Glaxosmithkline Plc, Pfizer Inc, Wyeth (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)

Franken’s Thornburg Core Growth Fund Class A Holdings: Gilead Sciences (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)

Franken’s Van Kampen Equity & Income Fund Holdings: Abbott Labs, Amgen Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb Co, Glaxosmithkline Plc, Eli Lilly & Co, Pfizer Inc, Teva Pharmaceutical, Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl, Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc, Wyeth (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008*)

FT Franklin Income A Fund Holdings: Bristol Myers Squibb Co, Lilly & Co, Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc, Merck & Co Inc, Pfizer Inc, (Al Franken Personal Financial Disclosure, Filed May 15, 2007; May 13, 2008)

* – listed as “Class A” on PFD filed on May 13, 2008

Individual Donors to Franken

David Boies ($2,300 to Al Franken for Senate 2/22/2008) Boies represented Texaco in a 1987 Supreme Court case against Pennzoil. (“Texaco-Pennzoil hearing stresses size,” New York Times, Jan. 13, 1987)

Cori Flam ($1,000 to Al Franken for Senate 4/25/2007) Flam is a lobbyist for the firm Hogan & Hartson, LLP.

· Hogan & Hartson, LLP. has represented: Agennix Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; allion Healthcare InC – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Amgen USA Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Encana Oil & Gas (Usa) Inc – oil & gas exploration & development; IOMAI Corp – pharmaceutical research laboratories; Koch Industries Inc – oil refiners (manufacturers); Michigan Consolidated Gas Co – gas companies; NABI Biopharmaceuticals – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Occidental Petroleum Corp; Sanofi-Aventis Us Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Tap Pharmaceutical Products Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; ym Biosciences Usa InC – drug-manufacturers

James E Dorsey ($2,300 to Franken on 2/27/2007 and $2,300 on 12/14/2007) and Neil Weikart ($350 to Franken on 7/31/2007. They are attorneys from the law firm Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

· Fredrikson & Byron, P.A clients have included: oil and gas pipeline companies, and oil and gas exploration companies

Politicians’ PACs donations to Franken and their contributors

America’s Leadership PAC (Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-MI) ($2,500 to Franken on 3/31/2008)

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP Political Action Committee (Sonnenschein PAC) ($1,000 to America’s Leadership PAC on 10/25/2007)

· Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP clients have included: F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd & Its Affiliates – pharmaceutical; Frontier Oil Corp – oil refiners; Roche Diagnostics Corp – pharmaceutical

Mylan Laboratories, Inc Political Action Committee (Mylan Laboratories, Inc PAC) ($5,000 to America’s Leadership PAC on 3/28/2008 and $5,000 To America’s Leadership PAC on 3/28/2007)

· pharmaceutical

Quinn Gillespie & Assoc Llc ($500 to America’s Leadership PAC via Bruce H. Andrews on 5/22/2007 and $1,000 to America’s Leadership PAC via Jeffery Connaughton on 11/9/2007 and $500 to America’s Leadership PAC via Bonnie Duffy on 10/25/2007)

· Quinn Gillespie & Associates, LLC clients have included: AMGEN USA INC – pharmaceutical

Ryan Phillips Utrecht & MackinnoN ($500 to America’s Leadership PAC via Matthew L. Berzok on 10/25/2007)

· Ryan Phillips Utrecht & Mackinnon clients have included: Genentech InC – pharmaceutical research laboratories; Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Merck & Co Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Natl Petrochemical & Refiners Assn – oil refiners (manufacturers); Sunoco Inc – petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except bulk stations and terminals

DLA Piper US LLP ($250 to America’s Leadership PAC via James J. Blanchard on 5/22/2007 and $250 to America’s Leadership PAC via Andrew D. Eskin on 5/22/2007)

· DLA Piper US LLP clients have included: BP America- oil & gas producers; Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn – miscellaneous energy; Irving Oil- oil refiners; Petroleum Heat & Power Co – fuel oil dealers; Shell Oil Co – oil & gas exploration & development; Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Medicines Co- drug-manufacturers; Northville Industries Corp – petroleum and petroleum products; Sanofi Pasteur Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers

BKSH & Associates ($250 to America’s Leadership PAC via Paul E. Brown on 5/22/2007)

· BKSH & Associates clients have included: Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; GlaxoSmithKline – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Occidental Petroleum Corp – oil & gas exploration & development; Chevron Usa Inc – oil companies; Amerada Hess Corp – oil & gas exploration & development; Kosmos Energy – oil & gas exploration & development

Holland & Knight ($500 to America’s Leadership PAC via John Buscher on 3/30/2007)

· Holland & Knight clients have included: Actelion – Pharmaceutical Manufacturers; Hyperion Resources Inc – Oil and Gas Producers; WYETH – pharmaceutical-manufacturers

Heidepriem & Mager Inc ($500 to America’s Leadership PAC via Nikki Heidepriem on 5/22/2007 and $500 to America’s Leadership PAC via Miriam Mager on 5/22/2007)

· Heidepriem & Mager Inc clients have included: Wyeth – pharmaceutical-manufacturers

Clark & Weinstock ($1,000 to America’s Leadership PAC via Lisa Kountoupes on 4/19/2007)

· Clark & Weinstock clients have included: Exxon Mobil Corp; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA)

Greenberg Traurig LLP ($2,000 to America’s Leadership PAC via Michael D. Smith on 4/2/2007)

· Greenberg TraurIG LLP clients have included: Arkema Inc – oil & gas producers; Generic Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Assn – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; vivus inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers

IMPACT (Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY) ($5,000 to Franken on 3/26/2008)

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Llp ($2,000 to IMPACT on 4/16/2008 and $2,000 to IMPACT on 11/13/2007)

· Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP clients have included: Biovail CorP – pharmaceutical manufacturers; Gas Technology Institute- energy; Johnson & Johnson Shared Services Inc- pharmaceutical; Neuromolecular Pharmaceuticals- pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Rentech Inc- oil & gas exploration & development; Sanofi-Aventis US Inc. – Pharmaceutical-manufacturers

DLA Piper US LLP ($5,000 to IMPACT on 11/19/2007)

· DLA Piper US LLP clients have included: BP America- oil & gas producers; Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn – miscellaneous energy; Irving Oil- oil refiners; Petroleum Heat & Power Co – fuel oil dealers; Shell Oil Co – oil & gas exploration & development; Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Medicines Co- drug-manufacturers; Northville Industries Corp – petroleum and petroleum products; Sanofi Pasteur Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers

PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP ($5,000 to IMPACT on 11/13/2007)

· PriceWaterhouseCoopers S LLP clients have included: American Petroleum Institute – oil refiners; Amgen USA Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Eli Lilly & Co – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Schering-Plough Legislative Resources LLC – pharmaceutical-manufacturers

Williams And Jensen PLLC ($1,000 to IMPACT on 03/14/2007)

· Williams And Jensen PLLC clients have included: Amgen USA Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Bayer Corp – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; BNP Petroleum Corp – oil; Colonial Pipeline – petroleum and petroleum products; Genentech Inc – pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc – pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc- pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of AmericA (PHRMA) – pharmaceutical; Sunoco Inc – petroleum; Wyeth – pharmaceutical

NRG Energy, Inc Political Action Committee ($5,000 to IMPACT on 4/16/2008)

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC Committee For Effective Government (BIRPC PAC) ($5,000 to IMPACT on 11/7/2007)

· Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC clients have included: Ferring Pharmaceuticals USA – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Gras/E Coalition – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; IDM Pharma Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; RL Lee Group Inc/Delta Energy – oil & gas producers; Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; XOMA (US) LLC – pharmaceutical-manufacturers

Missourians for Accountability and Change PAC, MACPAC (Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO) ($2,500 to Franken on 3/18/2008)

The Duberstein Group ($2,500 to MACPAC via Steven M Champlin on 6/18/2007)

· The Duberstein Group clients have included: Amgen USA Inc- pharmaceutical; BP America – oil & gas; Novartis- pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers

Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc. ($1,000 to MACPAC via David Castagnetti on 6/25/2007)

· Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc. clients have included: Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP– pharmaceutical; Forest Laboratories Inc- pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc- pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA)- pharmaceutical-manufacturers; URL Mutual- pharmaceutical

Quinn Gillespie & Associates, LLC ($500 to MACPAC via Jeffery J. Connaughton on 12/17/2007 and $500 via Michael F Hussey on 12/17/2007)

· Quinn Gillespie & Associates, LLC clients have included: Amgen USA Inc – pharmaceutical

Clark & Weinstock ($1,000 to MACPAC via Sandra K Stuart on 12/13/2007)

· Clark & Weinstock clients have included: Exxon Mobil Corp; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA)

Searchlight Leadership Fund (Sen Harry Reid, D-NV) ($5,000 to Franken on 3/13/2008)

The Duberstein Group ($5,000 to Searchlight via Michael Berman on 4/19/2007 and $1,000 to Searchlight via Steven M. Champlin on 4/19/2007)

· The Duberstein Group clients have included: Amgen USA Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; BP America – oil & gas producers; Novartis – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Pfizer Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers

DLA Piper LLP ($1,000 to Searchlight via Matthew C. Bernstein on 9/18/2007 and $2,000 to Searchlight via John A. Merrigan on 9/18/2007 and $2,000 to Searchlight via Lawrence E. Levinson on 9/18/2007)

· DLA Piper US LLP clients have included: BP America- oil & gas producers; Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn – miscellaneous energy; Irving Oil- oil refiners; Petroleum Heat & Power Co – fuel oil dealers; Shell Oil Co – oil & gas exploration & development; Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Medicines Co- drug-manufacturers; Northville Industries Corp – petroleum and petroleum products; Sanofi Pasteur Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers

Cauthen Forbes & Williams LLC – $10,000 ($5,000 to Searchlight via Harvey E. Cauthen Jr. on 8/16/2007, $2,500 to Searchlight via Jeffrey A. Forbes 6/25/2007, and $2,500 to Searchlight via Jeffery A. Forbes on 7/25/2007 and $5,000 to Searchlight via Zachary W. Williams on 12/13/2007)

· Cauthen Forbes & Williams LLC clients have included: Amgen USA Inc- pharmaceutical; Genetech- pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA) – pharmaceutical-manufacturers

Elmendorf Strategies ($2,500 to Searchlight via Steven A Elmendorf on 5/19/2007 and $1,000 to Searchlight via Shanti L. Stanton on 6/28/2007)

· Elmendorf Strategies clients have included: Medicines Co – drug-manufacturers; Shell Oil Co – oil & gas exploration & development

Capitol Counsel, LLC ($5,000 to Searchlight via Shannon J. Finley on 7/31/2007 and $500 to Searchlight via James C. Gould on 12/18/2007)

· Capitol Counsel, LLC clients have included: Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Biogen IDEC – pharmaceutical research laboratories; F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd & Its Affiliates – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Sanofi-Aventis US INC – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Specialty Pharmacy Coalition – pharmacies

Clark and Weinstock ($1,000 to Searchlight via Niles L. Godes on 11/7/2007 and $1,000 to Searchlight via Jonathan R Schwantes on 11/7/2007)

· Clark and Weinstock clients have included: Exxon Mobil Corp; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA)

Quinn Gillespie & Associates, LLC ($5,000 to Searchlight via Kevin D Kayes on 3/21/2007)

· Quinn Gillespie & Associates, LLC clients have included: Amgen USA Inc – pharmaceutical

Alston & Bird LLC ($1,000 to Searchlight via Stephanie A Kennan on 5/24/2007)

· Alston & Bird LLC clients have included: Allion Healthcare Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; CSL Behring LLC (Formerly ZLB Behring) – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Generic Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Assn – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Mylan Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Roche Diagnostics Corp – pharmaceutical research laboratories

Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. ($500 to Searchlight via Jessica A. Malow on 3/27/2007)

· Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. clients have included: Shell Oil Co – oil & gas exploration & development; Spectra Energy CorP – pipeline operators – oil/gas

Podesta Group ($2,500 to Searchlight via Anthony T. Podesta on 1/1/2007)

· Podesta Group clients have included: Amgen Usa Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Amylin Pharmaceuticals – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; BP America – oil & gas producers; Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Emd Serono Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Genentech Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Genzyme Corp – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics Inc (Formerly Chiron Corp) – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Novo Nordisk Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Sunoco Inc – petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except bulk stations and terminals

Heather Podesta & Partners LLC ($500 to Searchlight via Heather M. Podesta on 12/18/2007)

· Heather Podesta & Partners LLC clients have included: Eli Lilly & Co – pharmaceutical-manufacturers

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Pc Committee For Effective Government (BIRPC PAC) ($5,000 to Searchlight on 4/10/2008). Buchanan Ingersoll PC also gave $5,000 to Searchlight via Ronald L. Platt on 5/7/2007)

· BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC Clients Have Included: FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS USA – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; GRAS/E Coalition – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; IDM Pharma Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; RL Lee Group Inc/Delta Energy – oil & gas producers; Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; XOMA (US) LLC – pharmaceutical-manufacturers

Amgen Inc. Political Action Committee ($5,000 to Searchlight on 09/20/2007)

· pharmaceutical-manufacturers

Hogan & Hartson Political Action Committee ($1,000 to Searchlight on 6/13/2007) Also gave Searchlight $1,000 via James E. Showen on 6/13/2007)

· Hogan & Hartson, LLP. has represented: AGENNIX INC – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; ALLION HEALTHCARE INC – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Amgen USA Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc – oil & gas exploration & development; IOMAI Corp – pharmaceutical research laboratories; Koch Industries Inc – oil refiners (manufacturers); Michigan Consolidated Gas Co – gas companies; Nabi Biopharmaceuticals – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Occidental Petroleum Corp; Sanofi-Aventis Us Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; TAP PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INC – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; YM BIOSCIENCES USA INC – drug-manufacturers

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. Political Action Committee ($2,500 to Searchlight on 07/16/2007)

Williams And Jensen PLLC ($2,500 to Searchlight on 5/25/2007)

· Williams And Jensen PLLC clients have included: Amgen USA Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Bayer Corp – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; BNP Petroleum Corp – oil; Colonial Pipeline – petroleum and petroleum products; Genentech Inc – pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc – pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc- pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA) – pharmaceutical; SUNOCO INC – Petroleum; WYETH – pharmaceutical

Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP ($5,000 to Searchlight on 5/24/2007)

· Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP clients have included: American Petroleum Institute – oil refiners; Amgen USA Inc- pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Eli Lilly & Co- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Schering-Plough Legislative Resources Llc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers

Prairie PAC (Sen. Richard Durbin, D-IL) ($10,000 to Al Franken)

Kirkland & Ellis PAC FKA WSS PAC ($5,000 to Prairie PAC on 10/26/2007)

· Kirkland & Ellis clients have included: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc – drug-manufacturers

Capitol Hill Strategies ($500 to Prairie PAC via Charles Brain on 6/28/2007)

· Capitol Hill Strategies clients have included: Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (PHRMA); Amgen USA Inc – Pharmaceutical manufacturers; MERCK & Co Inc - Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

The Duberstein Group ($1,000 to Prairie PAC via Steven Champlin 2/1/2007)

· The Duberstein Group clients have included: Amgen Usa Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; BP America – oil & gas producers; Novartis – pharmaceutical-manufacturers; Pfizer Inc – pharmaceutical-manufacturers

Holland & Knight ($500 to Prairie PAC via Lynn Cutler 11/30/2007)

· Holland & Knight clients have included: Actelion – Pharmaceutical Manufacturers; Hyperion Resources Inc – Oil and Gas Producers

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP ($1,000 to Prairie PAC via Victor Fazio 5/30/2007)

· AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD Clients Have Included: JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC

BROYDRICK & ASSOCIATES ($1,000 To Prairie PAC Via Ann Langley 6/7/2007)

· BROYDRICK & ASSOCIATES Clients Have Included: BARR PHARMACEUTICALS INC

The Livingston Group ($5,000 to Prairie PAC via Bernie Robinson 2/5/2008)

· The Livingston Group clients have included: Chevron Usa Inc; Vitarx

Cornerstone Government Affairs LLC ($5,000 to Prairie PAC via Michael D. Smith 12/13/2007)

· Cornerstone Government Affairs LLC clients have included: Glaxosmithkline; Johnson & Johnson Inc; Merck & Co Inc; Novartis; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma); Sanofi-Aventis Us Inc – Pharmaceutical Manufacturers; Wyeth – Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

Kirkland & Ellis PAC FKA WSS PAC (KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP) ($5,000 to Prairie PAC 10/26/2007)

· Kirkland & Ellis LLP clients have included: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc – drug-manufacturers

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Pc Committee For Effective Government (Birpc Pac) ($1,000 To Prairie Pac On 5/31/2007)

· Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Pc Clients Have Included: Ferring Pharmaceuticals Usa – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Gras/E Coalition – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Idm Pharma Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Rl Lee Group Inc/Delta Energy – Oil & Gas Producers; Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Xoma (Us) Llc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers

Patton & Boggs ($1,000 to Prairie PAC via Jonathan Yarowsky on 12/28/2007)

· Patton & Boggs Clients Have Included: Ad Hoc Deep Water Exploration & Production Coalition – Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Aera Energy – Oil & Gas Producers; Baxter Healthcare Corp – Laboratories-Pharmaceutical (Mfrs); Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Devon Energy Corp – Oil Companies; Dominion Resources Inc – Gas Companies; F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd & Its Affiliates – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Galderma Laboratories – Drug-Manufacturers; Hyperdynamics Corp – Oil & Gas Producers; Medicines Co – Drug-Manufacturers; Natl Assn For Oilheat Research & Education – Fuel Oil Dealers; Offshore Marine Service Assn – Oil Field Services Companies; Pain Therapeutics Inc – Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories; Pfizer Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Plains Exploration & Production Co – Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Roche Diagnostics Corp – Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories; Sepracor Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Shell Oil Co Total Sa – Oil Companies – Oil & Gas Exploration & Development;

America Works (Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH) ($2,000 to Al Franken on 7/11/2007 and $3,000 on 12/31/2007 and $2,000 on 3/4/2008)

Williams And Jensen PLLC ($2,500 to America Works via Michael J. Beer on 3/18/2008 and $2,500 to America Works via John McMackin Jr. on 04/09/2008)

· Williams And Jensen PLLC Clients Have Included: Amgen Usa Inc- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Bayer Corp – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; BNP Petroleum Corp – Oil; Colonial Pipeline – Petroleum And Petroleum Products; Genentech Inc – Pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc – Pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc- Pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma) – Pharmaceutical; Sunoco Inc – Petroleum; Wyeth – Pharmaceutical

Elmendorf Strategies ($2,500 to America Works via Steven A Elmendorf on 6/29/2007)

· Elmendorf Strategies clients have included: Medicines Co – drug-manufacturers; Shell Oil Co- oil & gas exploration & development

LNE Group LLC ($2,300 to America Works via Lee C. Weingart on 4/24/2008 and $1,000 to America Works via Lee C. Weingart on 11/7/2007)

· LNE Group LLC clients have included: MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers

Moving America Forward (Sen. Bill Nelson, D-FL) ($2,500 to Franken on 12/14/2007)

Williams And Jensen PLLC ($1,000 To Moving America Forward Via Bert Carp On 06/30/2007)

· Williams And Jensen PLLC Clients Have Included: Amgen Usa Inc- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Bayer Corp – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; BNP Petroleum Corp – Oil; Colonial Pipeline – Petroleum And Petroleum Products; Genentech Inc – Pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc – Pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc- Pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma) – Pharmaceutical; Sunoco Inc – Petroleum; Wyeth – Pharmaceutical

Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc. ($1,000 To Moving America Forward Via David Castagnetti On 12/31/2007)

· Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Inc. Clients Have Included: Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp– Pharmaceutical; Forest Laboratories Inc- Pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc- Pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma)- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Url Mutual- Pharmaceutical

Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. ($1,000 To Moving America Forward Via David W Jolly On 5/11/2007 And $1,000 To Moving America Forward Via David W Jolly On 08/11/2007 And $5,000 To Moving America Forward Via H. Stewart Van Scoyoc On 10/17/2007)

· Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. Clients Have Included: Shell Oil Co – Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Spectra Energy Corp – Pipeline Operators – Oil/Gas

The PMA Group ($5,000 to Moving America Forward via Paul J. Magliocchetti on 3/14/2007)

· PMA Group clients have included: Lifecell Corp – laboratories-pharmaceutical (mfrs)

DLA Piper US LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC) ($5,000 to Moving America Forward on 4/9/2007)

· DLA Piper US LLP clients have included: BP America- oil & gas producers; Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn – miscellaneous energy; IRVING OIL- Oil Refiners; Petroleum Heat & Power Co – Fuel Oil Dealers; Shell Oil Co – Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Medicines Co- Drug-Manufacturers; Northville Industries Corp – Petroleum And Petroleum Products;Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers Sanofi Pasteur Inc-

Amgen Inc. Political Action Committee ($5,000 To Moving America Forward On 2/21/2007)

· Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers

Green Mountain PAC (Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt) ($5,000 To Franken On 9/10/2007)

DLA Piper Us LLP Political Action Committee (DLA Piper Pac) ($5,000 To Green Mountain Pac On 6/26/2007)

· DLA Piper US LLP Clients Have Included: BP America- Oil & Gas Producers; Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn – Miscellaneous Energy; Irving Oil- Oil Refiners; Petroleum Heat & Power Co – Fuel Oil Dealers; Shell Oil Co – Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Medicines Co- Drug-Manufacturers; Northville Industries Corp – Petroleum And Petroleum Products; Sanofi Pasteur Inc- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers

McKenna Long & Aldridge Llp Political Action Committee   ($4,000 To Green Mountain Pac On 5/23/2007)

· McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Clients Have Included: Acambis Inc Us – Serums & Vaccines (Manufacturers); Advanced Life Sciences Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Chimerix Inc – Serums & Vaccines (Manufacturers); Emergent Biosolutions Inc – Serums & Vaccines (Manufacturers); Human Genome Sciences (Hgsi) – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Implicit Corp – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Intercell Usa Inc – Serums & Vaccines (Manufacturers); Medimmune LLC – Serums & Vaccines (Manufacturers); Novo Nordisk Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Sanofi-Aventis Us Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers

Holland & Knight Committee For Effective Government (Holland & Knight Llp) ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac On 5/23/2007)

· Holland & Knight Clients Have Included: Actelion – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Hyperion Resources Inc – Oil & Gas Producers; Vaxdesign Corp – Serums & Vaccines (Manufacturers)

Ricchetti Inc. ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Luke Albee On 5/23/2007)

· Ricchetti Inc. Clients Have Included: Eli Lilly & Co – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Novartis – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Sanofi-Aventis Us Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers

DLA Piper US LP ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Charles A. Baker Iii On 6/26/2007 And $1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Matthew C. Bernstein On 6/26/2007)

· DLA Piper US LLP Clients Have Included: BP America- Oil & Gas Producers; Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Assn – Miscellaneous Energy; Irving Oil- Oil Refiners; Petroleum Heat & Power Co – Fuel Oil Dealers; Shell Oil Co – Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Medicines Co- Drug-Manufacturers; Northville Industries Corp – Petroleum And Petroleum Products; Sanofi Pasteur Inc- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers

The Duberstein Group ($5,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Michael Berman On 5/23/2007)

· The Duberstein Group Clients Have Included: Amgen USA Inc- Pharmaceutical; BP America – Oil & Gas; Novartis- Pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers

Patton Boggs ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Thomas Boggs On 5/24/2007)

· Patton Boggs Clients Have Included: Ad Hoc Deep Water Exploration & Production Coalition – Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Aera Energy – Oil & Gas Producers; Baxter Healthcare Corp – Laboratories-Pharmaceutical (Mfrs); Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Devon Energy Corp – Oil Companies; Eisai Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd & Its Affiliates – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Galderma Laboratories – Drug-Manufacturers; Hyperdynamics Corp – Oil & Gas Producers; Medicines Co – Drug-Manufacturers; Pfizer Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Plains Exploration & Production Co – Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Sepracor Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Shell Oil Co – Oil & Gas Exploration & Development; Total Sa – Oil Companies

Williams And Jensen Pllc ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Bert Carp On 6/13/2007)

· Williams And Jensen Pllc Clients Have Included: Amgen Usa Inc- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Bayer Corp – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; BNP Petroleum Corp – Oil; Colonial Pipeline – Petroleum And Petroleum Products; Genentech Inc – Pharmaceutical; Merck & Co Inc – Pharmaceutical; Pfizer Inc- Pharmaceutical; Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma) – Pharmaceutical; Sunoco Inc – Petroleum; Wyeth – Pharmaceutical

Davidson & Company ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via James Davidson On 5/23/2007)

· Davidson & Company Clients Have Included: Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma) – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers

Elmendorf Strategies ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Steve Elmendorf On 5/14/2007)

· Elmendorf Strategies Clients Have Included: Medicines Co – Drug-Manufacturers

Glover Park Group ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Joel Johnson On 5/24/2007)

· Glover Park Group Clients Have Included: Cempra Pharmaceuticals Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Pfizer Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers

NVG LLC F/K/A Nueva Vista Group ($1,000 To Green Mountain Pac Via Andrea Larue On 5/24/2007)

· Nueva Vista Group Clients Have Included: Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America (Phrma) – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP ($500 To Green Mountain Pac Via Michael Remington On 5/25/2007)

· Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Clients Have Included: Amgen USA Inc- Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Intl Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers; Sepracor Inc – Pharmaceutical-Manufacturers

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