Telecom workers put their bucks behind '08 runners

TELECOM WORKERS PUT THEIR BUCKS BEHIND '08 RUNNERS
[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: John Dunbar]
Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-NY) fundraising machine is working its magic among employees of the nation's biggest telecommunications companies, despite her support for Network Neutrality. was the top recipient of funds from employees of AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and Time Warner through the first quarter of 2007. Sen John McCain (R-AZ), who holds a senior position on the Senate Commerce Committee, lagged far behind. Overall, employees of the nation's telecommunications and cable television companies contributed $119,250 to Clinton's campaign. McCain took in $79,300. Early trends show company employees are not afraid to make contributions that may be at odds with their employers' legislative agendas and with the views of top executives. AT&T Chairman and CEO Edward Whitacre Jr., for example, gave $2,300 to McCain's primary campaign. But his employees ponied up $13,950 to Clinton, $9,500 to Sen Barack Obama (D-IL) and only $5,100 to McCain
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