It's their party: DNC demands boost cost of convention, paid for by special interests

By Meredith O'Brien

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2004 — On the way to running up an estimated $95 million tab for its 2004 presidential nominating convention in Boston,

Excerpts from this story referencing "Democratic National Convention":

"… r for Public Integrity has completed an analysis of the making of the 2004 Democratic National Convention. From examining the Requests for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Democratic N …"

"… d money go? An analysis of the 2000 Los Angeles convention spending by the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC), an arm of the DNC, found that a large chunk of party mon …"

Counting the costs: Convention boosters promise a windfall that rarely materializes

By Meredith O'Brien

This year's Republican convention in New York City is expected to cost by some estimates up to $166 million. Federal taxpayers will pay near

Spending spree: Where does the convention money go?

By Meredith O'Brien

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2004 — An accounting of the exact costs of national presidential nominating conventions cannot be made until after the

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"… for the party committees formed to handle the convention expenses like the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC), those committees must submit line items detailing each e …"

"… rd to blend the numbers from the host committee with the DNCC numbers.2000 Democratic National Convention Committee disbursements:Starting with the DNCC data for the 2000 Democrati …"

"… 76.Lucy McCoy, president, $87,500.Reed & Davidson, legal, $81,302.2004 Democratic National Convention Committee disbursements (Oct. 2002-March 31, 2004)The analysis of the DNCC …"

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When the Democrats wined and dined, here's who paid the piper

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2000 — Anyone who thought the Democratic National Convention was only about presidential nominee Al Gore must have

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"… DaimlerChryslerLocation: Peterson Automotive Museum …"

"… list of convention contributors and is credited with gathering much of the Democratic National Convention event information and general campaign contribution data in the 1999-2000 …"

"… ons, foundations and individuals—and the $13.5 million, federally funded Democratic National Convention Committee are required to file their convention balance sheets with the FE …"

"… 1 million, 51 percent to Democrats so far this year, plus $1million to the Democratic National Convention.)Visa USA Inc.Web TV Networks Inc.21st Century GroupAmerican Bankers Assoc …"

Corporate cash helps fuel Democratic convention despite pledges

By Michael Beckel

Democrats kick off their convention in Charlotte Tuesday with plenty of corporate support despite grass roots pledge.

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"… le Democrats have touted their grassroots fundraising efforts for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, deep-pocketed corporate donors are helping underwrite the event.Among the …"

"… egrity about this fundraising experiment during a press conference Monday, Democratic National Convention Committee CEO Steve Kerrigan said it was a “huge success.”“We’re t …"