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

Excerpts from this story referencing "United States Telecom Association":

"… rs: L.A. Dodgers owner News Corp. ($149,000, 50 percent to Democrats), the United States Telecom Association (whose president, Roy Neel, is a former chief of staff for Gore), AT&T …"

Grand Old Parties: Special interests shower Republicans with perks and parties in the Big Apple

By Meredith O'Brien

Cowboy boots and rock stars. Tuxedos and champagne. Batting practice in a Major League Baseball stadium and coveted tickets to the U.S. Open

Excerpts from this story referencing "Delaware":

"… n guard.” ($25-100)Massachusetts, Alaska, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, South Da …"

Canada's boom in smuggled cigarettes

By William Marsden

Gary Godelie has been a tobacco farmer most of his life, struggling to keep alive a family farm that produces what most everyone agrees is a

Excerpts from this story referencing "St. Regis":

"… pons come north. The fact that goods can pass from the Mohawk community of St. Regis on the U.S. side to Akwesasne on the Canadian side and then enter non-Indi …"

"… d for one with U.S. authorities. It does, however, have a license from the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. The tribal license is not recognized by Canadian or U.S. aut …"

"… reply to questions about his business with the Indians.On March 14, 2006, St. Regis tribal police on the U.S. side of the Akwesasne reserve stopped three Bulg …"

"… Ivanov Darzhonov, 34, told police they worked for Timcorp and had come to St. Regis to set up cigarette machines in a warehouse behind Mitchell Construction. …"