Monday, July 16, 2007

I just wonder…

…what he's telling them that he's not telling the rest of us. I mean, if anything
Despite his vaunted base of small donors, Obama is a favorite among employees of some of the nation's largest investment banks and hedge funds. One of them, Kenneth C. Griffin, president of Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel Investment Group, gave Obama $4,600 this quarter, the maximum allowed. Other Citadel employees gave him $147,550.

Lehman Brothers employees gave Obama $160,760 this quarter; Goldman Sachs, $103,550; and JP Morgan Chase, $101,950. About half of Obama's fundraising total for the year comes from about 10,000 donors who have given him the maximum donation.

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