Business Cash for Bush Campaign, Lawyers for Kerry
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With direct private fund-raising for  the presidential campaigns ended, President Bush has maintained  the traditional Republican edge among business leaders,  according to government data.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - A top lawyer for President  Bush's re-election campaign resigned on Wednesday after  disclosing he has been providing legal advice to a group that  accuses Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry of lying  about his Vietnam War record.
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John Kerry is giving &#36;250,000 to support Democrats in disputed elections in Washington state and Louisiana and forming a new fund that could help his future political ambitions.
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More than two dozen top fund-raisers for President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are current or former senior managers of companies punished for trading with Iran or Saddam Hussein's Iraq &#151; including the chairman of Bush's Homeland Security Advisory Committee and Kerry's fund-raising chairman.
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Dozens of businesses and lobbying groups made six-figure donations to sponsor official events for President Bush's inauguration next week, earning them tickets to dinners, balls and other events in which Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are expected to appear.
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For a group that promotes the benefits of offshore outsourcing and the need to import foreign workers under the H-1B visa program, the nation&#39;s largest IT trade group seems to be providing fodder for the John Kerry campaign.
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Wins are pumping money into candidates' campaign funds. Yet money alone is not translating into victories.
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A top lawyer for President Bush's re-election campaign has been providing legal advice to the group that has accused Democrat John Kerry of lying about his Vietnam War record, informed sources said on Tuesday.
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The Republican donor who helped bankroll the Swift Boat attacks on Democratic Sen. John Kerry's war record has given $5 million to a new group targeting Democratic candidates.
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One of President Bush's election lawyers also advises a group running ads against Democratic rival John Kerry. A Democratic Party attorney works for the group behind commercials that criticize Bush.
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The chairman of President Bush's Homeland Security Advisory Committee and Democratic challenger John Kerry's fund-raising chief are among 27 top campaign cash-raisers who are current or former managers of companies punished for trading with Iran or Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
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John Kerry started the final two weeks of his general-election campaign with a slight cash edge over President Bush, though each has less than a third of his &#36;75 million budget left.
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With the cost of the 2008 presidential campaign likely to top one billion dollars for the first time, the race for the White House is driven more than ever by candidates' quest for campaign cash.
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Still reeling from the 2000 election debacle in Florida, Democrats have deployed an army of lawyers in the battleground state that gave George W. Bush the presidency after five weeks of recounts and legal wrangling.
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Here are some of the items the Democratic presidential candidates have purchased during their campaign:
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Federal Election Commission lawyers proposed Friday that presidential campaigns be allowed to use limited individual donations to cover the costs of recounts like the one that occurred in Florida in 2000.
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Would-be US presidential nominees are set to file fundraising figures, as spending balloons.