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Association PAC spending jumps as election day nears

Realtors top political contributors list again; many groups outspend 2005-2006 donation totals with three more months to go in the cycle. With the 2008 elections heading into the final stretch, many association-related PACs have already outspent their 2005-2006 totals, according to the latest disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission by the Oct. 20 deadline. Of the 20 largest trade association and professional society PACs, 17 have surpassed their candidate contribution totals from the last election cycle. Some, like the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, American Optometric Association and American College of Radiology, have more than doubled their… Read More