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He is believed to have fled the U.S. to China, as the Democratic Party was forced to return more than a million dollars in possibly illegal campaign gifts Trie arranged.
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Abramoff had a wide network among Republicans, and he spread campaign money and gifts freely.
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And, when it comes to campaign contributions, they are the gifts that keep on giving.
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Moreover, with passions now inflamed, the civic groups may have an even harder time with another objective of their campaign: discouraging voters from accepting cash or gifts from candidates.
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Mr Ahern's timing was off, his campaign was in disarray, and he faced embarrassing allegations about undeclared loans and gifts received when he was finance minister in the 1990s.
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One recent fund raising campaign sent parents to local stores for donations to a silent auction and many local businesses freely donated gifts and services but others wanted a receipt.
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This imbalance has caused alarm among Democratic strategists, and Obama has warned perhaps with some exaggeration that, unless wealthy supporters make large gifts, he will become the only sitting President in recent history to be outspent in a campaign.
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