Whether they are cutting their purse-strings due to the global downturn, or believe there is little future in throwing money at cricket in the Caribbean, the lack of interest from sponsors is a massive issue.

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Instead, subtler forms of capture and "legal corruption" exist: an expectation of a future job for a regulator in a lobbying firm, or a campaign contribution with strings attached.

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It would be a grave disservice to the Majority Leader, to the institution he manages so ably and to the Nation if the appearance that strings were attached to the Chemical Manufacturers Association's largesse were to sully Senator Lott's future stewardship of the top CMA legislative agenda item -- the CWC.

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