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Old 12-05-2005, 12:38 PM
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Default Re: Foreign funding of Presidential campaign legal?

Contributions from foreign nationals are illegal. Contributions from foreign companies are also illegal, but if that company has a US subsidiary, the US subsidiary can contribute as long as the contributed money is generated here.

That said, foreign interests generally represent themselves in Washington by hiring lobbying and public relations firms. For example, after 9/11 Saudi Arabia hired a PR firm that produced some goody-feely TV spots about SA-USA relations.
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