Conservative group offers to sell endorsement for $2M

The Politico by Mike Allen | Jul. 17, 2009 (News Report)

The American Conservative Union asked FedEx for a $2 million check in return for the group’s endorsement in a bitter legislative dispute, then flipped and sided with UPS after FedEx refused to pay. In return for the $2 million, ACU offered a range of Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Jul 17, 2009 - 3:10 AM PDT
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 by Barry Grossheim - Jul. 17, 2009

Conservatives are nothing if not principled as shown by this article.

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