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397 “the turnpike is in”: Ibid.
398 Ballard’s chairman, Arthur Makadon: Ibid.
399 In all, the Ballard firm: Ibid.
400 DRPA has paid: Ibid.
401 Before Rendell was elected: Ibid.
402 The Ballard firm itself: Ibid.
403 Ballard Chariman Arthur Makadon: Ibid.
404 Partner Ken Jarin donated: Ibid.
405 David Cohen, a former: Ibid.
406 The Philadelphia Future Political: Ibid.
407 When Boscov’s, a Pennsylvania-area: Chris Freind, “Rendell, His Political Friends—and More State Contracts,” Philadelphia Bulletin, December 5, 2008, www.freerepublic.com/focus/f news/2143459/posts.
408 Citing Boscov’s “reputation”: Ibid.
409 Or was it the fact: Ibid.
410 Bailey donated $75,000: Ibid.
411 Earlier, at another firm: Ibid.
412 And don’t forget the $599,000: Mauriello, “Rendell Contributor under Investigation.”
413 But it appears that Governor Richardson: Martin Z. Braun and William Selway, “Grand Jury Probes Richardson Donor’s New Mexico Financing Fee,” Bloomberg.com, December 15, 2008, www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aL0GGUluJeT8&refer=us.
414 On March 19, 2004: David Alire Garcia, “Richardson Battles the Politics of Perception,” New Mexico Independent, January 5, 2009, http://newmexicoindependent.com/13964/unlucky-bill-richardson.
415 Three months later: Ibid.
416 Later that same year: Ibid.
417 “over the same time period”: Ibid.
418 Richardson hired Rubin: Braun and Selway, “Grand Jury Probes Richardson Donor’s New Mexico Financing Fee.”
419 In 2006, CDR and two: William Heisel, “CDR, at Root of Richardson Probe, Is No Stranger to Suits,” Los Angeles Times, January 6, 2009, http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/06/busi ness/fi-cdr6.
420 From 1998 to 2003: Trip Jennings, “Malott’s Firm Has Seen Boom in State Auditing Contracts under Gov,” February 4, 2009, New Mexico Independent, http://newmexicoindependent.com/17322/malotts-firm-has-gone-from-bit-player-to-powerhouse-in-winning-state-business.
421 Another principal at Mallott’s firm: Ibid.
422 For example, Meyners failed: Ibid.
423 “revealed widespread misuse”: Ibid.
424 In 2007, it became the first: “Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary,” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, February, 2009, www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm.
425 She and her husband: Selweski, “Granholm Supporters Helped Her Husband Secure Wayne County Contracts.”
426 “did not work for the county”: Ibid.
427 A month after Jennifer left: Ibid.
428 A few months after his wife’s: Ibid.
429 The competing firms bid: Ibid.
430 A two-day, $15,000: Ibid.
431 An eight-month contract: Ibid.
432 A monthly leadership program: Ibid.
433 “the use of negotiated”: Gajan Retnasaba, “Do Campaign Contributions and Lobbying Corrupt? Evidence from Public Finance,” August 2006, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1003890.
434 Reviewing the impact: Ibid.
435 The study’s “rough estimate”: Ibid.
436 “an ever growing”: James A. Kahl and Lawrence H. Norton, “State and Local Government Contractors Beware: Political Contributions—Even from Your Executives and Their Families—Can Cost You Business,” April 25, 2007, www.wcsr.com/resources/pdfs/polilaw042507.pdf.
13. SLOW SURRENDER: HOW OUR BANKS AND INVESTMENT FIRMS ARE OPENING THE DOOR TO MUSLIM EXTREMIST DOMINATION
437 “that Muslims living in”: Paul Sperry, “Shariah Showdown on Wall Street,” FrontPage Magazine.com, July 9, 2008, www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=D0A52215-262C-4438-A3CD-8073D0DE26CB.
438 “killing is to continue”: M. Taqi Usmani, Islam and Modernism (New Delhi, India: Adam Publishers & Distributors), May 4, 2005.
439 “If the purpose”: Ibid.
440 “At least in my”: Ibid.
441 “The issuing company”: Ibid.
442 “financial statements of”: Ibid.
443 Unfortunately, several of these: Frank J. Gaffney Jr., “Shariah’s Trojan Horse,” Washington Times, December 6, 2007, www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=0948CAB2-4DD5-41CE-AC4C-90B9F05D191F.
444 “three of the largest”: Gaffney and Yerushalmi,