1.0 link 120935 <![CDATA[Biden Rakes In Lobbyist Cash Obama Decries]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/24/biden-rakes-in-lobbyist-c_n_120935.html The Center for Responsive Politics has a thorough analysis of Sen. Joe Biden's campaign cash intake now that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has selected him as his running mate.

The industry that has given Biden the most cash has been lawyers/law firms ($6,567,404) followed by real estate ($1,297,690). Pro-Israel groups are the 8th biggest contributing industry.

Obama may decry lobbyist cash (or at least federal lobbyist cash), but Biden has taken $344,400 from lobbyists since 1997 -- making lobbyists the 10th biggest...

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