The 2008 Republican and Democratic conventions were underwritten by hefty contributions from the institutions and individuals at the center of the country’s financial crisis, according to a report released Wednesday by the Center for Responsive Politics and the Campaign Finance Institute. Insurance giant AIG, which has since received more than $150 billion in federal money, gave $1.5 million; mortgage company Freddie Mac, now a government enterprise, donated $500,000. In all, the donations come to about $14 million. (Wall Street Journal/Politico)
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