The Richest Woman in the World: How Gina Rinehart Earns her Billions
America's 10 Highest-Paid CEOs of 2011 (and How They Earned It)While former CEOs Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling decompose and pursue appeals respectively, Enron Corp. is sliding off the list of the top 100 campaign contributors of all-time. The 2008 numbers are tallied and Enron has slipped to number 98.
But here's what's pretty impressive: Enron has not given a nickel since the 2002 election cycle and has been in the top 100 campaign contributors since 1989, which is when the data started being collected. The company's influence peaked in the 2000 election where the company gave $1.8 million to Republicans and $0.7 million to Democrats.
Some other notables on the all-time list:
But here's what's pretty impressive: Enron has not given a nickel since the 2002 election cycle and has been in the top 100 campaign contributors since 1989, which is when the data started being collected. The company's influence peaked in the 2000 election where the company gave $1.8 million to Republicans and $0.7 million to Democrats.
Some other notables on the all-time list:
- That National Association of Realtors is number 3. Does that make you question the policies that led to the surge in home prices in the first part of the decade? It should.
- Citigroup (NYSE: C) recently received tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer help: and is the 15th biggest contributor of all-time. Just saying. . . In case you're wondering, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is number 40 and General Motors (NYSE: GM) is number 73.
- Amway -- whose business model is controversial -- is number 90.
Goldman Earnings Sink After Buffett Dividend
Johnson & Johnson's Income Falls 23%
Burberry Shares Leap on Sales Update
