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DNC won't take corporate funds for Charlotte convention - Politics Wires - MiamiHerald.com
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
Promoters of Charlotte's 2012 Democratic National Convention will have to do what no convention organizers have done before: Raise millions of dollars without corporate cash.
The party's new convention rules also limit individual donations and bar money from federal lobbyists and PACs. That could make it harder for organizers to raise the nearly $37 million called for in the contract between the city and the Democratic National Committee.
Party officials and the White House hope the changes underscore their pledge to run a grassroots convention not tied to special interests.
Read more: DNC won't take corporate funds for Charlotte convention - Politics Wires - MiamiHerald.com
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
Promoters of Charlotte's 2012 Democratic National Convention will have to do what no convention organizers have done before: Raise millions of dollars without corporate cash.
The party's new convention rules also limit individual donations and bar money from federal lobbyists and PACs. That could make it harder for organizers to raise the nearly $37 million called for in the contract between the city and the Democratic National Committee.
Party officials and the White House hope the changes underscore their pledge to run a grassroots convention not tied to special interests.
Read more: DNC won't take corporate funds for Charlotte convention - Politics Wires - MiamiHerald.com