Diebold Stocks Soar On $2.3 Billion United Technologies Takeover Bid
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In case you don't know about United Technologies,
straight from wikipedia:
Political contributions
During the 2004 election cycle, UTC was the sixth largest defense industry donor to political campaigns, contributing a total of $789,561. 64% of UTC's 2004 contributions went to Republicans. UTC was also the sixth largest donor in to federal candidates and political parties in the 2006 election cycle. 35% of those contributions went to Democrats; 53% of the funds were contributed to Republicans.[3] Several prominent politicians have served on the board of directors for UTC, including: former Sen. Howard H. Baker, Jr. (R-TN), Antonia H. Chayes, former Undersecretary of the Air Force, Charles Duncan, Jr., former Secretary of Energy, Jamie S. Gorelick, former Deputy United States Attorney General, William J. Perry, former Secretary of Defense, and Christine Todd Whitman, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.[4]
Environmental record
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have identified UTC as the 43rd-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States, with roughly 430,000 pounds of toxic chemicals released annually into the air.[5] Major pollutants indicated by the study include manganese, chromium, nickel, and related compounds. [6] The Environmental Protection Agency has named UTC as a potentially responsible party for at least 23 Superfund toxic waste sites.[7]
And now they will may your vote.
Cool,
huh?
straight from wikipedia:
Political contributions
During the 2004 election cycle, UTC was the sixth largest defense industry donor to political campaigns, contributing a total of $789,561. 64% of UTC's 2004 contributions went to Republicans. UTC was also the sixth largest donor in to federal candidates and political parties in the 2006 election cycle. 35% of those contributions went to Democrats; 53% of the funds were contributed to Republicans.[3] Several prominent politicians have served on the board of directors for UTC, including: former Sen. Howard H. Baker, Jr. (R-TN), Antonia H. Chayes, former Undersecretary of the Air Force, Charles Duncan, Jr., former Secretary of Energy, Jamie S. Gorelick, former Deputy United States Attorney General, William J. Perry, former Secretary of Defense, and Christine Todd Whitman, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.[4]
Environmental record
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have identified UTC as the 43rd-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States, with roughly 430,000 pounds of toxic chemicals released annually into the air.[5] Major pollutants indicated by the study include manganese, chromium, nickel, and related compounds. [6] The Environmental Protection Agency has named UTC as a potentially responsible party for at least 23 Superfund toxic waste sites.[7]
And now they will may your vote.
Cool,
huh?
If I was to smile and I held out my hand
If I opened it now would you not understand?
If I opened it now would you not understand?
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