Inaugural Donors to Boycott

by A Saturday, Jan. 15, 2005 at 5:10 PM

Dozens of businesses and lobbying groups made six-figure donations to sponsor official events for President Bush's inauguration next week, earning them tickets to dinners, balls and other events in which Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are expected to appear

BOYCOTT THESE CORPORATIONS

DO NOT BUY THEIR PRODUCTS OR THEIR SERVICES

Corporations and trade associations giving $250,000 to become inaugural "underwriters" include:

Altria Corporate Services
American Financial
Ameriquest Capital Corp.
Argent Mortgage Co.
AT&T
Bank of America Corp.
Bristol-Myers Squibb
ChevronTexaco
Cinergy Corp.
Corporate Capital
Exxon Mobil Corp.
First Data Corp.
Ford Motor Co.
Golden Eagle Industries
Hunt Consolidated
Kojaian Ventures
Long Beach Acceptance Corp.
Marriott International
Marriott Vacation Club International
National Association of Home Builders
New Energy Corp.
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
Rooney Holdings Inc.
Sallie Mae Inc.
Southern Co.
Stephens Group Inc.
Strongbow Technologies
The Home Depot
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co.
Time Warner
Town and Country Credit
United Parcel Service
United Technologies
UST Inc.

Businesses and trade associations donating $100,000 to become inaugural "sponsors" include:

AFLAC Inc.
Bensco Inc.
Benson Football
Benson Mineral Group
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida
Boeing
California Farm Bureau Federation
Coca-Cola
Computer Associates International
Cove Partners
GMAC
Goldman Sachs
Hunter Engineering Co.
Independent Community Bankers of America
International Paper
Intervest Construction
KB Home
Linger Longer Development Co.
Microsoft
New Century Mortgage Co.
Northrop Grumman
Nuclear Energy Institute
Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
Oracle Corp.
Peabody Holding Co.
Pepsi-Cola Co.
Qualcomm Inc.
SBC Communications
TC Management Partners IV
Titus Electrical Contracting
TRT Holdings
Tyson
Union Pacific Corp.
Valhi
Waste Management Service Center
Well Care Health Plans

Source: Presidential Inaugural Committee

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