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Report: Drug Industry a Major Contributor to GOP in 2002

NPR | By Snigdha Prakash

Published November 21, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

The pharmaceutical industry was one of the biggest contributors to Republican campaign coffers for the 2002 midterm elections, a new report shows. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, drug makers gave $14 million to Republicans, and just $5 million to Democrats. NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports.

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