Pop Quiz: Who's Funding Obama and Romney?
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A. Adidas<br />
B. Nike<br />
C. New Balance<br />
D. Reebok</p>
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<a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/usearch/index.php?q=James+Davis&sa=Search&cx=010677907462955562473%3Anlldkv0jvam&cof=FORID%3A11&siteurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensecrets.org%2F" target="_blank">Jim Davis</a>, billionaire CEO of New Balance, has given $1 million to Restore Our Future, Romney's super PAC, and $4,900 directly to Romney's campaign. He has also supported several other Republican candidates, including Eric Cantor and Orrin Hatch.</p>
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A. Google<br />
B. Microsoft<br />
C. Intel<br />
D. Hewlett Packard</p>
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<a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cid=N00009638" target="_blank">Microsoft has donated</a> $852,167 to Obama's campaign. Google is close behind, with donations totaling $814,540.</p>
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A. Kmart<br />
B. Target<br />
C. Home Depot<br />
D. Walmart</p>
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<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/09/10/obama-vs-romney-how-costco-staples-and-walmart-are-voting/" target="_blank">Jim and Alice Walton</a>, two of the biggest shareholders in Walmart, have each contributed $200,000 to <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/usearch/index.php?q=Walton&sa=Search&cx=010677907462955562473%3Anlldkv0jvam&cof=FORID%3A11&siteurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensecrets.org%2F" target="_blank">Romney's super PAC</a>, in addition to giving significant contributions to both his campaign and those of several other Republican candidates.</p>
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A. Anna Wintour<br />
B. Graydon Carter<br />
C. Tina Brown<br />
D. Deborah Needleman</p>
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<em>Vogue</em> editor in chief Anna Wintour -- the inspiration for terrifying Miranda Priestly in <em>The Devil Wears Prada</em> -- has been a major money-raiser for Obama. Along with <em>Sex in the City</em> star <a href="http://www.forbes.com/profile/anna-wintour/" target="_blank">Sarah Jessica Parker</a>, she hosted a $40,000-a-plate dinner for the President.</p>
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A. Tim Cook, Apple<br />
B. Michael Dell, Dell<br />
C. Andy Bryant, Intel<br />
D. Meg Whitman, Hewlett Packard</p>
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While she may not have won her bid for the governorship of California, HP President and <a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/usearch/index.php?q=meg+whitman&searchButt_clean.x=0&searchButt_clean.y=0&cx=010677907462955562473%3Anlldkv0jvam&cof=FORID%3A11" target="_blank">CEO Meg Whitman</a> has kept her fingers in the political arena with a $100,000 donation to Romney's super PAC.</p>
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A. Harvey Weinstein<br />
B. Robert Evans<br />
C. George Lucas<br />
D. Barbara Broccoli</p>
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In August, famed Hollywood producer and Miramax co-founder <a href="http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/08/03/obama-set-for-35000-per-person-dinner-at-movie-mogul-weinsteins-conn-home/" target="_blank">Harvey Weinstein </a>hosted a $35,800-per-plate fundraiser for Obama at his Connecticut home.</p>
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A. Hilton<br />
B. Marriott<br />
C. Motel 6<br />
D. Host Hotels</p>
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<a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/usearch/index.php?q=Marriott&sa=Search&cx=010677907462955562473%3Anlldkv0jvam&cof=FORID%3A11&siteurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensecrets.org%2Fusearch%2Findex.php%3Fq%3DHarvey%2BWeinstein%26searchButt_clean.x%3D0%26searchButt_clean.y%3D0%26cx%3D010677907462955562473%253Anlldkv0jvam%26cof%3DFORID%253A11" target="_blank">The answers are B and D</a>. William "Bill" Mariott, chairman of Marriott Hotels and his brother, Richard Marriott, chairman of Host Hotels, have both contributed $1 million to Romney's campaign, and hundreds of thousands to other Republican candidates.</p>
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