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FOCUS 158 OF 186 STORIES
Copyright 1995 Chicago Sun-Times, Inc.
Chicago Sun-Times
October 10, 1995, TUESDAY, Late Sports Final Edition
SECTION: FIN; Pg. 47
LENGTH: 414 words
HEADLINE: Report Details How ADM Chief Andreas Has Supported Dole
BYLINE: BY LYNN SWEET
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
BODY:
Archer Daniels Midland Chairman Dwayne O. Andreas has funneled -- through his
family and company more than $ 250,000 to campaigns and foundations
benefitting Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole.
A look at the financial relationship during the last 14 years between the
head of the Decatur-based agribusiness giant and the GOP presidential
front-runner was the subject of a lengthy story published Sunday in the Boston
Globe.
It said that ADM in the last three years has provided a below-cost jet for at
least 24 trips by Dole (he reimbursed the cost of first-class airfare) ; that
"Andreas sold the Dole family a Florida condominium, and Andreas' foundation has
given $ 1 million to the American Red Cross, where Dole's wife, Elizabeth, is
president.
"While there is no evidence that Dole's actions violated any laws," the Globe
said, "his moves provide an insight into how Dole operates in Washington and
illuminates his ties to special interests."
The article focused on Dole's role in helping to save a tax break for the
ethanol industry, valued at $ 684 million last year.
In Illinois, where corn used in the production of ethanol is a major crop,
support of tax breaks for ethanol is a given for lawmakers from both parties.
On Monday, Ellen Miller, director of the Center for Responsive Politics, said
there was a "long and historic relationship between ADM and Dole that includes
extraordinary support for his enterprises."
In the fight to retain the tax break for ethanol, the Globe said Dole "finds
himself at odds with some reformers in his own party and an array of independent
organizations who criticize preferences like the ethanol subsidy as 'corporate
welfare. "
ADM is the subject of a Justice Department antitrust probe. Justice is
investigating whether ADM conspired to fix prices in high-fructose corn syrup,