"How can we organize a terrorist group?" He noted that, like many exiled dissidents and China scholars, Mr. Wang had sought financing from the government of Taiwan.
The transformation drew new attention last week with the revelation that Fred Davis, a prominent Republican advertising strategist, had sought financing from a conservative billionaire for a $10 million campaign linking President Obama with the fiery, race-infused sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., Mr. Obama's former pastor…
In addition, the White House has sought more financing from Russia and European nations to help build the chemical weapons destruction facility at Shchuchye.
Mr. Nader has sought campaign finance legislation and was impressed with the work Mr. McCain has done on auto and truck safety and reducing corporate welfare.
The government has sought to thwart terrorist financing by requiring banks and financial institutions to scrutinize their accounts for any links to suspected terrorists and their associates.
According to his spokesman, Jonathan Graffeo, Mr. Shelby, above, placed the holds over concerns he had raised about a proposed contract involving a tanker (Northrop Grumman, which along with a partner, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company, is competing for the contract, has interests in Alabama) and over financing he has sought for building a counterterrorism center in Alabama.
As the cost of the project has soared, from an estimate of $10 million to more than $28 million, which Mr. Rockefeller is donating, he has sought other ways to help finance it.
The Federal Election Commission, which enforces federal campaign-finance laws, has sought information about Mr. O'Donnell's fund-raising activities from California officials, said Deena Ghaly, the deputy executive director for enforcement and legal affairs at the city ethics commission.
Its pension fund is only 7% funded, which is abysmal even by the standards of other American states and territories.The current administration has sought to shore up its finances by increasing taxes by $1.1 billion (about 1% of GDP) and raising the retirement age for government employees, as well as the share of their salaries they contribute to their pensions.
