In August, the Department of Energy issued a report calling for changes in the way that energy markets are regulated, which would funnel money to the coal industry.
The compromise did not include President Bush's signature education proposal, which would funnel dollars to private schools though use of vouchers.
Mr. Jacobs said that half of the straw donors were city residents, which made their contributions eligible for matching funds which would funnel additional money to the campaign.
Mr. Wells also said Sunday that a new oil collection system, which would funnel up to 25,000 barrels a day from a pipe below the cap to another ship, would be brought up to full capacity over the next three days.
Meanwhile, city officials plan to discuss charging developers higher impact fees, which would funnel more money into accounts set up to improve parks and libraries.
But the coast plan, which would funnel traffic into the sensitive Tijuana River Valley, has run into strong environmental objections and seems unlikely to progress.
"A new canal of the magnitude they are talking about would funnel huge cargo ships to the area, and that worries us," he said.
Four days before the midterms, Zelizer writes, Johnson stood "in front of a turquoise backdrop, ideal for broadcasts on color television," and in three ceremonies signed eight bills that would funnel huge sums into Great Society programs, including $6.1 billion into schools.
Construction officials would funnel huge amounts of cash into the coffers of one Quebec's major political parties, and would often contribute tickets to hockey games or concerts as added bonus.
Then came the rise of often unregulated soft money, which gave rich people the power to write big checks to the party organizations, which would indirectly funnel money to their favored candidates.
