FEDERAL CAMPAIGN RECEIPTS: 1995-96
                      (in millions of dollars)

                     $million  percent  comment
                     --------  -------  -------  
Presidential Primary    245.5      9.6  23% came from public matching funds
Presidential General    163.3      6.4  152.6 public + 10.7 private funds
Conventions.........     24.7      1.0  public funds
House Candidates....    500.0     19.6  includes $155.0 million from PACs
Senate Candidates...    284.2     11.1  includes $ 45.6 million from PACs
Major Parties.......    638.1     25.0  includes $ 33.0 million from PACs
PACs................    437.4     17.1  includes contributions shown above
Soft Money..........    262.1     10.3  contributed to national parties
                     --------  ------- 
Total...............   2555.4    100.0
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Source: Federal Election Commission (at the following URLs)
        http://www.fec.gov/pres96/presgen1.htm (presidential & coventions)
        http://www.fec.gov/finance/hsehist.htm (House)
        http://www.fec.gov/finance/senhist.htm (Senate)
        http://www.fec.gov/press/ptyye1.htm (parties and soft money)
        http://www.fec.gov/press/pacye96.htm (PACs)
Note: Presidential General total includes public funds received by Perot
      ($29 million), Clinton and Dole ($61.8 million each) and private funds
      raised by Clinton and Dole to comply with Federal Election Campaign
      Act ($10.7 million); private funds raised by Perot are not included

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