Article: Chapel Hill, N.C., University Alumni Take On Political Lobbying.

By Jane Stancill, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 1--Citizens for Higher Education, a political action committee created last year by wealthy UNC-Chapel Hill alumni, donated $182,000 to 91 candidates and political groups in 2002, almost instantly becoming one of the biggest-spending PACs in the state.

The group has given to Democrats and Republicans alike, in increments of $1,000 to $4,000, the maximum allowed by law. The PAC ranked fifth in the state in contributions to individual candidates for the General Assembly, ahead of corporate heavyweights BellSouth and Progress Energy, according to a recent ...

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