(From The Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2010)
By JACOB GERSHMAN
Real-estate magnates, the nation’s leading gay philanthropist, soda companies, charter-school advocates, a cage-fighting promoter and a major health-care union are among the most generous contributors to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for governor this year.
A day after Mr. Cuomo reported having raised $9 million since January, giving the Democrat a huge funding lead over his Republican rival Rick Lazio, a review of his filing records shows that the attorney general drew deep financial support from a swath of powerful interests.