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SW: Added sept 2009 donations from WSJ story.
==Political contributions==
Decade-long campaign contribution total (1998-2008): $20,835,000.<ref name="Sold Out">[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4647166/Sold-Out---How-Wall-Street-and-Washington-Betrayed-America Sold Out - How Wall Street and Washington Betrayed America ], Consumer Education Foundation, March, 2009.</ref>
In September, 2009, Morgan Stanley's political action committee gave $110,000 in political contributions, approx 60% to Republicans opposing financial reform legislation. Half of Morgan stanley's donations went to members of the House Financial Services Committee, and $5,000 to House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio.<ref>Brody Mullins and T.W. Farnam, [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125616828727300265.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_business Wall Street Steps Up Political Donations, Lobbying], Wall Street Journal, October 22, 2009, retrieved October 22, 2009.</ref>
In 2008 Morgan Stanley was included in the list of top TARP recipients in political contributions and lobbying, spending $6.8 million<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/02/tarp-recipients-paid-out-114-m.html TARP Recipients Paid Out $114 Million for Politicking Last Year], Open Secrets, Feb. 4, 2009. Retrieved October 11, 2009.</ref>. The amounts were $3,689,027 in political contributions and $3,120,000 for lobbying.
