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COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER FUTURE
Political Action Committee
Campaign Contribution Details
2008 Election Cycle

Committee Information
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Name	COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER FUTURE
Connected Organization Name	--
Address	426 C ST NE - REAR BLDG WASHINGTON, DC 20002
Interest Group Category	--
Affiliated Party	Democrat Farm Labor
Affiliated Candidate	Al Franken
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Financial Details in the 2008 Election Cycle
COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER FUTURE

Through 12/31/2008

Category	$ Dollar Amount
Total Receipts	$362,434
Transfers From Affiliates	$0
Contributions From Individuals	$357,434
Contributions From Other Political Committees	$5,000
Total Loans Received	$0
Total Disbursements	$362,434
Transfers To Affiliates	$340,204
Refunds To Individuals	$0
Refunds to Committees	$0
Loan Repayments	$0
Beginning Cash	$0
Ending Cash	$0
Debts Owed By	$0
Nonfederal Transfers Received	$0
Contributions Made To Other Committees	$0
Independent Expenditures Made	$0
Party Coordinated Expenditures Made	$0
Nonfederal Share of Expenditures	$0

This is a Candidate Committee and most of the funds raised by the committee have gone to the affiliated candidate mentioned above. See the candidate's financial summary below.

Itemized Contributions for Al Franken

Category	$ Dollar Amount
Contributions of $200 or more from Individuals	10,900,653
Contributions From Political Action Committees	682,376
Contributions From Indian Tribes	0
Candidate (self-funded)	0

Top 100 Donations/Contributions in the 2008 Election Cycle
COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER FUTURE

Name/ Location	Employer/ Occupation	Contribution $ Amount	Primary/ General	Date
Alters, Jeremy Hallandale, FL 33009	Alters Boldt Brown Rash & Culmo/Att	$23,500	P	07/23/2008
Johnson, Laura S. Oklahoma City, OK 73162	Self Employed/Attorney	$14,000	P	07/23/2008
WEISBROD, LESLIE F DALLAS, TX 75230	WEISBROD & WEISBROD/ATTORNEY	$14,000	P	05/20/2008
Cabraser, Elizabeth J. Santa Rosa, CA 95404	Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein/	$10,000	P	08/04/2008
HUMPHREYS, JAMES F CHARLESTON, WV 25301	JAMES F HUMPHREYS & ASSOCIATES/ATTO	$10,000	P	06/26/2008
BEASLEY, JERE L MONTGOMERY, AL 36117	BEASLY ALLEN/ATTORNEY	$7,500	P	05/16/2008
Summy, Paul Scott Southlake, TX 76092		$6,300	P	07/03/2008
BAIZER, ROBERT S HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035	BAIZER KOLAR & LEWIS/ATTORNEY	$5,000	P	06/26/2008
Boone, David W. Atlanta, GA 30305	Boone & Stone/Attorney	$5,000	P	07/23/2008
COONEY, JOHN D CHICAGO, IL 60614	COONEY & CONAWAY/ATTORNEY	$5,000	P	06/26/2008
DOEHRMAN, THOMAS C INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46290	SELF-EMPLOYED/ATTORNEY	$5,000	P	05/12/2008
FARRISE, SIMONA SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105	FARRISE LAW FIRM PC/ATTORNEY	$5,000	P	05/12/2008
Garcia, Domingo A. Dallas, TX 75208	Self-Employed/Attorney	$5,000	P	07/08/2008
HEBEISEN, KEITH A NORTHBROOK, IL 60062	CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES/ATTORNEY	$5,000	P	06/26/2008
Milstein, Mark Santa Monica, CA 90405	Milstein, Adelman & Kreger/Partner	$5,000	P	06/09/2008
VITITOE, JAMES W WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91362	MASRY & VITILOE/ATTORNEY	$5,000	P	05/20/2008
MacDonald, Alex H. Cambridge, MA 02138	MacDonald Rothweiler Eisenberg/Atto	$4,000	P	07/23/2008
GOLOMB, RICHARD PENN VALLEY, PA 19072	GOLOMB & HONIK/ATTORNEY	$3,600	P	06/11/2008
Budd, Dorothy A. Dallas, TX 75205	N/A/Homemaker	$3,300	P	07/03/2008
Budd, Russell W. Dallas, TX 75205	Baron & Budd/Attorney	$3,300	P	07/03/2008
KLINE, THOMAS R PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106	KLINE & SPECTER, P.C./ATTORNEY	$3,300	P	05/12/2008
KLINE, THOMAS R PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106	KLINE & SPECTER, P.C./ATTORNEY	$3,300	P	05/12/2008
PAUL, GARY SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91423	WATERS & KRAUS/ATTORNEY	$3,000	P	05/20/2008
MONGELUZZI, ROBERT J VILLANOVA, PA 19085	SALTZ, MONGELUZZI, BARRETT & BENDES	$2,550	P	05/12/2008
BIRCHFIELD, ANDY D JR MONTGOMERY, AL 36117	BEASLY ALLEN/ATTORNEY	$2,500	P	05/16/2008
Corboy, Philip H. Jr. Winnetka, IL 60093	Self Employed/Attorney	$2,500	P	07/24/2008
Crowe, Phil Boston, MA 02111	Crowe & Mulvey, LLP/Partner	$2,500	P	07/07/2008
DEROSE, ROBERT E COLUMBUS, OH 43216	BARKAN NEFF HANDELMAN MEIZLISH LLP/	$2,500	P	05/12/2008
JONES, PATRICK T BOSTON, MA 02110	COOLEY MANLON JONES LLP/ATTORNEY	$2,500	P	05/15/2008
MEIZLISH, SANFORD GAHANNA, OH 43230	BARKAN NEFF HANDELMAN MEIZLISH LLP/	$2,500	P	05/12/2008
PETERSON, KATHLEEN F EDINA, MN 55436	ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER, CIRESI/ATTO	$2,500	P	05/20/2008
SCHOSTOK, MICHAEL LIBERTYVILLE, IL 60048	SALVI SCHOSTOK & PRITCHARD/ATTORNEY	$2,500	P	06/26/2008
Slater, Vicki R. Jackson, MS 39272	Self Employed/Attorney	$2,500	P	07/23/2008
WELCH, MORGAN E NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72114	WELCH AND KITCHENS/ATTORNEY	$2,500	P	05/20/2008
FERRER, JESSE F DALLAS, TX 75219	FERRER & PORT, PC/ATTORNEY	$2,100	P	06/11/2008
KANNER, ALLAN NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130	KANNER & WHITELEY LLC/ATTORNEY	$2,100	P	06/04/2008
MCLARTY, MARY ALICE DALLAS, TX 75219	THE MCLARTY FIRM/ATTORNEY	$2,100	P	04/28/2008
REYES, ANGEL DALLAS, TX 75220	HEYGOOD, ORR, REYES, PEARSON & BORT	$2,100	P	05/20/2008
DUFFY, THOMAS J HADDONFIELD, NJ 08033	DUFFY & KENNEN/ATTORNEY	$2,000	P	05/12/2008
Raynes, Stephen E. Philadelphia, PA 19103	Self Employed/Attorney	$2,000	P	07/10/2008
THE COLLERAN FIRM PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107		$1,920	P	06/04/2008
POWER, JOSEPH A JR CHICAGO, IL 60602	POWER ROGERS & SMITH/ATTORNEY	$1,700	P	06/27/2008
SMITH, TODD A CHICAGO, IL 60602	POWER ROGERS & SMITH/ATTORNEY	$1,700	P	06/27/2008
BARRETT, MICHAEL F ESQ GLADWYNE, PA 19035	SELF-EMPLOYED/ATTORNEY	$1,530	P	05/12/2008
Eidson, Lewis ''Mike'' Coral Gables, FL 33313	Colson Hicks Eidson/Attorney	$1,500	P	07/23/2008
FEDERICO, PHILIP C BALTIMORE, MD 21202	SELF EMPLOYED/ATTORNEY	$1,500	P	05/20/2008
SCHOCHOR, LAUREN A BALTIMORE, MD 21202	SCHOCHOR, FEDERICO & STATON, PA/ATT	$1,500	P	05/20/2008
STATON, KERRY D BALTIMORE, MD 21202	SELF EMPLOYED/ATTORNEY	$1,500	P	05/20/2008
GOLOMB, RICHARD PENN VALLEY, PA 19072	GOLOMB & HONIK/ATTORNEY	$1,063	P	05/16/2008
PETERSON, KATHLEEN F EDINA, MN 55436	ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER, CIRESI/ATTO	$1,063	P	05/16/2008
VANCE, C GIBSON MONTGOMERY, AL 36103	BESLEY ALLEN/ATTORNEY	$1,063	P	05/16/2008
BENDESKY, LARRY WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096	SALTZ, MONGELUZZI, BARRETT & BENDES	$1,020	P	05/12/2008
FODERA, LEONARD V CINNAMINSON, NJ 08077	SILVERMAN & FODERA/ATTORNEY	$1,020	P	05/12/2008
Barrett, John T. Winchester, MA 01890	Thornton & Naumes LLP/Partner	$1,000	P	07/08/2008
BARTIMUS, JAMES LEAWOOD, KS 66211	BARTIMUS, FRICKLETON, ROBERTSON & G	$1,000	P	05/16/2008
BETHUNE, SCOTT S KANSAS CITY, MO 64105	DAVIS, BETHUNE & JONES, LLC/ATTORNE	$1,000	P	05/16/2008
BIEDER, RICHARD A BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604	KOSKOFF, KOSKOFF & BIEDER, PC/ATTOR	$1,000	P	04/04/2008
BOVE, BEVERLY L WILMINGTON, DE 19802	SELF-EMPLOYED/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/20/2008
Boyle, Leo Dover, MA 02030	Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow/Att	$1,000	P	07/07/2008
CARDARO, THOMAS C HIGHLAND, MD 20777	CARDARO & PEEK, LLC/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/16/2008
CLOAR, RALPH JR ESQ LITTLE ROCK, AR 72207	SELF-EMPLOYED/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/20/2008
COONEY, DAVID W BLOOMFIELD, CT 06002	RIS CASSI & DAVIS/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/12/2008
DeLuca, Amato A. Providence, RI 02903	DeLuca & Weizenbaum, Ltd/Attorney	$1,000	P	07/23/2008
DUGAN, HENRY E JR BALTIMORE, MD 21209	DUGAN, BABIJ & TOLLEY, LLC/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/20/2008
Feroleto, John P. Buffalo, NY 14202	Self Employed/Attorney	$1,000	P	07/23/2008
FISHBEIN, ALAN L HIGHLAND, MD 20777	FISHBEIN & FISHBEIN P.A/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/16/2008
Furr, O. Fayrell Jr. Myrtle Beach, SC 29578	Furr, Henshaw & O'Hanesian/Attorney	$1,000	P	07/23/2008
Gonzalez, Arturo J. Houston, TX 77002	Brent Coon & Associates/Attorney	$1,000	P	07/23/2008
Haber, Jon H. Washington, DC 20016	American Association for Justice/At	$1,000	P	07/23/2008
HEALY, MARTIN J JR CHICAGO, IL 60602	THE HEALY LAW FRIM/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	06/26/2008
HONNOLD, BRADLEY D MISSION HILLS, KS 66208	GOZA & HONNOLD, LLC/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/16/2008
Johnson, Michael K. North Oaks, MN 55127	Goldenberg & Johnson, PLLC/Attorney	$1,000	P	07/10/2008
KANE, JULIE B CORAL GABLES, FL 33134	COLSON HICKS EIDSON/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	06/27/2008
KITRICK, MARK COLUMBUS, OH 43215	KITRICK, LEWIS & HARRIS CO. LPA/ATT	$1,000	P	05/16/2008
Lancione, John A. Avon Lake, OH 44012	Lancione & Lancione,/Attorney	$1,000	P	07/23/2008
LEAVIS, PAUL F MELROSE, MA 02176	LEAVIS & REST/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/16/2008
Lipsen, Linda Kensington, MD 20895	American Association for Justice/At	$1,000	P	07/09/2008
MARKEY, STEVEN A III BALTIMORE, MD 21286	SELF-EMPLOYED/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/20/2008
MCGINN, RANDI ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87102	MCGINN, CARPENTER, MONTOYA & LOVE,/	$1,000	P	06/04/2008
MCGOWAN, CHAD ROCK HILL, SC 29732	SELF-EMPLOYED/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	04/04/2008
McMorris, David J. Boston, MA 02110	Thornton & Naumes LLP/Partner	$1,000	P	07/08/2008
MOTLEY, RONALD L MT PLEASANT, SC 29464	MOTLEY RICE, LLC/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	04/10/2008
MULVIHILL, DENNIS CLEVELAND, OH 44113	LOWE EKLUND WAKEFIELD MULVIHILL/ATT	$1,000	P	05/16/2008
NEWMAN, ROBERT A BRYN MAWR, PA 19010	WAPNER NEWMAN & WIGRIZE/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/16/2008
NICHOLS, JOHN S COLUMBIA, SC 29202	BLUESTEIN, NICHOLS, THOMPSON & DELG	$1,000	P	04/28/2008
NIXON, LESLIE C MANCHESTER, NH 03101	NIXON, RAICHE ET AL/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/20/2008
O'FALLON, DANIEL A LINO LAKES, MN 55014	ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER, CIRESI/ATTO	$1,000	P	05/16/2008
Paul, Gary Sherman Oaks, CA 91423	Waters & Kraus/Attorney	$1,000	P	07/23/2008
Peterson, Paul D. Woodbury, MN 55129	Harper & Peterson, PLLC/Attorney	$1,000	P	07/23/2008
ROBINSON, SANDRA H WASHINGTON, DC 20012	JACK H OLENDER & ASSOC, PC/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/16/2008
Rotman, Steven B. Milton, MA 02186	Robinson & Cole/Attorney	$1,000	P	07/07/2008
ROURKE, MICHAEL J SUNBURY, OH 43074	ROURKE & BLUMENTHAL/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/16/2008
ROWELL, A HOYT III MT PLEASANT, SC 29466	SELF-EMPLOYED/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	04/28/2008
SHEFF, DOUGLAS K BOSTON, MA 02110	SELF EMPLOYED/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	05/16/2008
Stephens, R. Gary Richmond, TX 77406	Self Employed/Attorney	$1,000	P	07/23/2008
STRATTON, MICHAEL A NEW HAVEN, CT 06511	STRATTON, FAXON/OWNER	$1,000	P	06/04/2008
Strouss, David C. Ipswich, MA 01938	Thornton & Naumes LLP/Partner	$1,000	P	07/08/2008
TAWWATER, LARRY A OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102	TOWWATER & SLAMA/ATTORNEY	$1,000	P	06/27/2008
Thornton, Michael P. Boston, MA 02110	Thornton & Naumes LLP/Partner	$1,000	P	07/08/2008
Wallace, Edwin L. Winchester, MA 01890	Thornton & Naumes LLP/Partner	$1,000	P	07/08/2008

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