Presidential candidates are flying around the country in planes provided by businesses, labor unions and other special interests, keeping entourages on schedule without the hassles of commercial air travel.
Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., and his staff have taken $138,000 worth of flights aboard the private jet of a Dallas law firm. Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., has gotten a lift aboard union planes. Retired Gen. Wesley Clark took his first campaign trip aboard a jet owned by a government contractor.
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Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean's campaign reports showed no apparent use of corporate planes; a spokesman said the campaign may have had a few such flights and was checking.
At least one Democratic hopeful, Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, intentionally spurns the use of corporate jets, his campaign said.
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