Reply #5: He's no fan of Obama on special interests, though [View All]

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"Mr. Edwards said he and Mr. Obama had “philosophical differences” on opposition to special interests, noting that he had not relied on lobbyists and political action committees for donations. (Mr. Obama is not taking money from those sources in the presidential race, either, but did so in his 2004 run for the Senate.)

“It is unrealistic to think that you can sit at a table with drug companies, insurance companies and oil companies and they are going to negotiate their power away,” he said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/us/politics/18campaign.html?_r=1&oref=slogin