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Tim Novak and Fran Spielman, "Obama Helped Ex-Boss Get $1 Mil. From Charity," Chicago Sun-Times, 11/29/07

Mark Konkol, "‘We Still Live In A Slum’," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/29/07

Tim Novak, "Obama's Letters For Rezko," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/13/07

Allison Davis
Who Am I?

"Davis Was A Founding Partner In 1971 Of Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland … Davis Left The 13-Lawyer Firm In Mid-1996 To Start The Davis Group, A Real Estate Development Company." (Carol McHugh Sanders, "Former Law Partner Takes Firm Stands About Housing," Chicago Lawyer, 4/97)

  • Obama Joined Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland In 1993. (Tim Novak, "Obama And His Rezko Ties," Chicago Sun-Times, 4/23/07)

"[Davis Is] Barack Obama's Former Boss And Business Partners With Tony Rezko, Who's Charged With Demanding Kickbacks From Companies Seeking State Business Under Gov. Blagojevich, Among Other Things." (Mark Konkol, "‘We Still Live In A Slum’," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/29/07)

Davis’ Low-Rise Apartment Complex Was Known For Drug Activity, Drug Use And Prostitution. (Mark Konkol, "‘We Still Live In A Slum’," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/29/07)

  • Davis And Son Found Liable For Building Code Violations. (Mark Konkol, "‘We Still Live In A Slum’," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/29/07)
  • "Davis Got State-Backed Loans To Buy The Place With His Partner Bill Moorehead -- Who's Headed To Federal Prison For Stealing More Than $1 Million From Public Housing Buildings He Managed." (Mark Konkol, "‘We Still Live In A Slum’," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/29/07)
Facts About Me and Barack

Davis Partnered With Rezko In Developing An Apartment Complex For Senior Citizens, A Project For Which Obama Helped Secure $14 Million In Taxpayer Funds.  (Tim Novak, "Obama's Letters For Rezko," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/13/07)

  • Davis And Rezko’s Partnership Earned Them $855,000 In Development Fees And A Separate Davis-Owned Company Made Another $900,000 Through Federal Tax Credits. (Tim Novak, "Obama's Letters For Rezko," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/13/07)

As An Attorney, Obama Worked 32 Hours On Davis’ Efforts To Convert An Abandoned Nursing Home Into Low-Income Apartments, A Deal Rezko Would Later Join. (Tim Novak et al., "8 Things You Need To Know About Obama And Rezko," Chicago Sun-Times, 1/24/08)

In 2000, Davis Requested Money From The Woods Fund For The Construction Of Low-Income Housing; At The Time Obama Was Serving On The Woods Fund Board. (Tim Novak and Fran Spielman, "Obama Helped Ex-Boss Get $1 Mil. From Charity," Chicago Sun-Times, 11/29/07)

  • "It’s Not Clear Whether Obama Told Other Board Members Of His Ties To Davis, Whose Family Would Go On To Donate More Than $25,000 To Obama’s Political Campaigns, Including His Bid To Be President Of The United States." (Tim Novak and Fran Spielman, "Obama Helped Ex-Boss Get $1 Mil. From Charity," Chicago Sun-Times, 11/29/07)
My Donations and Bundling for Barack

In 2004, Davis Hosted A Fundraiser For Obama That Featured Sen. Clinton. (Lynn Sweet, “Hillary Rallies Jittery State Dems,” Chicago Sun-Times, 9/20/04)

Since 1999, Allison Davis Has Contributed At Least $25,400 To Obama’s Federal Campaigns And Political Action Committees. (CQ Money Line Website, moneyline.cq.com, Accessed 4/20/08)

  • Davis Also Contributed $200 To Obama’s 1996 State Senate Campaign. (National Institute On Money In State Politics Website, www.followthemoney.org, Accessed 4/20/08)

Since 1999, Allison Davis’ Son, Cullen Davis, Has Donated $10,300 To Obama’s Federal Campaigns. (CQ Money Line Website, moneyline.cq.com, Accessed 4/20/08)

What Barack Says About Me

Obama’s Campaign Has Claimed Obama’s Efforts On Behalf Of Rezko-Davis Projects Were Done In The "Interests Of The People In The Community" And Not As A Favor For Rezko Or Davis. (Tim Novak, "Obama's Letters For Rezko," Chicago Sun-Times, 6/13/07)