Christopher Drew and Jo Becker, "Obama Lists His Earmarks, Asking Clinton For Hers," The New York Times, 3/14/08
Matthew Mosk, "Obama Lists Requests For Pet-Project Funding," The Washington Post, 3/14/08
Matthew Mosk and Alec MacGillis, "Big Donors Among Obama's Grass Roots," The Washington Post, 4/11/08
Jim Crown And His Wife, Paula, Are Part Of The Billionaire Crown Family, Who "Are Worth An Estimated $4.1 Billion And Hold Stakes In The Chicago Bulls, The New York Yankees, Hilton Hotels And Rockefeller Center." (Matthew Mosk and Perry Bacon Jr., "Clinton's Campaign Has Most In Bank," The Washington Post, 4/16/07)
Jim Crown Is The President Of Henry Crown & Company. (BusinessWeek Website, investing.businessweek.com, Accessed 7/15/08)
Jim Crown Is Also The Chairman Of The Board Of Trustees At The University Of Chicago. (University Of Chicago Website, trustees.uchicago.edu, Accessed 5/16/08)
"The 'Friends Of Barack' Contingent Was Especially Large In St. Paul. It Included Valerie Jarrett, A Windy City Political Veteran And Close Adviser … And Prominent Fundraisers Penny Pritzker And Jim Crown." (Shailagh Murray, "A Moment Of Triumph, With A Little Disbelief," The Washington Post, 6/4/08)
"As Mr. Obama Moved Closer To Running, He Paid A Visit To James S. Crown And His Father, Lester, Billionaire Investors Who Presided Over A Sprawling Chicago Business Dynasty And Prominent Leaders In The Jewish Community." (Jo Becker and Christopher Drew, "Pragmatic Politics, Forged On The South Side," The New York Times, 5/11/08)
"In Other Cases, Mr. Obama's Requests Benefited Political Supporters. His Campaign's List Said The Senator Had Secured $1.3 Million Of An $8 Million Request In 2006 For A High-Explosive Technology Program For The Army's Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The List Said The Program Was Overseen By General Dynamics." (Christopher Drew and Jo Becker, "Obama Lists His Earmarks, Asking Clinton For Hers," The New York Times, 3/14/08)
- "One Of Mr. Obama's Top Supporters, James S. Crown, Serves On The Board Of General Dynamics, A Military Contractor. Mr. Crown Is A Member Of Mr. Obama's National Finance Committee." (Christopher Drew and Jo Becker, "Obama Lists His Earmarks, Asking Clinton For Hers," The New York Times, 3/14/08)
"[Jim] Crown And His Wife, Paula Crown, Are Members Of Obama's National Finance Committee And Have Raised More Than $200,000 For The Campaign, According To Obama's Campaign Web Site." (Matthew Mosk, "Obama Lists Requests For Pet-Project Funding," The Washington Post, 3/14/08)