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Line 50: After the ban of soft money donations, the NRCC's fundraising sources and techniques have been criticized. For the 2004 election cycle, its top three donors included two Indian tribal clients of [[Jack Abramoff]]. Others include gambling interests (also related to Abramoff).<ref>http://www.capitaleye.org/abramoff_recips_detail.asp?type=R&Name=National+Republican+Congressional+Cmte</ref> On September 21, 2006 Chairman Tom Reynolds met with lobbyists in [[Washington, D.C.]] to warn them to contribute only to Republicans and not to challengers from the Democratic Party because their donations would be tracked and they would lose favors among the Republican members of Congress.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14682621 \| title=Traps are set for Dems \| publisher=[[MSNBC]] \|date= September 28, 2006 \| first= \| last= \| accessdate =2008-05-17 \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080422002217/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14682621 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> \|archivedate = 2008-04-22}}</ref> Similar activities of the [[K Street Project]] occurred when Davis was head of the NRCC; the organization was fined by the [[Federal Election Commission]] for transferring funds between PACs for the same candidates in violation of contribution limits.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.fec.gov/press/press2004/20040409murs.html \| title=PARTY MISUSE OF SOFT MONEY TO PAY FOR ISSUE ADS RESULTS IN $280,000 CIVIL PENALTY \| publisher=[[Federal Election Commission\|FEC]] \| date= April 9, 2004 \| first= \| last= \| accessdate =2008-05-17 \| deadurl=yes \| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515211642/http://www.fec.gov/press/press2004/20040409murs.html \| archivedate=May 15, 2008 \| df= }}</ref> The NRCC has also offered awards such as "Physician of the Year", "Businessman of the Year", "Columnist of the Year" and "Congressional Order of Merit" to very few individuals each year.<ref name="Ross">{{cite news\|url=http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Investigation/story?id=643826\|title=Are Honors for Physicians the New Political Diploma Mill? \|last=Ross\|first=Brian\|date=April 5, 2005\|work=ABC News\|accessdate=2009-07-11}}</ref><ref name="SmithAmos">{{cite news\|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/01/01/loc_amos01.html\|title=Some awards come with a big price \|last=Smith Amos\|first=Denise\|date=January 1, 2003\|work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]\|accessdate=2009-07-11}}</ref><ref name="Lease">{{cite news\|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-22583586_ITM\|title=You may already be a donor!\|last=Lease\|first=Daryl\|date=March 3, 2003\|work=[[Sarasota Herald Tribune]]\|accessdate=2009-07-11}}</ref><ref name="Weisman">{{cite news\|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-22534575_ITM\|title=House GOP Fundraisers Put a Price On Honor\|last=Weisman\|first=Jonathan\|date=February 22, 2003\|work=[[The Washington Post]]\|pages=A.01\|accessdate=2009-07-11}} [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/292331721.html?dids=292331721:292331721&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&fmac=&date=Feb+22%2C+2003&author=Jonathan+Weisman&desc=House+GOP+Fundraisers+Put+a+Price+On+Honors Washington Post archive]</ref><ref name="Flatow">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sciencefriday.com/blog/index.php?archives/221-Congressional-Order-of-Merit-For-A-Price.html\|title=Congressional Order of Merit – For A Price\|last=Flatow\|first=Ira\|date=July 11, 2007\|accessdate=2010-07-09}}</ref> ==Automated phone calls== In 2006, just days before the November 7 midterm Congressional elections, there were numerous reports of a series of automated phone calls ("[[robocall]]s") being authorized by the NRCC, with the apparent intention to confuse and annoy the supporters of Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives.<ref>{{Cite news\| last = Babington\| first = Charles \| last2 = MacGillis\| first2 = Alec \| title = It's a Candidate Calling. Again\| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]\| pages = A08\| date = November 7, 2006\| url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/06/AR2006110601103_pf.html\| postscript = <!--None--> }}</ref> The automated call would typically begin by saying, "Hello, I'm calling with information about ___" and naming the Democratic candidate. If the recipient hung up, the call would be repeated, often several times, thus leading voters to believe incorrectly that the Democratic campaign was harassing them.<ref name="AP">{{Cite news \|last=Elliott \|first=Philip \|title=How do you like those nasty telephone calls from the campaigns \|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] \|date=November 1, 2006 \|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/11/01/how_do_you_like_those_nasty_telephone_calls_from_the_campaigns/ \|format= \|postscript=<!--None--> \|deadurl=yes \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313112241/http://www.boston.com~~:80~~/news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/11/01/how_do_you_like_those_nasty_telephone_calls_from_the_campaigns/ \|archivedate=March 13, 2007 \|df= }}</ref> The NRCC used the tactic in at least 53 competitive House races.<ref name="AP"/> In New Hampshire, the state attorney general's office requested that the NRCC end the robocalls, but many individuals in the state continued to report receiving them.<ref>[http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO33180/]</ref> The [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] sent the NRCC a [[Cease and desist\|cease-and-desist]] letter. The DCCC letter cited the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) regulation requiring that a prerecorded telephone call must identify the responsible entity at the beginning of the message, and must include the entity's telephone number. Because the NRCC's calls did not name the NRCC at the beginning and did not provide a contact phone number, the DCCC charged the NRCC with "a pattern of willful noncompliance with FCC requirements".<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/NRCC%20ceasedesist.pdf</ref>