Thanks for the new link.
I am concerned though that the Report in question cites 151 members of Congress as having profited from the war, yet it only singles our the Dem politicians.
The report says this in the 4th paragraph:
151 Congressmen Profit From War
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Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), who are two of Congress’s wealthiest members, were among the lawmakers who garnered the most income from war contractors between 2004 and 2006: Sensenbrenner got at least $3.2 million and Kerry reaped at least $2.6 million.
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The list quoted in the OP says that Kerry received a min of $3 million+. In other words, the news story contradicted itself. The politician that the report itself says received the hightest income from the war is actually a Republican, but the fact that it saves its partisan attacks for the Dems says enough.
All in all, a report that ignores the fact that a GOP politician earned more; a report that contradicts itself (by saying Kerry earned one amount, then subsequently listing another amount); and the fact that it states that 151 members of Congress have profited, but chooses to only list 10 Dems,is enough for me to dismiss the report without having any merit. Still, it's "news" stories like this without reliable factual merit that confuses voters on facts and encourages them to vote based on false, or misleading information.