Staples

Staples was founded in 1986 by Tom Stemberg and is now the largest office supply chain in the U.S. The company has stores in about 20 other countries selling office supplies as well as office furniture, computers, and copying services.

In 2011, Staples reported total sales of $25,022,192,000.

Ties to Pete Peterson's "Fix the Debt"
The Campaign to Fix the Debt is the latest incarnation of a decades-long effort by former Nixon man turned Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson to slash earned benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare under the guise of fixing the nation's "debt problem." is part of the Campaign to Fix the Debt as of February 2013.

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Personnel
Executives as of 2013:
 * Arthur M. Blank, Owner and Chairman, Atlanta Falcons, co-founder and President (1978 to 2000) of Home Depot, Inc.
 * Gary L. Crittenden, Chief Financial Officer, Citigroup, former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Express
 * Rowland T. Moriarty, Chairman of the Board, CRA International, Inc.

Political contributions
Thomas G. Stemberg, then CEO and Chairman and Founder of Staples, was a Bush Pioneer having raised at least $100,000 for Bush in both the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections.

In the 2006 election, Staples gave $8,200 to federal candidates through its political action committee - 100% to Democrats, 0% to Republicans.

Lobbying
The company spent $160,000 for lobbying in 2006. One lobbying firm was used - DLA Piper.

Contact details
500 Staples Drive Framingham, MA 01702 Phone: 508-253-5000 Fax: 508-253-8989 Web: http://www.staples.com

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