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WSJBy BRODY MULLINS And JEAN SPENCER
John Paulson, the man at the center of the government's case against Goldman Sachs Group Inc., has held political fund-raising events in recent weeks for top politicians of both political parties.
According to people familiar with the events, Mr. Paulson organized one of the events on behalf of the Republican National Committee and featured RNC Chairman Michael Steele and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. The other was for Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York.
Mr. Paulson's bipartisan support for politicians points to the difficulty both parties face as they try to use the case against Goldman for political gain. Goldman was charged last week by the Securities and Exchange Commission with civil fraud relating to its trading in mortgage-related investments.
Mr. Paulson wasn't accused of wrongdoing. A spokesman said: "John Paulson supports a variety of candidates in both political parties based on keeping the United States the financial and economic capital of the world."
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