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  • Ryan Rudominer, a spokesman for Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, called the Wyly donations "tainted campaign cash" from "secret foreign bank accounts" and said Republicans should refund them.

    Democrats Call on Republicans to Return Wyly Brothers' Donations 2010

  • For many years the Wyly has been the major source for our staff to obtain professional development in the area of arts which can be brought into the toddler and preschool classrooms.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

  • The Wyly is a key piece of our community puzzle for many reasons.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2009

  • The Wyly is a key piece of our community puzzle for many reasons.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2009

  • McCain, who called the Wyly brothers “sleazy” and “disgraceful” and the Swift Boat Veterans group “dishonorable”, will charge as much as $5,000 a head to attend tonight’s event.

    Firedoglake » Shuster: Is It Not If, But When? 2006

  • Mr. Wyly and his younger brother, Sam, the sons of a weekly newspaper owner in rural Louisiana, amassed their fortune founding, buying, expanding and selling a slew of businesses.

    Software Billionaire Bankrolled Arts and GOP Ann Zimmerman 2011

  • Reuters Charles Wyly Mr. Wyly died in a car crash Sunday at the age of 77 in Aspen, Colo., where he had a vacation home.

    Software Billionaire Bankrolled Arts and GOP Ann Zimmerman 2011

  • A football star at Louisiana Tech University, Mr. Wyly eventually embraced Texas and was among the top contributors to the gubernatorial and presidential campaigns of George W. Bush.

    Software Billionaire Bankrolled Arts and GOP Ann Zimmerman 2011

  • "He will be sorely missed," said John Crawford, chief executive of Downtown Dallas Inc., who served with Mr. Wyly on the DFW Metroplex Salvation Army Advisory Board, where Mr. Wyly was a lifetime member.

    Software Billionaire Bankrolled Arts and GOP Ann Zimmerman 2011

  • Charles Wyly 1933-2011 Charles Wyly was a Dallas billionaire entrepreneur who won acclaim for his patronage of the arts, but whose business practices drew scrutiny in recent years, culminating in federal civil-fraud charges.

    Software Billionaire Bankrolled Arts and GOP Ann Zimmerman 2011

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