CNN donated $138,640 to Kerry; 3rd largest lifetime contributor is Time Warner (CNN parent co)

This well-researched letter to the editor is a draft by Roxanne Smith; she's still seeking feedback before sending it widely. I have questions at the bottom of this posting.
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CNN Donated $138,640.00 to Senator John Kerry

In less than two weeks time, how did two second tier candidates, both polling in single digits, overcome two powerful front runners both with formidable grass roots campaigns?

John Kerry's win of the Iowa Caucuses was an upset of such seismic proportions that CNN Host Judy Woodruff breathlessly exclaimed, "a Kerry victory would be one of the great political stories of this decade" . . .

In less than two weeks time, how did a candidate, polling in single digits, with a campaign that was bankrupt and running on borrowed money, win the Iowa Caucuses?

The answer may lie in the special relationship that exists between CNN/Time Warner and Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. According to the Center for Public Integrity, Washington, D.C.,