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Wisconsin's Indian tribes have spent millions of dollars in the past decade to influence politics. A review of state and federal donations by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shows the tribes and gambling interests committed about $5.5 million in the past 10 years to political spending. That includes campaign contributions and advertising campaigns. The review showed Democrats are the biggest beneficiaries of the spending, with Gov. Jim Doyle getting the most -- about $926,000. That includes big donations from tribes funneled through Democratic Party committees in Washington. U.S. Rep. Mark Green, the Republican candidate for governor, got virtually nothing from tribes. Neither did Scott Mccallum, the Republican governor who lost to Doyle in 2002.