If there is one clear winner in the muddled war going on in Libya, it is the Raytheon Corporation. Raytheon sells the Tomahawk cruise missile to the United States government with a price tag of more than $1 million per missile. When the arsenal of American cruise missiles needs replacing, Raytheon will supply them at a considerable profit. Raytheon has seen its revenue climb for four years straight, and since the beginning of the year its stock price has climbed 9.4%.

There is a price to war. Yes, people are blown to bits. Yes, children will lose their legs. But Raytheon will have to pay a price as well, measured in campaign contributions. Over the past decade, Raytheon’s investment in politicians through PAC campaign contributions has exploded, you might say, nearly tenfold:

In the first two months of this 2011 alone, the following members of Congress were recipients of Raytheon’s largesse:

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Senators:
Sen. John Barrasso (Republican-WY)
Sen. Richard Burr (Republican-NC)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (Democrat-WA)
Sen. Benjamin Cardin (Democrat-MD)
Sen. Robert Casey (Democrat-PA)
Sen. Susan Collins (Republican-ME)
Sen. Bob Corker (Republican-TN)
Sen. John Cornyn (Republican-TX)
Sen. Richard Durbin (Democrat-IL)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Democrat-CA)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat-NY)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (Republican-UT)
Sen. Richard Lugar (Republican-IN)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (Democrat-MD)
Sen. Bill Nelson (Democrat-FL)
Sen. Ben Nelson (Democrat-NE)
Sen. Mark Pryor (Democrat-AR)
Sen. James Risch (Republican-ID)
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat-NH)
Sen. Richard Shelby (Republican-AL)
Sen. Olympia Snowe (Republican-ME)
Sen. Jon Tester (Democrat-MT)
Sen. Mark Udall (Democrat-CO)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat-RI)
Sen. Roger Wicker (Republican-MS)

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Representatives:
Rep. Robert Aderholt (Republican-AL, District 4)
Rep. Todd Akin (Republican-MO, District 2)
Rep. Charles Bass (Republican-NH, District 2)
Rep. Howard Berman (Democrat-CA, District 28)
Rep. John Boehner (Republican-OH, District 8 )
Rep. Dan Boren (Democrat-OK, District 2)
Rep. Mo Brooks (Republican-AL, District 5)
Rep. Ken Calvert (Republican-CA, District 44)
Rep. David Camp (Republican-MI, District 4)
Rep. Eric Cantor (Republican-VA, District 7)
Rep. Lois Capps (Democrat-CA, District 23)
Rep. Michael Capuano (Democrat-MA, District 8 )
Rep. Russ Carnahan (Democrat-MO, District 3)
Rep. David Cicilline (Democrat-RI, District 1)
Rep. James Clyburn (Democrat-SC, District 6)
Rep. Tom Cole (Republican-OK, District 4)
Rep. Michael Conaway (Republican-TX, District 11)
Rep. Gerald Connolly (Democrat-VA, District 11)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (Democrat-MD, District 7)
Rep. Geoff Davis (Republican-KY, District 4)
Rep. Peter DeFazio (Democrat-OR, District 4)
Rep. Charles Dent (Republican-PA, District 15)
Rep. Norman Dicks (Democrat-WA, District 6)
Rep. Jeff Duncan (Republican-SC, District 3)
Rep. Donna Edwards (Democrat-MD, District 4)
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (Republican-TN, District 3)
Rep. John Fleming (Republican-LA, District 4)
Rep. Randy Forbes (Republican-VA, District 4)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (Republican-PA, District 6)
Rep. Tim Griffin (Republican-AR, District 2)
Rep. Frank Guinta (Republican-NH, District 1)
Rep. Brett Guthrie (Republican-KY, District 2)
Rep. Gregg Harper (Republican-MS, District 3)
Rep. Duncan Hunter (Republican-CA, District 52)
Rep. Darrell Issa (Republican-CA, District 49)
Rep. Peter King (Republican-NY, District 3)
Rep. Larry Kissell (Democrat-NC, District 8 )
Rep. Daniel Lipinski (Democrat-IL, District 3)
Rep. Billy Long (Republican-MO, District 7)
Rep. Donald Manzullo (Republican-IL, District 16)
Rep. Michael McCaul (Republican-TX, District 10)
Rep. James McGovern (Democrat-MA, District 3)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (Democrat-NC, District 7)
Rep. Howard McKeon (Republican-CA, District 25)
Rep. John Mica (Republican-FL, District 7)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (Democrat-CA, District 38)
Rep. Richard Neal (Democrat-MA, District 2)
Rep. Kristi Noem (Republican-SD, District 0)
Rep. John Olver (Democrat-MA, District 1)
Rep. Thomas Petri (Republican-WI, District 6)
Rep. David Price (Democrat-NC, District 4)
Rep. Ben Quayle (Republican-AZ, District 3)
Rep. Dennis Rehberg (Republican-MT, District 0)
Rep. Michael Rogers (Republican-AL, District 3)
Rep. Michael Rogers (Republican-MI, District 8 )
Rep. Harold Rogers (Republican-KY, District 5)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican-FL, District 18)
Rep. Mike Ross (Democrat-AR, District 4)
Rep. Steven Rothman (Democrat-NJ, District 9)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democrat-CA, District 34)
Rep. Jon Runyan (Republican-NJ, District 3)
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger (Democrat-MD, District 2)
Rep. Paul Ryan (Republican-WI, District 1)
Rep. David Schweikert (Republican-AZ, District 5)
Rep. Adam Smith (Democrat-WA, District 9)
Rep. Steve Southerland (Republican-FL, District 2)
Rep. Glenn Thompson (Republican-PA, District 5)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (Democrat-MS, District 2)
Rep. Mac Thornberry (Republican-TX, District 13)
Rep. Michael Turner (Republican-OH, District 3)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democrat-FL, District 20)
Rep. Edward Whitfield (Republican-KY, District 1)
Rep. Frank Wolf (Republican-VA, District 10)

(Source: FEC data on contributions to candidate campaign and leadership committees, accessed March 29 2011)

That’s a long list. In a time of war, Raytheon is an active patron.