Power of Attorney

	I, Thomas C. Lauer, an Officer of Allied Capital
Corporation (the "Company"),
hereby authorize and designate each of Kelly A. Anderson,
Suzanne V. Sparrow and Penni F. Roll
as my agent and attorney-in-fact,
with full power of substitution, to:

	(1)  prepare and sign on my behalf any Form 3, Form 4
or Form 5 under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
and file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and each stock exchange on which the Company's securities
are listed; and

	(2)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to me, in my best interest,
or legally required by me, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on my behalf pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	I hereby grant to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as I might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.
I acknowledge that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at my request, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming,
any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until I am
no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to
my holdings of and transactions in securities issued by
the Company, unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



Dated: __1/20/06________		Signed: ___Thomas C. Lauer_____