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New OpenSecrets.org Page Highlights Single-Candidate Super PACs
Democratic Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska is the beneficiary of the biggest-spending single-candidate super PAC so far this cycle, though 26 of the top 30 such groups are Republican. (AP Photo/Becky...
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Jeb Bush Caps Donations at $1 Million. Umm…
Jeb Bush at a Right to Rise event Monday. (Rex Features via AP Images) Jeb Bush has reportedly asked potential donors to cap their contributions to the super PAC set up to support his 2016 presidential...
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At the National Constitution Center, all money is created equal
(National Constitution Center) Independence Day is just around the corner, and families across America will be in search of fun (and maybe even educational) activities to participate in over the...
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An FEC warning on LLC gifts to super PACs?
The Federal Election Commission has released documents dealing with several cases involving LLC contributions dating back to the last presidential election, including a contribution to the super PAC...
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Mystery Firm is Election’s Top Corporate Donor at $5.3 Million
This story is a collaboration between the Center for Public Integrity and the Center for Responsive Politics. Other stories in this series on outside spending in the 2012 election can be found here,...
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Crossroads’ $175 Million Strikeout
Correction, Nov. 9: The number of contests in which American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS made expenditures was erroneous in an earlier version of this story. We have corrected the text. The success...
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Capitol Eye Opener Nov. 20: Sequestration Puts Cloud Over Defense, Allen West...
Your daily dose of what’s happening in money and politics: PROSPECT OF SEQUESTRATION PUTS INDUSTRY ON DEFENSIVE: The top contractors in the defense industry are preparing for the worst as the...
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Capital Eye Opener, Feb. 1: Five Things We Didn’t Know About 2012 Until Last...
Your daily dose of what’s trending in money and politics: FIVE THINGS WE DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT 2012 UNTIL LAST NIGHT: We know, we know: 2012 is over, done, in the rear-view mirror. But in the campaign...
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Outside Groups in Kentucky Senate Race Fueled by Out-of-State Money
Kentuckians for Strong Leadership may indeed be for strong leadership, but it doesn’t appear to involve many Kentuckians. The super PAC has launched a series of ads attacking Kentucky Secretary of...
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Wellspring’s Flow: Dark Money Outfit Helped Fuel Groups on Political Front Lines
The third part of a package produced in collaboration with NPR. Part I is available here, and Part II is here. For people who guard their privacy closely, Ann and Neil Corkery are key players in some...
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