Campaigns and Elections: Enter the Era of Super PACs
How Super PACs are overpowering candidate campaigns and changing the consulting biz…. by Josh Boak Faster than a speeding teleprompter, more powerful than […]
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Center for Public Integrity: Karl Rove-linked Crossroads has more than doubled its earlier fundraising goal of $120 million
|-, Archive |by DianeBy Peter H. Stone American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS have set a new fundraising goal at least twice the $120 million announced earlier this year. […]
Letter from Reform Groups to Chairman Sensenbrenner and Democratic Ranking Member Scott in Support of Clean Up Government Act of 2011
|-, Archive |by DianeSeptember 7, 2011 Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., ChairmanHonorable Robert C. Scott, Ranking MemberHouse Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland SecurityWashington, DC 20510 […]
Washington Post: The Influence Industry: ‘Candidate super PACs’ surge ahead in the 2012 money race
|-, Archive |by DianeBy Dan Eggen Until this month, Steven C. Roche was one of Mitt Romney’s most trusted advisers, helping the former Massachusetts governor raise tens of […]
Center for Public Integrity: Romney fundraiser jumps from campaign to super PAC
|-, Archive |by DianeBelow is a piece by Peter H. Stone from today’s iWatch News at the Center for Public Integrity entitled, "Romney fundraiser jumps from campaign to […]
USA TODAY Editorial: Presidential race not the place for secret donors
|-, Archive |by DianeAllies of President Obama and a slew of Republican hopefuls are taking advantage of loose campaign-finance laws, a toothless Federal Election Commission and a 2010 Supreme Court decision […]
Democracy 21 President Asks Reform Groups to Support Boycott of Campaign Donations, Led Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz
|-, Archive |by DianeBelow is a memo sent today to reform groups from Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer, asking them to endorse a national effort led by Howard […]
Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Endorses Bold New Proposal by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to Boycott Campaign Donations
|-, Archive |by DianeEnclosed is a column by Joe Nocera from today’s New York Times entitled, "Boycott Campaign Donations!" The column describes a proposal by Howard Schultz, Chairman and […]
Democracy 21 and Campaign Legal Center Call for FEC and Justice Department Investigations of Additional $1 Million Contributions to Pro-Romney Super PAC
|-, Archive |by DianeToday, Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center called on the Federal Election Commission and the Justice Department to investigate whether two $1 million contributions […]
Talking Points Memo: Watchdogs File Complaints Against Two More Pro-Romney ‘Phantom Companies’
|-, Archive |by DianeBy Susan Crabtree Two campaign-finance watchdogs want the Federal Election Commission and Department of Justice to crack down on the so-called phantom companies that are […]
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