<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss xmlns:npr="http://www.npr.org/rss/" xmlns:nprml="http://api.npr.org/nprml" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title>Federal Election Commission</title>
    <link>http://www.npr.org</link>
    <description>Federal Election Commission</description>
    <language>en</language>
    <copyright>Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only</copyright>
    <generator>NPR API RSS Generator 0.94</generator>
    <lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:31:00 -0400</lastBuildDate>
    <image>
      <url>http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif</url>
      <title>Federal Election Commission</title>
      <link>http://www.npr.org</link>
    </image>
    <item>
      <title>Watchdogs Seek To Shed More Light On 'Dark Money;' It's Not Easy</title>
      <description>Watchdogs continue to try to get a handle on the money flowing into 2012 general-election campaigns due to Citizens United. The problem, according to a new report, is that much of the cash is "dark money" whose origins can't easily be determined by outsiders. Disclosure also isn't keeping up with spending.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/08/02/157789593/watchdogs-seek-to-shed-more-light-on-dark-money-its-not-easy?ft=1&amp;f=139037427</link>
      <guid>http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/08/02/157789593/watchdogs-seek-to-shed-more-light-on-dark-money-its-not-easy?ft=1&amp;f=139037427</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Watchdogs continue to try to get a handle on the money flowing into 2012 general-election campaigns due to Citizens United. The problem, according to a new report, is that much of the cash is "dark money" whose origins can't easily be determined by outsiders. Disclosure also isn't keeping up with spending.</p><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/email/emailAFriend.php?storyId=157789593">&raquo; E-Mail This</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Ftemplates%2Fstory%2Fstory.php%3FstoryId%3D157789593">&raquo; Add to Del.icio.us</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Watchdogs Seek Probes Of Mysterious Pro-Romney Mega Donation</title>
      <description>Two good-government groups want federal investigators to look into a  mysterious million dollar campaign contribution made to a political  action committee that supports Republican presidential hopeful Mitt  Romney.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/08/05/139037261/watchdogs-seek-probes-of-mysterious-pro-romney-mega-donation?ft=1&amp;f=139037427</link>
      <guid>http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/08/05/139037261/watchdogs-seek-probes-of-mysterious-pro-romney-mega-donation?ft=1&amp;f=139037427</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Two good-government groups want federal investigators to look into a  mysterious million dollar campaign contribution made to a political  action committee that supports Republican presidential hopeful Mitt  Romney.</p><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/email/emailAFriend.php?storyId=139037261">&raquo; E-Mail This</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Ftemplates%2Fstory%2Fstory.php%3FstoryId%3D139037261">&raquo; Add to Del.icio.us</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>
