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Friday, March 30, 2012

It's All Politics

Wisconsin Voters Face Onslaught Of 'Negative, Negative, Negative' Ads

Supporters listen to Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum at The Ravine in Bellevue, Wis., on March 24. Some voters in the state are complaining about a barrage of negative ads in advance of Tuesday's primary.

March 30, 2012 The superPAC supporting Rick Santorum has so far spent almost a half-million dollars on ads attacking front-runner Mitt Romney. And the superPAC supporting Romney has spent more than five times that amount — over $2.7 million — attacking Santorum.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

It's All Politics

As GOP Race Shifts, SuperPAC Mega-Donors Weigh Next Moves

Foster Friess introduces Rick Santorum at the 2012 CPAC Conference in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 10.

February 15, 2012 The SuperPAC supporting Rick Santorum has a mega-donor of its own who says he is in it for the long haul — opening up a race for which superPAC can receive the most help from wealthy donors.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

It's All Politics

Super PAC Tracker Allows You To Follow The Money

January 24, 2012 A new tool from ProPublica allows you to follow superPAC spending. For instance, the spending by Restore Our Future Inc., a pro-Mitt Romney superPAC, presently demonstrates the huge money advantage Romney supporters have over supporters of his rivals for the Republican nomination. ROF by itself has pumped $5.1 million into Florida, according to the tool. The superPACs supporting the other candidates come nowhere close.

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Friday, January 13, 2012

The Two-Way

Stephen Colbert's Big News: He May Run For President Of South Carolina

Stephen Colbert, left, and Jon Stewart held hands as they transferred Colbert's Super PAC to Stewart's control.

January 13, 2012 He's also given Comedy Central's Jon Stewart control of his SuperPAC. What high jinks will they get up to?

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