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Thursday, August 02, 2012

It's All Politics

Watchdogs Seek To Shed More Light On 'Dark Money;' It's Not Easy

civer of U.S. PIRG - Demos report on campaign money.

August 2, 2012 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.

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