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Friday, June 01, 2012
Money & Politics
Why Political Ads In 2012 May All Look Alike
June 1, 2012 There's supposed to be a difference between a candidate's ads that are financed by relatively small and disclosed money, and the big-budget, secretly funded ads from outside groups. But this year, those supposed differences don't mean much.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
Million-Dollar Donors
For A Billionaire, $2M Gets You Superdonor Status
May 28, 2012 After winning the 1992 America's Cup race, Bill Koch — the brother of billionaire industrialists David and Charles — treated all 260-plus people on the team, plus their families, to a trip to Hawaii. Now, the lesser known Koch brother has entered the presidential derby big leagues with a $2 million donation to the superPAC supporting Mitt Romney.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Election 2012
Secret Political Donors Find Ways To Stay Anonymous
May 21, 2012 Those hoping to sway the presidential election with anonymous donations to nonprofit political groups could find their names made public this fall after a pair of court rulings backed public disclosure. There are, however, ways to work around that.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Thursday, May 03, 2012
It's All Politics
Do Campaign Ads Seem More Negative This Year? It's Not Just You
May 3, 2012 A new analysis of TV ads so far this election cycle finds that 70 percent of the messages have been negative — a trend spearheaded by the heavily financed superPACs supporting the candidates. At this point in the 2008 election, 91 percent of TV ads were positive.
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich Out Of The Race, But Still In Debt
May 3, 2012 The former House speaker said Wednesday that he's suspending his presidential campaign, and he's ready to help the presumptive Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, battle President Obama. But Newt Gingrich might have a more pressing problem: His campaign has about $4 million in debt.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Money & Politics
Romney's Big-Dollar 'Bundlers' Stay Anonymous
April 30, 2012 Since 2000, every presidential nominee has revealed the names of influential supporters known as "bundlers" who persuade others to give money to a candidate. But this year, Mitt Romney's campaign is not identifying its bundlers.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
It's All Politics
As The Campaign Hits Cruising Altitude, Critics Again Target Presidential Travel
April 24, 2012 The White House has been fielding questions lately about President Obama's travel — what's official, what's political and whether taxpayers are getting stuck with the bill. The same issue rolls around every time a president runs for re-election. So how does it break down?
Monday, April 23, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Money & Politics
Campaign Finance Disclosures Mark A Turning Point
April 21, 2012 We have a new look at the fundraising contest being waged by President Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney. Romney may like to say the president is out of ideas, but Obama's re-election campaign is definitely not out of money.
Friday, April 20, 2012
It's All Politics
Presidential Fundraising Numbers Poised To Skyrocket
April 20, 2012 Numbers in for March show GOP candidate Mitt Romney raised $12.6 million and President Obama's re-election effort raised $53 million. But the race is changing, now that Romney is finishing up the GOP primary season. He's also just starting to solicit his primary donors to give again.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Politics
Conservative Group's Charity Status Draws Questions
April 19, 2012 The American Legislative Exchange Council is the group behind voter ID and "stand your ground" laws adopted around the country. But it's a charity under the tax code — and its donors get a tax write-off for their contributions. ALEC says it does no lobbying, but its critics are pushing back.
