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PAC profile: House Majority PAC
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FACT CHECK: Another bogus ‘new taxes’ claim
It didn’t take long after President Obama released his latest budget for the oil lobby to pick up the misleading cry that it’s being targeted for “new taxes.” That’s mostly not true. Energy Tomorrow, a project of the American Petroleum Institute, ran a print ad in Washington, D.C.’s Politico Feb.
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Dutch Parliament debates ICIJ’s Pacific overfishing investigation
The Willem van der Zwan is one of 25 EU-flagged vessels represented by the Dutch-based Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association. Ships like this catch fish with nets that measure up to 82 feet by 262 feet at the opening.
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Adelson expected to give another $10 million to pro-Gingrich super PAC
Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam Ochsorn
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New ways to connect with 'Consider the Source'
With the GOP presidential nomination heading full bore toward the convention and key Democratic operatives scrambling to herd high-dollar donations to their super PACs, the race for outside money is all systems go.At iWatch News, reporters for our Consider the Source series have been keeping a watchful eye on the names behind the checks, and will continue to closely monitor how outside groups and their generous benefactors are working to influence the 2012 election — and why.In an ongoing e
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FACT CHECK: Pro-Romney super PAC hits Santorum with misleading claims
Screen grab from Restore Our Future ad, 'Right Experience.'
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Follow the money with iWatch News
The Center for Public Integerity's iWatch News is offering a variety of ways to follow the money this election cycle, particularly the flood of funds that have come in the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision. Get breaking news from iWatch staff on Twitter at @iWatch and follow politics reporters Michael Beckel at @mjbeckel, Aaron Mehta at @AaronMehta, and engagement editor Cole Goins at @colegoins. Check out our Tumblr blog, maintained with the Center for
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Pro-Santorum super PAC gets $1 million donation
Foster Friess speaking at the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit in Phoenix, Arizona.
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FACT CHECK: Romney’s ‘fiscal conservative’ whopper
Republican presidential candidates former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, reaches out to former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum during a Republican presidential debate.
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Casino king provides 84 percent of funds for pro-Gingrich super PAC
Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson and his family have pumped $11 million into the pro-Newt Gingrich super PAC “Winning Our Future,” about 84 percent of the $13.1 million the group has raised so far.And that doesn’t include the additional $10 million sources say the multibillionaire is expected to kick in to help his political ally and friend Gingrich become competitive again. Gingrich has fallen behind the two frontrunners, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and ex-Pennsylvania Sen.
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PayPal co-founder gives $1.7 million to pro-Ron Paul super PAC in January
Texas congressman Ron Paul may be running in fourth place in the most recent national polls for the Republican presidential nomination, but he's first in the heart of PayPal founder and hedge fund manager Peter Thiel.With a $1.7 million donation in January added to the $900,000 he's already given, Thiel is responsible for 76 percent of Endorse Liberty's $3.4 million in total receipts, according to Federal Election Commission disclosure records released Monday.In 1998, Thiel was a co-founder of P
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Chicago: Charter schools collect almost $400,000 in discipline "fees"
Would you pay $5 as a penalty for your kid neglecting to have shoelaces tied at school?Chicago is buzzing over a controversial practice aimed at forcing inner-city school kids to follow rules.
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Pro-Romney super PAC adds $6.6 million to coffers
The super PAC that has played a pivotal role in keeping Mitt Romney's presidential campaign going raised an impressive $6.6 million in January, bumping its total haul to $36.8 million since its founding last year."Restore our Future" has raised six- and seven-figure donations from a relatively small number of wealthy donors, including a large contingent of hedge fund managers and executives from private equity companies such as Bain Capital, Romney's former employer.There were no seven-figure do
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ANALYSIS: Taking the initiative in a struggle against excessive rate increases
President Obama speaks at a rally for health care reform at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.
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Super PACs out-raise candidates, thanks to super donors
Thanks to a small number of wealthy individuals, the outside spending groups known as “super PACs” that are working to put the four leading GOP candidates in the White House collectively raised more than the candidates themselves in January.Candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul raised a combined $21.1 million for the month, according to Federal Election Commission records, while the four primary super PACs backing them raised $22.1 million.Donors to candidates number
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Anti-super PAC governor gives to super PAC
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, center, greets legislators and guests as he enters the House Chamber at the Statehouse in Boston.
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Weekly watchdog 2/23/12
Surgical SafetyIt’s a fact of human nature that stories that turn people’s stomachs are sometimes necessary to fix problems. Our report this week on dirty surgical instruments fits the bill – and points up a major hygiene problem in America’s operating rooms.It’s hard enough to go under the knife for routine surgical procedures. It’s another matter entirely to contract a life-threatening infection due to poorly cleaned instruments.
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Public radio and iWatch News report on daytime curfew in Los Angeles
In collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity's iWatch News, KQED Public Radio’s California Report has taken a look at the debate over a daytime curfew law before the Los Angeles City Council today, Wednesday, Feb.
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Top fundraiser for Romney super PAC gets a $1.9 million payday
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
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FACT CHECK: GOP debaters mix up facts in Mesa
Republican presidential candidates, from left, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich share the stage during a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.
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