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Donor profile: James H. Simons
Ranking: 7Total contributions to super PACs: $4 million*$2 million to Priorities USA Action(pro-Obama)$1.5 million to Majority PAC(pro-Democrat, Senate)$500,000 to House Majority PAC(pro-Democrat,...
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Donor profile: Steve and Amber Mostyn
Ranking: 10Total contributions to super PACs: $3.3 million*$2 million to Priorities USA Action (pro-Barack Obama)$1 million to House Majority PAC (pro-Democratic)$200,000 to Planned Parenthood...
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Pro-GOP donor one-upped by boss's support of Democratic PAC
Backer of Democrats and hedge fund billionaire James H. Simons jumps to No. 8 on The Center for Public Integrity’s list of top donors to super PACs, surpassing his former protégé, GOP supporter Robert...
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OPINION: Citizen$ United
On the campaign trail the other day, Mitt Romney was asked what the "big idea" of his campaign was. He answered, "Freedom." Funny that he didn't follow that up by discussing what our voting system,...
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Who has Syria's chemical weapons?
A major U.S. worry about the tumult in Syria — perhaps the major worry — has been the risk that part of that country's sizable arsenal of nerve agents and other deadly chemical weapons might fall into...
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Florida to close controversial juvenile detention center
The state of Florida plans to close a large privately-run juvenile offender home that a group of public defenders alleged was rife with problems. State officials say the decision to close the...
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Feds will oversee Oakland's efforts to curb suspensions
The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday that it has reached a major agreement with school officials in Oakland, Calif. that allows federal monitoring of the district’s efforts to curb...
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OPINION: Documentary captures what's wrong with U.S. health care
If you want to get a clearer understanding not only of why the U.S. health care system fails so many of us but, more importantly, how we can transform it to make it the best in the world, go to the...
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Daily Disclosure: Hospital PAC backs GOP House candidates
The political action committee of the American Hospital Association reported spending $968,000 on ads supporting Republican incumbent representatives in Louisiana, Washington, New York and...
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Center, ABC win Emmy Award for Solyndra investigation
NEW YORK — The Center for Public Integrity and ABC News were awarded an Emmy Award Monday for their yearlong investigation exposing flaws in a U.S. government green energy program meant to boost new...
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Daily Disclosure: Misleading ad attacks Obama on Libya
Conservative super PAC American Crossroads released “World,” a particularly misleading attack on President Barack Obama’s actions on the day U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was killed in...
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Presidential debate live chat
In these Aug. 2012 file photos, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. MittRomney, right, campaign in swing states, Obama in Leesburg, Va., and Romney...
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Daily Disclosure: Nebraska Senate race targeted by Democratic super PAC
Liberal super PAC End the Gridlock spent more than $534,000 opposing Republican state Sen. Deb Fischer, who is favored to win the U.S. Senate seat in Nebraska.Fischer faces former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey...
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Senate report says national intelligence fusion centers have been useless
An alarming report published by the Department of Homeland Security in March 2010 called attention to the theft of dozens of pounds of dangerous explosives from an airport storage bunker in Washington...
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PAC profile: YG Action Fund
Type of organization: Super PACSupports candidate: RepublicanFounded: October 27, 2011Website: http://ygaction.com/Social Media: YouTube Facebook TwitterPrincipals:John Murray (president and...
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Nonprofit profile: League of Conservation Voters Inc.
Type of organization: 501(c)(4)Supports candidate: Pro-environment” leaders to Congress, mostly DemocratsFounded: 1969Website: http://www.lcv.org/Social media: YouTube Facebook Twitter,Finances...
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PAC profile: Congressional Leadership Fund
Type of organization: Super PACSupports candidate: RepublicanFounded: October 21, 2011Website: www.congressionalleadershipfund.org/Social media: YouTube, TwitterPrincipals:Norm Coleman (chairman):...
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Health insurance PACs have love-hate relationship with health care reform
The health insurance industry presented itself as a key ally of President Barack Obama’s health care law while at the same time making hefty contributions to members of Congress who are trying to get...
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Daily Disclosure: Let the debate spin begin
Within hours of the close of the first presidential debate Wednesday night, the liberal super PAC American Bridge 21st Century and the Republican National Committee fired off spin reports.The RNC’s...
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Texas pollution victims seek millions from Citgo
Fifteen residents of Corpus Christi, Texas — so sickened by pollution they have been deemed crime victims — are asking a federal judge to force Citgo Petroleum Corp. to set up multimillion-dollar...
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