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'Super PAC' leaders profit from lack of oversight
The Red White and Blue Fund, a "super PAC" backing the presidential bid of Republican Rick Santorum, paid more than half a million dollars last month to a newly formed direct mail firm.
The owner of that company?
None other than Nick Ryan, a former...Tags: White House, Human Interest, Federal Election Commission, Republican Party, Elections
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Billionaires keep pouring millions into 'super PACs'
Billionaire political patrons filled the coffers of the presidential "super PACs" last month, spotlighting once again the enormous influence a tiny cadre of wealthy donors is having on the 2012 race. The biggest donations came from casino magnate Sheldon...
Tags: Federal Election Commission, Human Interest, Consumers, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements
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McManus: Don't close the GOP show
We in the mainstream media harbor a dirty little secret: Most of us are rooting for Rick Santorum. It's nothing personal, although Santorum is a reasonably appealing guy. And it's not ideological; most of us aren't yearning for Bible-based social...Tags: Ayn Rand, Tea Party Movement, Doyle McManus, Republican Party, Elections
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Analysis: Romney fails to deliver knockout blow on Super Tuesday
After contests in 22 states, Mitt Romney is still the favorite to become the Republican presidential nominee. He's got the money. He's got the machine. And increasingly, and most importantly, he's got the delegates.
But despite a good showing on Super...Tags: Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Elections, Mitt Romney
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McManus: No quit in these presidential candidates
Poor Mitt Romney. He won six of 10 states on Super Tuesday, including hotly contested Ohio. He lengthened his lead in the count of delegates who will actually choose the Republican presidential nominee. But he's still a long way from claiming victory....Tags: Parties and Movements, Political Candidates, Republican Party, Rand Paul, Elections
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Romney spends heavily in a challenging month
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and a "super PAC" working on his behalf spent more than twice as much as they raised in January, underscoring how persistent challenges by rivals Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum have taxed the former...Tags: Peter Thiel, Barack Obama, Liberty Media Corporation, Elections, Crossroads
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McManus: Campaign 2012's lessons so far
It sometimes feels as if the struggle for the Republican presidential nomination has been going on forever, but if you measure the campaign by the number of delegates chosen so far, we're only about 10% done.
Much has been made about how the outcome is...Tags: John McCain, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
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'Super PACs' largely funded by a wealthy few
When it comes to big money in politics, Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons' influence has long been apparent in Texas, where he has plowed more than $1 million into Rick Perry's gubernatorial campaigns.
Now Simmons has found a new outlet for his outsize...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Presidential Election (2008), Elections, Crossroads, Career and Workplace
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Casino mogul backing Newt Gingrich plays his own game
On a Strip packed with colorful, sometimes controversial gambling titans, Sheldon Adelson plays politics a little differently from the rest.
The casino barons are a mostly pragmatic bunch, shifting campaign donations to favor the party in power. Not...Tags: John McCain, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Elections, Sharron E. Angle
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Mitt Romney cruises to victory in Nevada caucuses
Mitt Romney romped to a commanding victory Saturday in Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses, posting a second consecutive win and laying an impressive marker in a battleground state both parties will vigorously contest in November.
The strong...Tags: Government, Brian Sandoval, Barack Obama, Tea Party Movement, Parties and Movements
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