Money in Politics

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Inside the NRA's Koch-Funded Dark-Money Campaign

How the National Rifle Association sold its grassroots firepower to the Kochs, Karl Rove, and conservative donors.

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| Tue Apr. 2, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The Taxman Turns the Screws on Dark-Money Nonprofits

The IRS is asking 1,300 unions, trade groups, and dark-money groups like Rove's Crossroads GPS to open up their books.

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| Mon Apr. 1, 2013 6:42 AM PDT

Ed Rendell Backs Fracking, Fails to Mention His Industry Ties

The former Pennsylvania governor says it's time for New York to embrace fracking.

Justin Elliott, ProPublica

 | Thu Mar. 28, 2013 3:24 PM PDT

Watch: If House Lannister Had a Super-PAC

This season, the story gets darker—yes, darker. So these dark-money political ads are even more fitting.

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| Fri Mar. 29, 2013 7:18 AM PDT

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Ken Cuccinelli's Slavery-Abortion Video Could Doom His Gubernatorial Bid

Dems say they'll promote the attorney general's incendiary comparison through Election Day.

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| Fri Mar. 29, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Whatever Happened to the $100 Million Mark Zuckerberg Gave to Newark Schools?

The Facebook founder is reportedly starting an advocacy group that will, among other things, push education reform.

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| Wed Mar. 27, 2013 2:41 PM PDT

Obama's Organizing for Action Chases Big Money While Fighting Big Money in New York

On the same day OFA entered New York's "fair elections" fray, news leaked that the group is chasing million-dollar donations.

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| Wed Mar. 27, 2013 7:21 AM PDT
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Hillary Clinton Holds the Purse Strings

Democratic high rollers are hoarding campaign cash until Clinton decides whether to run in 2016.

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| Wed Mar. 27, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing

Intuit has spent millions lobbying to keep tax season miserable.

By Liz Day, ProPublica

 | Tue Mar. 26, 2013 10:14 AM PDT
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LaPierre To Bloomberg: Drop Dead

The NRA head says New York's mayor "can't buy America" with his gun-control push

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| Sun Mar. 24, 2013 8:52 AM PDT
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Scandal-Plagued Menendez Donor Feted Obama and Chauffeured Harry Reid on His Jet

The tentacles of Salomon Melgen, Florida eye doctor and political donor, reach even further than first thought.

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| Wed Mar. 20, 2013 7:20 AM PDT
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Sen. Carl Levin Plans to Grill The IRS Over Dark Money

Levin's investigative subcommittee will look the IRS' failure to "enforce our tax laws and stem the flood" of dark money.

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 7:29 AM PDT

Mitch McConnell Will Fundraise With Billionaires After Saying the GOP Is Not The Party of Billionaires

No one debunks Mitch McConnell better than Mitch McConnell.

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| Mon Mar. 18, 2013 7:47 AM PDT

Former Congressional Ethics Chair: My $16,000 African Safari Was to Research Al Qaeda

Rep. Jo Bonner responds to MoJo's investigation of the trip he and two other GOPers took to Kenya in 2012.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Meet Scott Prouty, the 47 Percent Video Source

For months, he and I shared a big secret and repeatedly discussed whether he should go public or stay hidden.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 6:51 PM PDT
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Will Big Donors Get Special Access to Obama? Group Still Won't Say

Organizing for Action, which aims to raise $50 million, launches with closed-door D.C. meeting

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| Wed Mar. 13, 2013 10:14 AM PDT

Source of 47 Percent Video to Go Public

The man who made the secret Romney fundraiser tape will appear on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" on Wednesday.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 6:32 PM PDT

CHARTS: Not Everyone in the International Conservation Caucus Votes for Conservation

Why does a congressional group with a goal of preserving natural resources count among its members congressmen with deplorable environmental records?

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:01 AM PDT
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The White House Is for Sale Under Barack Obama, Too

Obama joins a long line of presidents to offer exclusive access for big bucks.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The Congressman, the Safari King, and the Woman Who Tried to Look Like a Cat

Inside the shadowy nonprofit that throws some of DC's finest junkets.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT