Dark Money

Dark Money

Kasich Allies Spend Big on Last-Ditch Ohio Ad Blitz

Ahead of the referendum on the Ohio governor's anti-union bill, conservative groups dump millions into the state.

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| Fri Nov. 4, 2011 6:44 AM PDT

Mary Cheney's Shadow Group Smears Teachers Unions in Ohio Mailers

Check out the misleading ads flying around Ohio in the run-up to the November 8th referendum vote.

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| Thu Nov. 3, 2011 8:15 AM PDT
Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann's Ponzi-Scheming Donor

One reason why Michele Bachmann might not want to stay in the presidential race until May.

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| Wed Nov. 2, 2011 1:40 PM PDT
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Who's Paying for the GOP's Plan to Hijack the 2012 Election?

Someone is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to rig the rules of the presidential election against Obama. But the source of the money is a mystery.

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| Wed Nov. 2, 2011 7:20 AM PDT

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Mike Toomey and Rick Perry

It Begins: Pro-Perry Group Runs First Super-PAC Ads of 2012

Make Us Great Again, run by Perry's former chief of staff, gets the 2012 dark money ad race going.

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| Tue Nov. 1, 2011 11:26 AM PDT
Capitol for sale

The Dark Money Shakedown

How US campaign finance corruption puts everyday corruption in Africa to shame.

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| Tue Nov. 1, 2011 11:00 AM PDT
Mark Block

Herman Cain's Other Big Scandal: A Possible IRS Violation

Did a non-profit founded by his campaign manager break Federal Election Commission rules?

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| Mon Oct. 31, 2011 8:31 AM PDT
money with a flag

Meet the Shadowy Spenders Trying to Buy the 2012 Elections

Are 501(c)(4) groups, like Rove's Crossroads GPS, breaking the law?

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| Mon Oct. 31, 2011 6:50 AM PDT
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Ohio's Union Fight: Cash Warfare

A torrent of cash—some of it anonymous—is gushing into Ohio as the fight over Gov. John Kasich's anti-union bill reaches a fever pitch.

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| Wed Oct. 26, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
scott walker

Scott Walker's Recall Plan: Rake in Unlimited Cash

A top Republican in Wisconsin says bottomless campaign donations will fuel the GOP's defense of the embattled governor.

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| Tue Oct. 25, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Lobbying Blitz Barrages Budget-Cutting Super Committee

Nearly 200 lobbyists and special interests have tried to influence the bipartisan panel tasked with recommending $1.2 trillion in budget cuts.

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| Mon Oct. 24, 2011 7:19 AM PDT
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WATCH: What the One Percent Thinks About OWS [Saunders Cartoon]

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| Tue Oct. 18, 2011 10:31 AM PDT
Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush's Cyber Attack on Public Schools

Is the former Florida governor's online-education advocacy: A) a stealth attack on teachers' unions; B) presidential positioning; C) an effort to divert public money to private corporations; D) all of the above?

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| Thu Oct. 13, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
Woody Johnson

Are You Ready for Some Football-Related Campaign Contributions?

Not exactly an end-around run: Two-thirds of political money from NFL teams since 2009 went to the GOP.

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| Mon Oct. 10, 2011 3:06 PM PDT

Dark Money Showdown: Kochs vs. American Crossroads

After uniting to fuel the GOP wave in 2012, the biggest forces in outside political spending split on a 2012 strategy.

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| Mon Oct. 10, 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Will Perry Return Koch Campaign Cash?

The presidential hopeful ripped companies doing business with Iran. But he took major campaign cash from one such corporation: Koch Industries.

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| Mon Oct. 10, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Herman Cain Wins The Birther Vote

Leading "birther" Gary Kreep lines up behind the GOP presidential candidate.

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| Fri Oct. 7, 2011 3:35 PM PDT

Rand Paul Backs Fringe UN Gun Conspiracy

The senator claims the United Nations is coming for your handguns. That's news to the UN.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor

Eric Cantor Aide Forms Super-PAC—Is He Angling for VP?

In 2011, if you don't have a third party outfit raising money for you, you're doing it wrong.

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| Wed Oct. 5, 2011 10:25 AM PDT

Chris Christie: No. No. No. No. No?

As GOP power players crank up the hard sell, New Jersey's governor insists he's not in the White House race.

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| Tue Sep. 27, 2011 1:55 PM PDT