Dark Money

Can This Super-PAC Stop Tammy Duckworth's Surge?

The Now or Never super-PAC thinks millions of dollars can save Rep. Joe Walsh's seat. Is it right—or delusional?

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| Fri Oct. 5, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Foreign-Owned Firm Gives $1 Million to Romney Super-PAC

Foreigners aren't allowed to make campaign donations. But post-Citizens United, the rules have gotten hazy.

By Michael Beckel, Center for Public Integrity

 | Fri Oct. 5, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

This Week in Dark Money

Sesame Street strikes back, wooing voters with cheap gas, and more from the murky world of campaign cash.

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| Fri Oct. 5, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Ralph Reed's Group: An Obama Victory Means "He Can Complete America's Destruction"

The nonprofit run by the ex-Christian Coalition leader blankets voters with grab bag of right-wing Obama hatred.

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| Tue Oct. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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Are Super-PACs Overhyped?

Sure, they're blowing rich donors' money. But don't write them off quite so fast.

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| Fri Sep. 28, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

This Week in Dark Money

Swing-state broadcasters drop the ball on dark-money reporting, George Soros reenters the fray, and more news from the murky world of campaign finance.

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| Fri Sep. 28, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

LISTEN: Rove's Crossroads GPS Attacks Elizabeth Warren in New Robocalls

The new robocalls put another crack into Brown's and Warren's truce against outside spending.

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| Thu Sep. 27, 2012 11:10 AM PDT
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David Corn's Reddit AMA: The Full Questions and Answers

Our DC bureau chief, who broke the Mitt Romney donor-video story, met the 'net Friday afternoon. Got a question for him?

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| Fri Sep. 21, 2012 7:22 AM PDT

This Week in Dark Money

A pro-Obama super-PAC uses our secret Romney video, the IRS digs into shady nonprofits, and more from the murky world of campaign cash.

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| Fri Sep. 21, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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7 Highlights You Missed From the Romney Video

The GOP candidate mocked immigration, made a false claim about the Fed, predicted an economic rebound "without actually doing anything," and more.

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| Thu Sep. 20, 2012 12:23 PM PDT

In States With GOP-Dominated Courts, Is Judicial Election Spending Pointless?

When business interests have already captured high courts, neither side sees a need to spend.

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| Thu Sep. 20, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

Romney Funder's Israeli Newspaper Buries Video Controversy

Sheldon Adelson spends millions on ads for Mitt, but tries to downplay the GOP candidate's gaffes.

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| Wed Sep. 19, 2012 9:48 AM PDT
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Crossroads, US Chamber, and Other Dark Money Groups Notch Big Court Win

A federal appeals court has overturned an earlier ruling demanding that nonprofits unmask their donors for certain ads.

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| Wed Sep. 19, 2012 8:14 AM PDT

Liberal Super-PAC Targets Koch Brothers With Attack Ads in Wisconsin and Iowa

Patriot Majority takes the fight to the Kochs in the state that, for liberals, made them infamous.

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| Wed Sep. 19, 2012 7:06 AM PDT

Full Transcript of the Mitt Romney Secret Video

Additional highlights include Romney mocking immigration and pondering how he'd exploit a pre-election foreign policy crisis.

— By the MoJo News Team

 | Wed Sep. 19, 2012 1:00 AM PDT
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WATCH: Full Secret Video of Private Romney Fundraiser

Mitt Romney wanted the full tape. Here it is.

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| Tue Sep. 18, 2012 11:30 AM PDT

Who Was at Romney's "47 Percent" Fundraiser?

Some possible guests at the $50,000-a-plate Florida event where the candidate cast Obama voters as moochers.

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| Tue Sep. 18, 2012 4:01 AM PDT

SECRET VIDEO: On Israel, Romney Trashes Two-State Solution

At a private fundraiser, the GOP candidate calls Middle East peace "almost unthinkable" and says he would "kick the ball down the field."

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| Tue Sep. 18, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Romney "47 Percent" Fundraiser Host: Hedge Fund Manager Who Likes Sex Parties

Guests paid $50,000 a plate to hear the GOP candidate describe Obama voters as moochers.

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| Mon Sep. 17, 2012 5:48 PM PDT

Romney Reacts to 47 Percent Video, Stands By Remarks

Citing our exclusive video, campaign manager Jim Messina accuses the GOP presidential nominee of throwing Americans under the bus.

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| Mon Sep. 17, 2012 2:52 PM PDT