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The 28th Amendment To The U.S. Constitution: The Omnibus Anti-Corruption Amendment

Phil Wolfson, MD | Posted 05.14.2012

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Phil Wolfson, MD

The Republic based on the people's interests having sway through an unpolluted representative democracy is gone. Money and government are nearly one. The interests of the earth and our people -- the 99% -- are virtually unrepresented.

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Age-Old Rivalries Take Sides As Obama-Romney Contest Ramps Up

Bloomberg | Posted 05.03.2012

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It’s New York versus Boston, players against owners and older athletes facing younger ones, all taking sides in the presidential contest between Mit...

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UN Implicates Obama Donor in Congo Gold Smuggling Scheme

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.13.2012

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Georgianne Nienaber

The United Nations' accusations against Kase Lawal and CAMAC deserve a complete investigation. Congressional hearings might be a good place to begin.

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Dave Jamieson

Big GOP Donors Get Carveout Stiffing Workers

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.20.2012

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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are trying to pass a transportation bill that would strip certain workers of their minimum-wage and overtime protectio...

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Shuttle Company Charged With Making Illegal Contributions To Mayor Lee's Campaign

Aaron Sankin | Posted 02.14.2012

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San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon announced on Tuesday his intention to file charges against airport shuttle service GO Lorrie for alleged...

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Obama To Alleged Ponzi Schemer: You're Not Getting This Money Back

Reuters | Posted 04.15.2012

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(Adds dropped letter in paragraph 10) * Stanford receiver seeks return of campaign donations * Obama campaign donated St...

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Donations From Casino Owner Could Embarrass GOP Candidates

Reuters | Peter Henderson and James Pomfret | Posted 04.09.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO/MACAU, China, Feb 8 (Reuters) - It's never good for the candidate when a big donor runs afoul of the law - as President Barack Obama le...

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Obama To Return Donations Tied To Fugitive

AP | By KEN THOMAS | Posted 02.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's campaign is returning about $200,000 in contributions collected by family members of a Mexican casino owner who...

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Sam Stein

Candidates Seek Gold Mine In Mobile Donations

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The thirst for money is an endemic feature of modern presidential campaigns, and one that is only worsening. In 1988, those who ran for ...

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Obama Raising Far More Financial-Sector Cash Than GOP Hopefuls

The Washington Post | Dan Eggen and T.W. Farnam | Posted 12.19.2011

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Despite frosty relations with the titans of Wall Street, President Obama has still managed to raise far more money this year from the financial and ba...

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Giffords To Get Permission To Use Donations For Security

AP | Posted 10.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission is expected to rule Thursday that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' campaign can use donations to make $2,200 wor...

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Christina Wilkie

Lights, Camera, Donate: Hollywood Stars Among Obama's Early Donors

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 10.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a sequel to President Obama's celebrity-laden 2008 campaign, many of Hollywood's biggest stars are on his donor rolls again in 2012, ...

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Sam Stein

GOP Presidential Field More Secretive Than Bush On Top Donors

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.18.2011

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With Reporting By Paul Blumenthal WASHINGTON -- The second quarter for presidential fundraising has come and gone and one thing remains conspicuou...

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Did John Edwards Break the Law?

Ari Melber | Posted 08.05.2011

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Ari Melber

According to the federal prosecutors who indicted John Edwards on Friday, however, the former senator should have been sending his mistress's hotel bills to the FEC. That is the most peculiar idea in a very peculiar indictment.

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Big GOP Donors Slow To Jump Into 2012 Race

The New York Times | JIM RUTENBERG and JEFF ZELENY | Posted 07.08.2011

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The vaunted Republican network of high-dollar donors and fund-raisers, for so long a fear factor for Democrats, has been slow to commit itself to the ...

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Gabrielle Giffords Supporters Donate $358,000 To Re-Election Campaign

AP | By KEVIN FREKING | Posted 06.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Donors from around the country have donated about $358,000 to the re-election campaign of Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the even...

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Lawmakers Seek Cash During Key Votes

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Numerous times this year, members of Congress have held fundraisers and collected big checks while they are taking critical steps to write new laws, d...

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Christine O'Donnell Saved Big Money To Prepare For Lawsuits

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Failed Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell reeled in an impressive $7.3 million in her insurgent campaign that brought her past establishmen...

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Gay Rights Donations Fell Sharply In 2010 Elections

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Political donations from gay rights groups and activists, perhaps disheartened by the Democrats' lack of progress on key issues and uninspired by the ...

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Obama Admits Making Donations to Democrats

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Borowitz

"In retrospect, I should have been more upfront about these donations," a chastened Mr. Obama told reporters today. "I don't want to do anything that makes the White House appear to be biased towards one party over another."

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Koch Brothers

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Companies That Received Bailout Money Giving Generously To Candidates

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) was a fierce critic of the federal bailout of General Motors and Chrysler last year, saying he "cannot as...

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Sam Stein

Koch Industry Event Attendees Have Donated $35M To Political Causes

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The publication of an invitation that Koch Industries sent to top conservatives for a private strategy session in January lifted the curtain, however ...

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Citizens United Ruling Thrusts IRS Into Watchdog Role--With Loopholes Galore

WASHINGTON POST | T.W. Farnam | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Supreme Court's decision this year in Citizens United, which lifted campaign spending restrictions for companies and interest groups, has indirect...

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Republican Funding Surge Provides Crucial Advantage

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fueled by a surge of outside money, Republicans have begun gunning for Democratic House seats once considered safe and beyond GOP reach -- a drive tha...

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