Political Donations

Soros Throwing His Money Behind Obama, Progressive Groups

Reuters | Posted 05.08.2012

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* Money will go to Super Pac, another organization * Soros had largely remained on sidelines By Alina Selyukh ...

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Why Corporations Should Reconsider Throwing Money At Washington

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Corporate-Political-Expenditures, Video, Lobbying, Business News, Political Donations, Corporate Political Donations, Citizens United, Study, Campaign Finance, Business News

Corporations might want to reconsider throwing large sums of money at Washington. That's because these contributions correlate with poor company...

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'Piercing The Veil' In Front Of Major Political Donors

| Posted 04.20.2012

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This story comes courtes of California Watch. By Will Evans After recent court rulings struck down significant campaign finance limits, the next...

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Hollywood Still Donating To Obama, With A Twist

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 03.12.2012

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Looks like Barack Obama's star power hasn't dimmed after all. In 2008, Hollywood insiders donated $9.2 million to the presidential hopeful's campa...

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'Angels' in Search of a Better Government

Andy Shaw | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Government Corruption, Political Donations, Better Government Association, Government Watchdog, Investigation, Political Activism, Generosity, Chicago News

At first glance I assumed it was another $50 donation. Another 999 of those and we'll hire a new investigator, I thought. But as I examined the numbers more closely the written amount jolted me like an electric shock: $50,000. From people I'd never met.

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Right Under Their Noses: Political Groups Are Flouting IRS Rules To Keep Donors Secret, Reformers Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 11.28.2011

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Good-government advocates on Wednesday asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate four groups they say are blatantly flouting the law by claimi...

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Starbucks Howard Schultz CEO Pledge: Will It Work?

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Wagner | Posted 10.19.2011

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To be successful in a bid to starve Washington of dollars, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will likely have to expand his campaign to boycott campaign co...

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I'm Mad As Hell And I'm Not Gonna Write Any More Checks

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Howard Schultz, Starbucks Boycott, Protest, Deadlock, Starbucks, Political Donations, Fiscal Soluion, Campaign Financing, Gridlock, Politics News

The CEO of Starbucks wants Washington to wake up and smell the coffee. Infuriated by what he described as irresponsible behavior, Howard Schultz is...

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Politicians and Porn Don't Mix

Rick Sanchez | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Pornography, Republican National Committee, Anthony Weiner, Political Donors, Donating to Charity, Donations, Political Donations, New York, Eric Cantor, Suky, Politics News

Ben Suky, a known pornographer who even deals in pirated porn, has donated money to both Democrats and Republicans alike. Accepting porn money now gives the term "money shot" a whole new meaning.

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Newsmax Gives Money, Fawning Coverage To Another Florida Politician

Terry Krepel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christopher Ruddy, Rick Scott, Political Donations, Newsmax, Bill McCollum, Florida Senate Race, Mike Haridopolos, Media News

If Newsmax wants to be taken seriously as a news operation, it should be more transparent to its readers about its behind-the-scenes fundraising and donations -- or perhaps not make them in the first place and let its words speak for themselves.

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Midterm Election Spending Thrusts Spooked Lawmakers Into Permanent Campaign Mode

Los Angeles Times | Tom Hamburger and Matea Gold, Tribune Washington Bureau | Posted 05.25.2011

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Several veteran Democrats accustomed to winning reelection by lopsided margins went down in defeat -- partly because of the anti-incumbent mood of ang...

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New Group Pressures Companies To 'Promise' They Won't Spend On Campaigns

The Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Coalition for Accountability in Political Spending, spearheaded by New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio (D), aims to secure promises from ...

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Gay Rights Donations Fell Sharply In 2010 Elections

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Campaign Donations, Gay Rights Donations, Midterm Elections Donations, Gay Rights, Midterm Elections, Political Donations, Gay Donations, Gay Political Donations, Politics News

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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Big Banks Pledge Not To Make Direct Campaign Contributions, Despite Ruling

CNBC | Eamon Javers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Morgan Stanley [MS 24.87 -0.28 (-1.11%) ] joins a handful of other companies that have decided to continue operating under the old rules, despi...

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Walmart 'helps' 'inform' employees

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Walmart employee sent me a link to a website called "Walmart Community Votes," which allegedly exists to help inform employees about political candi...

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New Leader In Political Giving

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Honeywell, Political Giving, Political Donations, Honeywell Donations, Corporate Donations, Corporate Giving, Center for Responsive Politics, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, David Cote, Politics News

Amid this year's heated debate over corporate campaign cash, the top donor to House and Senate campaigns is a company that was an also-ran in politica...

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Huffington Post FundRace 2010

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HuffPost Fundrace, 2010 Elections, Campaign Finance, Database, 2010 Campaign Contributions, Special Interests, Political Donations, Democrats, Fundrace, Republicans, Elections 2010, Politics News

Want to know if a celebrity is playing both sides of the fence? Whether that new guy you're seeing is actually a Republican or just dresses like one? ...

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Bill de Blasio, Citizens United Avenger, Asks Companies To Pledge Against Unbridled Campaign Spending

Mother Jones | Suzy Khimm | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Supreme Court may have opened the floodgates for corporate campaign spending, but Bill de Blasio, New York City's public advocate, is doing his pa...

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Obama Challenges GOP To Stop Blocking Rules Limiting Corporate Donations

AP | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP)-- President Barack Obama says Republicans should join him in opposing a Supreme Court ruling that vastly increased how much...

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Democrats Write Checks to Republicans....by Appearing on Fox

Robert Greenwald and Tanene Allison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Any Democrat who appears on Fox is supporting a financial structure that allows for Republican gain. And claiming the cover of "fair and balanced" is now as convincing as claiming that money doesn't matter in politics.

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BP Oil Spill Motivates Sum

Harvey Gotliffe, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the oil spill once again announced as "under control," amidst the chaos, confusion, and the loss of livelihoods, sea life, bird life and beaches, there are some who are trying to benefit from this man-made catastrophe.

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Bill To Ban Members Of Congress From Becoming Lobbyists Wins Cosponsor In Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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A long-shot proposal to ban former members of Congress from K Street for life won a cosponsor on Monday in Montana Democrat Sen. Jon Tester. "From an...

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Campaign Contribution Records Are Open, But Hardly Transparent

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

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In January, the United States Supreme Court overturned limits on corporate election spending (PDF), basing its decision, in part, on the assertion tha...

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Bank Of America To Publish Political Donations

Wall Street Journal | By MICHAEL HOWARD SAUL and DAN FITZPATRICK | Posted 05.25.2011

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New York City Comptroller John C. Liu has scored a coup in an ongoing national effort to increase corporate transparency after the U.S. Supreme Court ...

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'California's Billion Dollar Club': The Biggest Donors In CA Politics

California Watch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gaming Indian tribes have emerged as bigger players in Sacramento than the power companies that dominated California politics for much of the 20th cen...

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