More Than $1 Billion Donated So Far To Presidential Candidates
A milestone in the intersection of money and politics was reached last month: more than $1 billion has been donated to candidates running for the Whit...
A milestone in the intersection of money and politics was reached last month: more than $1 billion has been donated to candidates running for the Whit...
CQ | Alan Ota | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics
Once a splinter group with Southern, populist roots, the Blue Dog Coalition has become a pinstriped national alliance with ties to K Street and a penc...
Chris Weigant | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics
It's impossible to describe the relationship between politicians, lobbyists, corporations, and campaign cash -- and have it come out sounding different than what a prostitute does for a living.
Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics
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HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics
On the corner of 130th Street and Malcolm X Blvd in New York sits Sen. Barack Obama's Harlem headquarters. It is a lively place, with full glass windo...
Politico.com | Will Evans | Posted 12.22.2007 | Politics
A fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was recently suspended from practicing law. A backer of Democrat Barack Obama defaulted...
Washington Post | John Solomon | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign helped recommend several of the donations his political action committee made in recent months to...
Jay Mandle | Posted 11.15.2007 | Politics
The US system of funding presidential campaigns remains elitist and undemocratic. A public funding system that would make the process more equitable does exist, but is largely unused because it is badly underfunded.
ABC News | Rhonda Schwartz and Justin Rood | Posted 11.06.2007 | Politics
Presidential candidate Barack Obama, D-Ill., said Monday evening he would release new details on the levels of campaign contributions raised by "bundl...
Congressional Quarterly | CQ Staff | Posted 09.29.2007 | Home
With less than 30 hours before the third quarter deadline, the top Democratic presidential candidates appear to be running neck-and-neck in the money ...
Posted 09.28.2007 | Politics
On the campaign trail, Republican Mitt Romney has been harshly critical of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. But that hasn't stopped his campaign fro...
Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 09.23.2007 | Home
With the High Holidays over, the Clinton and Obama presidential campaigns are stepping up their competition for cash from the nation's elite and well-...
HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Roston | Posted 09.19.2007 | Politics
Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign for President announced last week that it would give back $850,000 in donations bundled together by fugitive 'Hil...
Before the largest crowd of his campaign, Democratic presidential contender Barack...
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John McCain's famously cozy relationship with the press is getting a bit testy. Taking questions in...
There is one more John McCain gaffe that...
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In a flagrant political act, the State Department has...
Major news organizations are drawing...
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HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics