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Cuomo's Campaign Got Cash From Firms Representing Clients Under Investigation

nypost.com | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

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State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's campaign fund took tens of thousands of dollars from law firms representing clients that his office was investig...

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Republican Senatorial Committee Outraises Dems Senatorial Committee

Jenna Staul | Posted 11.21.2009 | Business

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Politico reports that the GOP's fortunes are improving as they head into the 2010 midterm elections -- the National Republican Senatorial Committee ou...

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Sen. Dodd Brings Lobbyists To Tears, Takes Their Money

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 08.25.2009 | Home

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WASHINGTON — Facing the toughest re-election fight of his nearly 30 years in the Senate, Sen. Christopher Dodd boasts about snubbing lobbyists. ...

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Blagojevich Charges: 'Just Politics'?

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — Politicians make deals every day. They do favors and ask them in return. They kowtow to campaign contributors. It may be unsavory,...

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Women And The 2008 Election: A New Majority

Julie Menin | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

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Julie Menin

While some celebrated that New Hampshire just became the first state to have a majority of women legislators in one of their chambers, the question to ask is, why are they the only ones?

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Buffett Serves Obama $28,500 Plate Fundraising Dinner

Chicago Sun Times | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON--Superinvestor Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway--who with his daughter Susan early on spotted presumptive Democra...

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Cindy McCain's Jet Used In Fundraising, DNC Cries Foul

Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics

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Cindy McCain's corporate jet use on the campaign trail straddles the line on campaign finance laws, according to a report in today's Wall Street Journ...

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The Opening on Exiting Public Financing that Sen. Obama Has Been Waiting For?

Rick Hasen | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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McCain says that there's nothing he can do to stop 527 groups from attacking Obama. Bad news for Barack? Not necessarily.

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Sam Stein

Fundraising Hauls Create Headaches For Watchdog Groups

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Much to the consternation of Republicans, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have made history this election season by raising unprecedented amoun...

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Anti-War Candidates Top Recipients Of '08 Donations From US Troops

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Conservatives opposed to redeployment in Iraq have consistently claimed that U.S. troops are on their side: President Bush: The [military] famil...

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Bundled Donations Pose Risks For Candidates

Politico.com | Will Evans | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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A fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was recently suspended from practicing law. A backer of Democrat Barack Obama defaulted...

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