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Republican Senatorial Committee Outraises Dems Senatorial Committee

Jenna Staul | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

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

Sen. Dodd Brings Lobbyists To Tears, Takes Their Money

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

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

Blagojevich Charges: 'Just Politics'?

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

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

Women And The 2008 Election: A New Majority

Julie Menin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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?

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

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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...

Buffett Serves Obama $28,500 Plate Fundraising Dinner

Chicago Sun Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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

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

Rick Hasen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Rick Hasen

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

Sam Stein

Fundraising Hauls Create Headaches For Watchdog Groups

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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

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

Think Progress | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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

Bundled Donations Pose Risks For Candidates

Politico.com | Will Evans | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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