Campaign Spending

What Better Things Should Mayor Bloomberg Have Spent $100 Million On? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

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When all is said and done, Michael Bloomberg is expected to have spent over $100 million to get elected mayor of New York City for a third time. His ...

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Bloomberg Sets Record For Personal Spending In Pursuit Of Public Office

nytimes.com | MICHAEL BARBARO and DAVID W. CHEN | Posted 10.24.2009 | New York

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Michael R. Bloomberg, the Wall Street mogul whose fortune catapulted him into New York's City Hall, has set another staggering financial record: He ha...

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Candidates Can't Spend Campaign Money On Clothes: FEC

AP | SHARON THEIMER | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Candidates can't use campaign money to improve their wardrobes, the Federal Election Commission said Thursday in a ruling that none...

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Obama, McCain spend record $94M in August

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain together spent $94 million in August, a record spree mostly aimed at about a dozen...

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How Jesse Helms Ruled North Carolina

Erik Ose | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jesse Helms, Jesse Helms Legacy, Jesse Helms Death, North Carolina, Racial Politics, Direct Mail, Harvey Gantt, Campaign Spending, Right Wing, Attack Ads, Bigotry, Politics News
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Helms poisoned the ideological well of politics, calling MLK, Jr. a communist and the 1964 Civil Rights Act "the single most dangerous piece of legislation ever introduced in the Congress."

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FEC To Shut Down Just As Primaries Begin

Washington Post | Matthew Mosk | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The federal agency in charge of policing the torrent of political spending during the upcoming presidential primaries will, for all practical purposes...

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