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Obama Donors Grumble At Their Lack Of Perks

The Washington Post | MIchael D. Shear and Dan Eggen | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

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Some of President Obama's wealthiest supporters are becoming a bit whiny, and it has nothing to do with policy. Tickets for tours of the presidential...

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Obama Gives Donors Special Access: Washington Times

AP | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has rewarded top Democratic donors with perks ranging from holiday visits to the White House to policy brief...

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Zelizer's Corner: Kim Phillips-Fein, Invisible Hands: The Making of the Conservative Movement From the New Deal to Reagan

Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 04.16.2009 | Business

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This book traces a network of wealthy business leaders who, starting in the 40s and on through the 80s, poured their funds and energy into making conservatism a viable and powerful political force.

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Obama To Maintain Practice Of Naming Donors To Ambassador Posts

Bloomberg | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

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President-elect Barack Obama will uphold at least one of Washington's old ways: the appointment of campaign donors to plum ambassadorships. "There pr...

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Study: Obama's Small Donor Base Image A Myth

Los Angeles Times | Andrew Malcolm | Posted 12.30.2008 | Politics

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Everybody knows how President-elect Barack Obama's amazing campaign money machine was dominated by several million regular folks sending in hard-earne...

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Your Very Best Friend, Barack

Victoria Lautman | Posted 12.15.2008 | Chicago

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Victoria Lautman

I'm grateful to Obama supporters who didn't trumpet their insiderness and perks to everyone within earshot. Gratitude is one thing. Tolerating one-upsmanship another.

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Shock: Obama Will Appoint Qualified Officials, Not Big Donors, To Key Ambassadorships

Washington Post | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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You'd think everyone on the Obama team would be celebrating today. But you'd be wrong. There is major agita among some key elements of President-elec...

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Obama Accepting Untraceable Credit Card Donations

Washington Post | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign is allowing donors to use largely untraceable prepaid credit cards that could potentially be used to evade l...

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Sam Stein

Negative Obama Ad Mimics Outside Group's Effort

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

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A new Obama campaign ad hammering John McCain on the economy bears a striking resemblance to an ad produced several months ago by an outside Democrati...

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Obama Reaches 2 Million Donors

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama's campaign has been encouraging supporters to "make history" by helping the campaign pass the 2,000,000 donor mark. Today they reached th...

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Big-Dollar Donors Are Major Force in Obama Campaign

New York Times | Michael Drew and Christopher Luo | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics

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In an effort to cast himself as independent of the influence of money on politics, Senator Barack Obama often highlights the campaign contributions of...

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Obama Campaign Manager Airs Cash Woes In Video

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama's campaign is known for its fundraising success. But today, campaign manager David Plouffe sends out a message to supporters warning of R...

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Obama To Donors: "I'm Skinny But I'm Tough"

Washington Post | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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John McCain may have visited Iraq more often than has Barack Obama, but the Illinois senator is pretty confident that he already knows more than his o...

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Sam Stein

Obama Donors Told Fundraising A Bit Slow, Urged To Help Clinton

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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Major donors to Barack Obama's campaign were told Wednesday evening that fundraising efforts were "a little slow" and that they should help retire Hil...

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Obama And Clinton Hold Major NYC Fundraiser

WSJ | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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A pile of cash is flowing the Democrats' way Wednesday night in New York City. Roughly 100 deep-pocketed donors are expected to attend a $33,100-a-pla...

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Obama Goes On Pricey Fundraiser Spree

New York Times | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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In the wake of Senator Barack Obama's decision last month to bypass public financing for the general election, his campaign is embarking on a spree of...

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Kos Upset With Obama, Withholds Contribution

Daily Kos | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

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So many of you are upset that I pulled back my credit card last night, making a last minute decision to hold back on a $2,300 contribution to Obama. L...

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Obama's Cash Conundrum

Tim Dickinson | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Had Obama accepted public financing, the same people who are now squawking about "tactics over truth" would have instead been pillorying the candidate for blithely throwing his biggest gun in the river.

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Obama Asks Donors To Help Clinton With Campaign Debt

AP | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday asked his finance team to help Hillary Rodham Clinton pay off a debt of at least $10 million from ...

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Obama Nearing 3 Million Donations, Raises $31 Million In April

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics

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ABC News reports: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., hauled in $31.9 million in April (including $600,000 for the general election) to continue his battle fo...

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Obama Camp Working To Prevent Donors From Funding Independent Groups

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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Senator Barack Obama's campaign is steering the candidate's wealthy supporters away from independent Democratic groups, calling into question what had...

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Obama Camp Hits 1.5 Million Donors

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama's website is reporting that the campaign reached 1.5 million donors last night, just in time for the Indiana and North Carolina primary. ...

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Obama Preferred By Donors To Former Candidates

LA Times | Dan Morain | Posted 05.10.2008 | Politics

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Campaign donors who previously backed also-ran Democratic candidates have adopted Sen. Barack Obama as their second choice, preferring Obama by a rati...

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Obama Closing In On 2 Million Donors This Year

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.31.2008 | Politics

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Obama's campaign has stopped promoting its fundraising success, but the ticker is still ticking, and the growth doesn't seem even to have stopped acce...

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Under Media Pressure, Obama To Disclose Some Fundraising Events

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), who is making transparency a centerpiece of his presidential bid, will now put on his schedule fund-ra...

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