Political Contributions

President Gingrich Has a Visitor

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Influence of Money in Elections, Political Corruption, Sheldon Adelson, Pacs, Citizens United, Newt Gingrich, Political Contributions, Free Speech, Politics News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

Visualize a fantasy that Newt Gingrich is elected president. Immediately following his inauguration, he has a visit from Sheldon Adelson, the man who single-handedly revived his campaign.

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Democracy For The 99%

Nick Nyhart | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Money and Politics, Bought Politics, Constitutional Amendment, Political Contributions, Clean Elections, Fair Elections, Larry Lessig, Citizens United, Politics News
Nick Nyhart

Hundreds of candidates across the country have already run and won depending only small donations combined with public funds.

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Let's Keep Political Contributions Secret -- From the Candidates

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Transparency, Political Contributions, Political Corruption, First Amendment, Money in Politics, Citizens United, Political Free Speech, Politics News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

Denying candidates or elected officials knowledge of the identity of their contributors or supporters may dry up the well of contributions, but it may also purify our political system -- and our water too!

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Christina Wilkie

Family Matters: Rick Perry Cronies' Young Kids Donate Big Money

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Video, Political Contributions, President Barack Obama, Elections 2012, Gop, Donations, Slidepollajax, Barry Smitherman, Rick Perry, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The last week of August was a very generous one at the Smitherman household in Austin, Texas. Barry Smitherman had recently been appoint...

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Guess Which Political Party Benefits Most From NFL Contributions

Reuters | Eric Johnson | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Robert Mcnair, National Football League, Nfl, Political Contributions, Football, Houston Texans, Nfl Political Contributions, Center for Responsive Politics, Gop, Republicans, Politics News

(Reuters) - National Football League teams have donated at least $1.4 million to politicians, parties, and committees since 2009, with about two-third...

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Dan Froomkin

Right Under Their Noses: Political Groups Are Flouting IRS Rules To Keep Donors Secret, Reformers Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Pacs, Video, Irs, Political Contributions, Campaign Legal Center, Political Donations, 501(C)(4), American Crossroads, American Action Network, Priorities USA, Crossroads GPS, America Elects, Democracy 21, Politics News

Good-government advocates on Wednesday asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate four groups they say are blatantly flouting the law by claimi...

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For Perry, Being Governor Has Perks

politico.com | KENNETH P. VOGEL | 9/12/11 5:09 AM EDT | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Texas, Politics, 2012 Republican Nomination, Political Contributions, Republican Nomination, Rick Perry 2012, Texas Campaign Contributions Law, Election Regulations, Elections 2012, Rick Perry, Politics News

Texas Gov. Rick Perry's humble origins and down home straight talk are central to his political identity, but for years Perry has enjoyed lavish perks...

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IRS Drops Investigation Of 5 Donors Who Contributed To Politically Active Nonprofit Groups

AP | By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Gift Taxes, Dave Camp, Irs, Senate Finance Committee, Political Contributions, Internal Revenue Service, Nonprofit-Groups, Orrin Hatch, Federal Gift Taxes, House Ways and Means Committee, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service is dropping its investigation of five donors for making contributions to the kind of nonprofit groups that ...

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Lucia Graves

News Corp. Faces Criticism Over New Political Contribution Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Nathan Cummings Foundation, News Corporation Campaign Finance, Public Campaign News Corp, News Corp, Campaign Finance Reform, Media Matters, Political Contributions, News Corp Campaign Finance, Public Campaign, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News, Media Matters News Corp, Chamber of Commerce, Republican Governors Association, Campaign Finance, Media News

WASHINGTON -- News Corporation's board of directors recently unveiled a new policy of annually disclosing all the company's political donations. But a...

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Sam Stein

Last Minute Oil Lobby Contributions To House Members Yield Results

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Oil and Gas, Energy, Gas Prices, High Oil Prices, Anwr, Offshore Drilling Bill, Oil and Gas Contributions, Petroleum, Gulf Oil Spill, Energy Policy, Offshore Drilling, Iraq Oil, House Offshore Drilling, Politics News, Energy Efficiency, Oil Industry, Political Contributions, Campaign Contributions, Oil, US Drilling Bill, Oil Prices, Green News, Oil Republicans, US Oil Drilling, Oil Drilling Bill, Gulf of Mexico, Congress Oil Drilling, US Energy Policy, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In the month leading up to an early May vote over whether to expand oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and open the coastal waters of V...

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Sam Stein

Sponsors Of Oil-Drilling Expansion Bill Received $8.8 Million In Industry Contributions

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Oil and Gas, Energy, Offshore Drilling Bill, Oil and Gas Contributions, Gulf Oil Spill, Offshore Drilling, House Offshore Drilling, Oil Industry, Political Contributions, Campaign Contributions, Green News, US Drilling Bill, Oil Drilling Bill, US Oil Drilling, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The chief sponsors of a bill to expand oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and open the coastal waters of Virginia for exploration have r...

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Playing for Keith

Chez Pazienza | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Phil Griffin, TV News, Msnbc, Fox News, Media, Cable News, Keith Olbermann, Political Contributions, Media Bias, Media News
Chez Pazienza

At some point, traditional media outlets will finally wise the hell up and realize that we're well past the point where it is considered unforgivable to express an opinion.

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Walmart 'helps' 'inform' employees

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lee Fisher, Wal Mart, Walmart, Mark Kirk, Political Contributions, Alexi Giannoulias, Michael Thurmond, Walmart Unions, Johnny Isakson, Political Donations, Pat Toomey, Robert Portman, Wal-Mart, Joe Sestak, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

A Walmart employee sent me a link to a website called "Walmart Community Votes," which allegedly exists to help inform employees about political candi...

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Hidden Under Tax-Exempt Cloak, Political Dollars Flow

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political Contributions, Campaign Fundraising, Tax Exempt, Americans for Job Security, 2010 Election, Politics News

Alaskans grew suspicious two years ago when a national organization called Americans for Job Security showed up and spent $1.6 million pushing a refer...

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Fundrace: Powering Campaign Transparency

John Aristotle Phillips | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corporate Political Contributions, Political Contributions, Campaign Contributions, Aristotle, 2010 Political Contributions, Huffington Post Fundrace, Celebrity Political Contributions, Fundrace, Politics News
John Aristotle Phillips

While celebrities are known to contribute big bucks in political support, what about your neighbors or your boss? Starting today, Huffington Post visitors have access to this information in just a few clicks.

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Oil Industry Political Contributions To House Energy And Commerce Committee Panel

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Oil Industry, Oil Spill, Big Oil, Political Contributions, British Petroleum, Gulf Oil Spill, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Testimony, Natural Gas, Offshore Oil Drilling, Politics News

WASHINGTON — A look at how much members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee received in political contributions from oil and gas interest...

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The Unintended Benefits of Corporate Free Speech

Ronald J. Colombo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Elections, Shareholders, Citizens United v. FEC, Political Contributions, Corporations, Corporate Law, Citizens United, Business News
Ronald J. Colombo

By treating business corporations like citizens, the Supreme Court may have unwittingly encouraged business corporations to act more like citizens. And that would be a good thing.

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Myths and Realities

James Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli Settlements, Dscc, Political Contributions, Campaign Contributions, Dccc, Benjamin Netanyahu, Fundraising, Democratic Party, Israel, Obama Netanyahu, Republican Party, Politics News
James Zogby

There is a persistent and pernicious myth that maintains that "Jewish money" is the determinant factor shaping all aspects of U.S. Middle East policy. And with Netanyahu's upcoming visit to the U.S., that myth is now front and center.

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Could Bankers Turn the Tables on Obama in 2012?

Charles Gasparino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Obama Wall Street, Wall Street, Bank Tax, 2012 Election, Political Contributions, Campaign Contributions, Bankers, Jamie Dimon, Paul Volcker, Barack Obama, Politics News
Charles Gasparino

For all the talk about Obama's grassroots fundraising prowess, it may have been Wall Street funds that gave him the edge in 2008. There are now signs that those funds may not be there for him in 2012.

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Why Do Good People Form Bad Corporations?

BJ Gallagher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: President Obama, Reinhold Niebuhr, Wall Street, Political Contributions, Banks, Obama, Special Interest Groups, Supreme Court. MLK, Religion, Politics News
BJ Gallagher

Reinhold Niebuhr was one of Martin Luther King's favorite theologians. Niebuhr is President Obama's favorite theologian, too. It's too bad the Suprem...

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Glenn Beck Isn't Blocking Health Care Reform

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenn Beck, Reform, Lobbyists, Teabaggers, Rush Limbaugh, Political Contributions, Republicans, Contributions, Politics News
Robert L. Borosage

It is worth remembering that Glenn Beck is not blocking the passage of a good health care bill. The old and new carny acts of the right aren't undermining the energy legislation or frustrating financial reform. To focus on who and what is standing in the way -- follow the money.

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Dear Fellow Owners

Pat Choate | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Fraud, Representatives, Aig, Wall Street, Gm, Bailout, Political Contributions, Investment Bankers, Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, Senators, Business News
Pat Choate

I never wanted to own part of a bank, insurance company, or automaker. But now I do. If you are a U.S. citizen, you do too.

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Trying To Strangle American Innovation

Pat Choate | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cisco, First-to-Invent, First-to-File, Small Entity Inventors, Microsoft, Small Business, Large Entity Inventors, Political Contributions, Intel, Innovation, Patent Office, Ibm, Big Tech, Patents, Patent Reform, Home News
Pat Choate

If Big Tech succeeds in Washington, a greatly weakened patent system is likely to destroy American innovation and invention-led job creation in the next decade.

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Congress on Sale! Saints of the Hill Who Take Less Than $20,000 in Health Care $$ - The List - Part VI

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 111th Congress, Politics, Campaign Giving, Finance, Political Contributions, Health, Health Care Reform, Representatives, Political Influence, Health-Action, Health Care, Special Interest Money, Health Care Special Interest Money, Senators, Politics News
Brian Ross

While they land on either side of the fence on the issue, these are some of the most interesting players in the unfolding health care reform drama.

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The Front Group Behind Cockfighting Criminals

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Virginia, Money Laundering, Political Contributions, Legislation, Cockfighting, Politics News
Michael Markarian

VGBA wants to keep weak laws on the books for strapping razor-sharp knives to the legs of roosters, forcing them to hack each other to death for gambling profits and spectator enjoyment.

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