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Election 2012: top seven super PACs
Decoder profiles the seven top super PACs, the organizations that have spent the most trying to influence the elections – and still have the most money in the bank.
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US Supreme Court: Big 21st century rulings
The past 12 years have seen significant US high court decisions with wide-ranging effects on personal freedoms and national politics. Another key ruling is expected this summer on President Obama's health-care reform law. Here are some recent top rulings, all decided by 5-to-4 votes.
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Newt Gingrich ethics investigation: 4 facts you haven't heard from him
Recently on the campaign trail, Newt Gingrich has made a number of forceful claims about the 1997 "reprimand" he received from the House Ethics Committee and challenged anyone to "go read the 1,300 pages” of the report. We did. Here’s what we found:
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Election 101: Five basics about 'super PACs' and 2012 campaign money
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Election 101: Tim Pawlenty as 'everyman's' candidate? Ten points about who he is.
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Super Tuesday results roll in for six states
Mitt Romney won in three of the first primary results to come in on Super Tuesday. Rick Santorum won two of the first states to tally their results, and Newt Gingrich took Georgia.
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Robert Reich GOP's big investors: Who's really running for president?
A handful of billionaires are all but funding the GOP primaries. Never before have so few spent so much to influence so many.
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Mitt Romney: His super PAC burn rate soared in January
Mitt Romney had the biggest super PAC donations, and was the biggest spender. Can Rick Santorum's super PAC keep pace in Michigan and Arizona?
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Mitt Romney remains fundraising king, but look who's hard on his heels
Mitt Romney was both the big fundraiser and the big spender in January, in his quest for GOP's presidential crown. Despite his big war chest, he lags Rick Santorum by 10 points nationally.
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Newt Gingrich ethics investigation: 4 facts you haven't heard from him
Recently on the campaign trail, Newt Gingrich has made a number of forceful claims about the 1997 "reprimand" he received from the House Ethics Committee and challenged anyone to "go read the 1,300 pages” of the report. We did. Here’s what we found:
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What gambling industry money has done on Newt Gingrich's behalf
No single person, outside the candidates themselves, has had more raw impact on the presidential election than casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, via his donations to a pro-Gingrich 'super PAC.'
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Mitt Romney draws more Wall Street donations than Obama
Mitt Romney's six largest campaign donors in 2011 were from Wall Street. Romney got $1.8 million from Wall Street execs, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
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Super PACs: FEC report sheds light on powerful influence of a few big donors (+video)
A strikingly few wealthy donors were the main 2011 contributors to super PACs, which analysts see as the main force behind a flood of negative campaign ads.
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Who's behind 'toxic' super PAC ads? We may never know.
The super PACs paying for a flood of negative ads in the GOP presidential race are supposed to disclose who they are Tuesday. Don't expect to learn much, campaign watchdogs say.
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Vox News Stephen Colbert wants his super PAC back. What if Jon Stewart won't give it to him?
Now that he is no longer running for president of the United States of South Carolina, Stephen Colbert wants his super PAC back. But John Stewart seems to have no plans to return the cash.
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Mitt Romney super PAC outspending rivals 20-to-1 in Florida
Restore Our Future, a super PAC backing Mitt Romney, has already spent $5 million on ads in Florida. Can Newt Gingrich raise enough money to compete with Romney in Florida?
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Stephen Colbert for president of South Carolina?
Stephen Colbert already has 5 percent of the South Carolina vote, says one poll. Stephen Colbert transferred control of his super PAC to comedian Jon Stewart. The move legally allows Colbert to enter the South Carolina GOP primary race.
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Decoder Wire Super PAC windfalls: How deep pockets are funding the 2012 election
A 'super PAC' endorsing Newt Gingrich recently received $5 million to help boost his 2012 election campaign. But the former House speaker isn't the only candidate to benefit from super PAC money.
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Is new Supreme Court ruling a retreat from Citizens United?
The Supreme Court upheld Monday a long-established provision of campaign finance law that seeks to prevent foreign interests from influencing domestic politics.
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Antiabortion ads from outlier presidential candidate raise eyebrows
Antiabortion activist Randall Terry, running for president as a Democrat, is running graphic ads about abortion in early primary states. Free-speech rules allow federal candidates to run uncensored ads.
12/30/2011 06:02 pm -
Virginia: If it's wrong to exclude Gingrich and Perry, can they get on ballot?
Newt Gingrich is not amused at being left off the Virginia primary ballot, Rick Perry is suing, and some in the state are sympathetic. So what went wrong? And can it be undone?
12/28/2011 08:25 pm -
The Vote Is Ron Paul the favorite candidate of US military personnel?
Ron Paul says it’s time to bring US troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan. He also says he's raised more money from current members of the armed forces than any other GOP hopeful.
10/19/2011 02:44 pm -
Election 101: Five basics about 'super PACs' and 2012 campaign money
The 'super PAC' promises to shake up the 2012 election. This new fundraising heavyweight – which Stephen Colbert famously brought attention to with his own Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow – heralds a new era of 'superspending' in politics. Here are the basics about super PACs and how their emergence may influence elections.
10/07/2011 10:51 am -
The Vote Rick Perry raises $17 million. Is that really a lot?
Rick Perry beat Republican presidential primary opponent Mitt Romney in the fundraising race during the third quarter of 2011. But Perry's war chest may be less impressive than it appears.
10/05/2011 03:37 pm -
Vox News Stephen Colbert vs. Karl Rove: Who's better at 'money laundering'?
Stephen Colbert has taken his mockery of campaign finance in the US to a new level by showing he can funnel unlimited, anonymous cash into his Colbert Super PAC.
09/30/2011 06:15 pm -
Vox News Are the media scared of Ron Paul?
News outlets routinely treat the Ron Paul candidacy as a hopeless case, if they mention him at all among GOP presidential hopefuls. He cites fear, but bewilderment might be a more accurate reason.
08/17/2011 04:11 pm -
Christine O'Donnell book assertions challenged by critics
Christine O'Donnell book: Among other things, O'Donnell claims former Delaware GOP chairman Tom Ross snubbed her at a 2008 fundraiser by acknowledging all the Republican candidates in attendance except her while introducing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour.
08/16/2011 10:47 am -
The Vote Why are taxpayers funding President Obama's Midwest bus tour?
Because, says the White House, Obama is doing his job as chief executive, engaging with the American people. Republicans call the tour a campaign trip, but is it politics or business as usual?
08/15/2011 08:34 pm -
How vulnerable will deficit 'super committee' be to pressure from lobbyists?
With the sweep of the deficit committee's mandate potentially covering every dollar taxed or spent in the federal government, Washington’s lobby community is going on full alert.
08/12/2011 05:27 pm -
Gabrielle Giffords appears for debt deal vote (VIDEO)
Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in January, surprised many when she appeared for the historic House vote on the debt deal, Monday.
08/02/2011 01:31 am
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