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The Politics of Tennis Greats, Rick Perry Bundles Up and More in Capital Eye...
Your daily dose of news and politics from the world of money in politics: TENNIS GREATS’ OPEN SECRETS: As the US Open begins in Flushing Meadows, Open Secrets Blog takes a look at the political...
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Romney Courts Wall Street CEO, Young Money Super PAC Forms and More in...
Your daily dose of news and tidbits from the world of money in politics. ROMNEY COURTS JAMIE DIMON : Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney met privately with Wall Street titan Jamie Dimon...
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Big Growth in Democrats’ Small Donors
With all the attention focused on the GOP presidential horserace coming out of the Iowa caucuses, there are plenty of political stories going untold in the naked city. One of the biggest may be the...
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If campaign donations facilitate access to power, a select group of Washington lobbyists will be scheduling many meetings on Capitol Hill after the 2012 elections. These deep-pocketed individuals...
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Hot Race for Nevada Senate Seat: Dean Heller vs. Shelley Berkley
Another in our exclusive Hot Races 2012 series. The Nevada Senate race is a $45 million gamble. It pits Republican Rep. Dean Heller, who was appointed to fill former GOP Sen. John Ensign’s place after...
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Massachusetts, Virginia Senate Among 2012’s Most Expensive Races
The role of outside spending in federal elections dramatically changed in 2010 with the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case, which opened the doors for...
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Capital Eye Opener, Dec. 5: Possible Uptick in Style at European Embassy, New...
Your daily dose of what’s trending in money and politics: WHITE HOUSE CONTEMPLATES A STYLISH EMBASSY: The Obama administration is considering British-born Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue...
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State Parties Flooded With National Funds
In the sprint to Nov. 4, both parties are heaping mounds of cash on their state affiliates. With this election cycle shaping up to be the most expensive in history in terms of spending on congressional...
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Reid Linchpin of Democratic Big Dollar Fundraising
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced his retirement in 2016 today. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid‘s announcement he won’t run for reelection in...
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GOP donors use Cromnibus changes to stuff party committees’ 2016 coffers; Dem...
RNC Chairman Reince Preibus. (Flickr/Gage Skidmore). This story was cross-posted with the Guardian. A new loophole stuck into a budget bill last year allows donors to gives hundreds of thousands of...
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Big Growth in Democrats’ Small Donors
With all the attention focused on the GOP presidential horserace coming out of the Iowa caucuses, there are plenty of political stories going untold in the naked city. One of the biggest may be the...
View ArticleNew OpenSecrets Feature: Top Lobbyist Donors
If campaign donations facilitate access to power, a select group of Washington lobbyists will be scheduling many meetings on Capitol Hill after the 2012 elections. These deep-pocketed individuals...
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Hot Race for Nevada Senate Seat: Dean Heller vs. Shelley Berkley
Another in our exclusive Hot Races 2012 series. The Nevada Senate race is a $45 million gamble. It pits Republican Rep. Dean Heller, who was appointed to fill former GOP Sen. John Ensign’s place after...
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Massachusetts, Virginia Senate Among 2012’s Most Expensive Races
The role of outside spending in federal elections dramatically changed in 2010 with the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case, which opened the doors for...
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Capital Eye Opener, Dec. 5: Possible Uptick in Style at European Embassy, New...
Your daily dose of what’s trending in money and politics: WHITE HOUSE CONTEMPLATES A STYLISH EMBASSY: The Obama administration is considering British-born Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue...
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Federal prosecutors open criminal grand jury probe of Thornton Law firm...
The Capitol Hill headquarters of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the largest recipient of donations from partners at Thornton. (Photo: Google) OpenSecrets Blog and The Boston Globe‘s...
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Big-box stores, big political influence: Happy Black Friday!
Wal-Marts across the country, including this one in Bristol, Conn., should be hopping this weekend. (Photo: Mike Kalasnik, Flickr) For Americans seeking a little retail therapy after a stressful...
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