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Tracing Money In Federal Politics

Number 3185
Subject Campaign Finance
Source Ronald Campbell
State Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Year 2009
Publication Date Better Watchdog Workshop, San Francisco, Calif.
Summary Campbell details how to track federal campaign finance information. He identified the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as the "fountainheads of federal campaign data." Campbell gives an overview of the type of information available on these sites. And recommends searching the FEC site whenever you are backgrounding an individual.
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