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Secret Summit: 24 hours with the Koch brothers

"The retreats drum up hundreds of millions of dollars for conservative political candidates and set policy for the Kochs’ network of political organizations, which all share the same goal — […]
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Donors with Kakaako ties spending big on elections

Donors linked to contractors, developers and landowners involved with the increasingly controversial rebuilding of Kakaako have contributed more than $680,000 since 2009 to Gov. Neil Abercrombie's two gubernatorial campaigns, according […]
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Unraveling the San Diego campaign finance scandal

"News broke in San Diego last week about a mysterious foreign national bent on influencing San Diego politics by illegally funneling money to political campaigns through a retired San Diego […]
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Minnesota campaign finance regulators' database isn't adding up

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the online files from the Minnesota agency charged with tracking candidate and campaign fundraising are riddled with inaccuracies, leading to errors that total as […]
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Ted Cruz Failed To Disclose Ties To Caribbean Holding Company

“Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz potentially violated ethics rules by failing to publicly disclose his financial relationship with a Caribbean-based holding company during the 2012 campaign, a review of financial […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Faking the grade, mug shots online, pharma payments and the politics of mental health care

How Sunrise police make millions selling drugs | Sun Sentinel"Police in this suburban town best known for its sprawling outlet mall have hit upon a surefire way to make millions. […]
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Hidden cash fueled Warren campaign

“Long before the term "Super PAC" entered the national lexicon of campaign finance, unauthorized committees — those acting in support of but without the expressed approval of candidates — gave […]
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Minneapolis mayor's race lags in disclosing campaign contributions

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports: "If candidates for mayor of Minneapolis were running in Boston, they would file a report online of their campaign contributions every two weeks for six months before […]
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Politically active 'social welfare' nonprofits get IRS approval with cash, connections

The Sunlight Foundation reports that in the wake of Citizens United, tax-exempt social welfare groups, 501(c)4 organizations, have becoming increasingly popular as conduits for big, anonymous campaign donations. A survey […]
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The huge drone that could not be grounded

“A major defense contractor used campaign donations and insider access on Capitol Hill to defy the Air Force and keep a troubled drone aloft at a cost to taxpayers of […]
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