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Secret files reveal how pay-to-play works in N.J.

A special report by The Star-Ledger exposes how one politically connected engineering firm parlayed campaign donations into millions of dollars in public contracts, all the while keeping the scheme hidden […]
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Computer Industry, Unions Big Donors to Immigration Bill Supporters

The 27 senators who voted against an immigration overhaul bill amendment, which strengthens border security but is also a step towards passing the overall immigration package, on average received very […]
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Obama's choice for Federal Housing Finance Agency head under fire

The Center for Public Integrity reports that "Rep. Mel Watt, the North Carolina Democrat whom President Barack Obama has appointed to oversee mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has […]
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NRA spends record money on lobbying this year

"As gun control debates raged in Congress early this year, the National Rifle Association increased its federal government lobbying expenditures to record levels, new filings with the U.S. Senate indicate," […]
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U-T San Diego may have offered bargain ad deals to candidates they endorsed.

Tom Shephard, a political consultant for Bob Filner, a Democrat running for mayor of San Diego, noticed a lot of full page newspaper ads attacking his client; ads that he […]
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U-T political ad rates don’t add up

"inewsource and KPBS audited ads in the U-T every day between Labor Day and Election Day 2012 and compared the list with campaign finance records. The results show varied payments for ads, indicating […]
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How Walmart, ExxonMobil, and Coke Buy Latino Friends in Congress

"Lobbyists and corporations that employ them can't give gifts to lawmakers—unless they funnel the money through a nonprofit," according to an investigation by Mother Jones.
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Immigration reform and private prison cash

“Key lawmakers in the immigration debate are among the top recipients of campaign contributions from the prison industry”
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Extra Extra Monday: Public schools lose millions to crooks, radon hotbeds, campaign-finance funded luxury

Center for Investigative Reporting/EsquireThe Shooter"The man who shot and killed Osama bin Laden sat in a wicker chair in my backyard, wondering how he was going to feed his wife and […]
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Corporate PACs update donations after backing losers

Bloomberg News reports that corporate political action committees, such as those of Boeing and General Electric, waste no time in donating to winners of congressional elections after previously placing money on […]
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