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Regardless of bailout, Gov. Perry has deep ties to one of TX’s largest banks

In his bid for the president, Governor Rick Perry has attacked the Troubled Asset Relief Program numerous times; calling it an “unprecedented assault on free markets.” However, The Dallas Morning […]
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Reports in AZ prove the ATF gun strategy a failure.

"Reporter Lori Jane Gliha and photographer Matt Anzur at KNXV-TV in Phoenix spent months digging into local ties to the controversial ATF "Fast and Furious" case that was run out […]
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For-profit colleges double spending on lobbying to fight regulations

John Lauerman and Jonathan D. Salant of Bloomberg News found that for-profit colleges, faced with new federal restrictions, more than doubled their lobbying spending, bringing in six former members of […]
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Rove-backed races were winners in midterm elections

Jonathan D. Salant and Traci McMillan of Bloomberg News, using a database built for the 2010 elections, found that U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other Republican-leaning outside groups spent millions […]
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St. Louis businessman has spent millions on Missouri campaigns

Joe Yerardi, of the Columbia (Mo.) Missourian, found that retired St. Louis businessman Rex Sinquefield has spent millions to bankroll numerous campaigns in Missouri in the past two years. "The […]
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Outside groups give Republicans edge in election spending

Jonathan D. Salant of Bloomberg News found vulnerable House Democrats outraising their opponents, only to see outside groups making up the financial disparity. "Between Sept. 1 and Oct. 20, Republican-leaning […]
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Governor's tech fund has aided campaign donors

An investigation by The Dallas Morning News found that Governor Rick Perry has given more than $16 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund to companies with investors or officers […]
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Texas governor's tech fund aided firms with ties to donors

An investigation by The Dallas Morning News found that more than $16 million from a state fund to help high tech start-up firms has been awarded to companies that have […]
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AT&T, Boeing Buck Anti-Incumbent Trend in Giving to Democrats

A computer-assisted analysis by Bloomberg News reporter Jonathan D. Salant of Federal Election Commission data found corporate political action committees siding with vulnerable Democratic incumbents, the candidates that Republicans need […]
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Loophole in Hawaii's pay-to-play law exploited by donors

An investigation by the Honolulu Advertiser found that donors linked to city and state contractors are giving money to candidates for Hawaii's gubernatorial races. Experts say the donors are exploiting […]
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