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GOP money buoys McCain campaign

Despite accepting $84 million in public financing for his Presidential campaign, John McCain "has found a way to work around these limits. The Republican Party — and not his campaign […]
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Lobbyist money flowing freely at convention in Denver

Brian Ross, Rhonda Schwartz and Avni Patel of ABCNews.com report that lobbyist money is flowing freely at the Democratic National Convention despite Barack Obama's position to ban lobbyist and special […]
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Big donors, bundlers boost Obama's fundraising

Records show that one-third of Barack Obama's campaign donors have made donations over $1,000, reports Michael Luo and Christopher Drew of The New York Times. While Obama claimed to forgo […]
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Oil industry donations poured in after McCain's reversal on drilling

An article by Washington Post reporter Matthew Mosk revealed that the oil industry made large contributions to the McCain campaign in June following his policy statement calling for an end […]
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Millions in debt for fraud, Oregon businessman still generous to GOP

Nigel Jaquiss of Willamette Week reported that Craig Berkman, a former Oregon Republican Party chairman, was found in a civil lawsuit to have defrauded some of Portland’s wealthiest investors out […]
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Supreme Court struck down portion of campaign finance law

Adam Liptak of The New York Times reports that the "millionaire's amendment" was struck down by the Supreme Court in a 5-to-4 decision on Thursday. "The law at issue in […]
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Nonprofits work to wield influence on 2008 elections

In a joint effort by NPR and the Center for Investigative Reporting, Peter Overby and Will Evans report on the efforts of nonprofits to influence the 2008 elections. "One network […]
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Conventions accept millions in corporate donations

"John McCain, who wrote the law banning corporate donations to the political parties, and Barack Obama, who refuses lobbyist money, will be nominated for president at conventions largely funded by […]
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Obscure public agency lines pockets of private businesses

Brian Joseph of the Orange County Register investigated the California Statewide Communities Development Authority, a public agency founded to finance "projects of public value." The agency "issued about $4.2 billion […]
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PAC spends millions on fundraising, little on candidates

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Cameron McWhirter and Megan Clarke report that former Congressman Bob Barr's political action committee has raised $4.3 million since 2003 to promote conservative candidates and causes, primarily […]
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