Social welfare nonprofits, which can keep their donors secret, are a lot like Russian nesting dolls: Open one, and you’ll find a smaller version inside. That’s what courts in California discovered last year when they tried to figure out who...
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Cayman Islands
Nonprofits: Cayman Islands of Political Money
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People march through the streets of Oxnard, California, for immigration reform and to honor the legacy of Cesar E. Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers of America, on March 24, 2013.
Immigration Bill: Promise with a Prayer
At the rose-adorned grave-site of Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, widow Helen Chavez had one wish for the visiting President Barack Obama. “I would like to make sure and request that you get immigration reform passed,”...
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A Tea Party Express rally prior to the arrival of former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in Phoenix.
IRS to Tea Party Groups: Tell Us Everything
The Internal Revenue Service had questions. Lots of questions. The U.S. tax agency has acknowledged targeting anti-tax groups with “Tea Party” or “patriot” in their names for extra scrutiny — an admission that has Congress asking questions of its own....
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Technicians stand in front of a large television screen as it displays footage of cookies bearing the image of President Barack Obama prior to an election night rally in Chicago, Illinois, on Nov. 6, 2012.
Obama, Romney Vote Totals Still Changing
Six months after the 2012 presidential election, you’d think we’d know for sure how many votes President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney received. It turns out, though, that exact numbers are still elusive because of late revisions to...
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A bilingual sign stands outside a polling center in Texas.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 48%
That’s the share of eligible Hispanics who voted in the 2012 presidential election. The voter turnout rate among Hispanics — a burgeoning bloc that leans Democratic — fell from 49.9 percent in 2008, when President Barack Obama won his first...
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Eileen Woofford, 84, waited in line to cast her vote at Cleveland Avenue Baptist Church on November 6, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 66.2%
That’s the share of black voters eligible to vote in the 2012 presidential election who cast a ballot. Blacks outvoted non-Hispanic whites, who had a 64.1 percent turnout rate, according to a Census Bureau report released yesterday. It’s the first...
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President Barack Obama with former Presidents George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and former First Lady Barbara Bush at the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, Texas, on April 25, 2013.
Obama: ‘Not Done Yet’
Much like the Mark Twain evoked at the president’s last news conference, Organizing for Action wants people to know that the president reelected in November is “not done yet.” President Barack Obama invited the question when he appeared in the...
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Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks during the 2013 NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 4, 2013 in Houston, Texas.
Rick Perry, Sure-Shot: ‘Welcome to Texas, Ladies and Gentlemen’
Rick Perry handles an assault weapon pretty well. That was the video message of the introduction to Perry’s appearance at the National Rifle Association convention in Houston over the weekend. The Texas governor knocked down a few targets for his...
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A worker using a handheld transceiver is silhouetted against parked General Motors Co. (GM) Chevrolet automobiles bound for export at the Port of Incheon in South Korea, on April 19, 2013.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 13
General Motors Co. is expected to report its 13th consecutive profitable quarter today, according to a survey of 16 analysts by Bloomberg. Once derided as Government Motors after the U.S. government provided needed financing to the Detroit-based automaker, GM earned $6.2 billion...
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Beyonce and Bibi McGill perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Beyonce: B6 in Marine Corps’ Eyes (‘Funny How the Truth Works’)
As “The Few, The Proud,” the Marines deserve their reputation with the press as mostly quick to respond with facts to a query — be it on Iraq, Afghanistan, the V-22 Osprey or Hurricane Sandy assistance. But when it comes...
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