AT&T Inc., the largest U.S. phone company, gave $3.1 million to President Barack Obama’s inaugural committee at a time when the federal government is deciding how to auction airwaves coveted by the Dallas-based wireless provider. The president’s inaugural committee, in a...
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The AT&T Mobility booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
AT&T Dials Up More Than $3 Million for Obama Inauguration
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Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama following a presidential debate at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 3, 2012.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: $2.23 Bln
That’s how much President Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney and five groups active in the presidential election raised from Jan. 1, 2011 through Nov. 26, 2012. Obama and two Democratic groups together raised $1.10 billion, compared with $1.13 billion raised...
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U.S. Senator-elect Tim Kaine speaks to his supporters after winning the Virginia U.S. Senate seat, on Nov. 6, 2012 in Richmond, Virginia.
Adelson’s Late $2.5 Million Couldn’t Stop Kaine’s Virginia Win
Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson gave $2.5 million in the waning days of the Nov. 6 election to a Republican super-political action committee that was on the losing side of a key U.S. Senate race in Virginia. The super-PAC, Independence Virginia,...
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Democratic candidate for North Dakota's U.S. Senate seat, Heidi Heitkamp, holds up the Oct. 20, 2012, Fargo Forum, on Nov. 7, 2012, in Bismarck, N.D. The paper had Berg leading Heitkamp in the state by ten points.
Bank PAC Helps New Members of Congress Retire Campaign Debt
There wasn’t much of a post-election hiatus for the American Bankers Association. The Washington-based lobbying group sent $59,500 in campaign contributions to federal candidates between Nov. 7-19, most of it to help incoming members of Congress retire campaign debts they...
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Karl Rove before the start of the second day of the Republican National Convention.
Crossroads GPS to FEC: `Misstatement of Law’ on Disclosure
Crossroads GPS, the Republican non-profit group that spent more than $70 million in the 2012 election to directly advocate the election or defeat of federal candidates, has again said the Federal Election Commission made a “misstatement of law” when the agency...
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Houston homebuilder Bob Perry.
Perry Gave $1 Million Before Election to Senate-Focused Super-PAC
Point to any active Republican super-political action committee in the 2012 campaign, and there is a good chance Bob Perry was helping to fund it. The Houston homebuilder gave millions of dollars to Republican super-PACs during the campaign, including $1...
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Happy Holidays from the Hill: This Message Paid for By…
‘Tis the season for holiday cards! While the franking privilege of Congress allows members to send constituent mail without a postal charge, holiday greetings are one thing that can’t be sent sans-stamp. Members of Congress can instead opt to use...
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A supporter wears a Sarah Palin T-Shirt as Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in Pueblo, Colo., on Sept. 24, 2012.
Palin’s PAC Donates to Romney and Republican Freshmen
Sarah Palin has backed up her support for Mitt Romney with a donation from her political action committee. Sarah PAC, the political organization of the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, sent $5,000 to Romney’s campaign on Oct. 17, according to...
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Shopping carts at a new Wal-Mart store.
Wrong Walton, Priorities USA Action Declares
Priorities USA Action, the super-PAC supporting President Barack Obama, incorrectly told the Federal Election Commission that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Chairman Samuel Robson Walton, better known as Rob, was a $300,000 donor to the group last month. In an amended FEC...
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Rep. Chip Cravaack, left, R-North Branch, listens as Democratic challenger Rick Nolan makes a point during a candidates’ debate in the Duluth Playhouse on Oct. 9, 2012, in Duluth, Minn.
Outside Groups Rival Parties in Spending in Closest House Races
Outside groups are spending as much as the national party committees in the closest U.S. House races, and together they’ve outspent the candidates in almost half of those contests, according to a report released today. Super-PACs and non-profit groups spent...
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