Dennis Kucinich has yet to shake the nearly $500,000 in debts and obligations from a presidential bid he aborted almost a decade ago. And judging by the Federal Election Commission report that Kucinich for President filed today, it’ll be a...
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Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat from Ohio, speaks to the media following a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House in this file photo.
Kucinich Raises $1 — Half-Million in Debt To Go
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Obama’s ‘Cashier’s Window’
President Barack Obama, who pledged as a presidential candidate in 2008 to strengthen the Federal Election Commission and nominate members “committed to enforcing our nation’s election laws’, is now creating “an unprecedented vehicle for potential influence-buying, influence-selling and government scandals...
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Destroyed homes in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York.
Sandy Saga: Republicans `Writing Off New York, New Jersey,’ King Says
Updated at 4:43 pm Rep. Peter King, a New York Republican, says any campaign contributors from his state or neighboring New Jersey who support House Republicans “should have their head examined.” King made his comments today on “CNN Newsroom” after Speaker...
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A display during the NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits on April 14, 2012 at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: $719,596
That’s how much the National Rifle Association’s political action committee and individuals employed by the association gave to federal candidates during the 2012 elections. Republicans received $634,146, or 88 percent, and Democrats got $85,450, or 12 percent, according to the...
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The Morgan Stanley headquarters in New York.
Wall Street Hedged No Election Bets
With Republicans angry about the financial regulations pushed through by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, the securities and investment industry was the only major source of campaign contributions to switch sides in 2012 compared with 2008, giving a record...
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President Barack Obama and his wife at the Commander-in-Chief Inaugural Ball in Washington on Jan. 20, 2009.
Obama’s Inauguration: Corporations are People Too, Unlimited Welcome
Written with Joe Sobczyk President Barack Obama’s inaugural committee will accept unlimited donations from corporations and individuals, reversing his stance of four years ago. After a presidential campaign that cost more than $2 billion in spending by candidates, political parties...
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Washington.
IRS: Nonprofit Regulation no Priority
Coming off an election season in which groups that keep their donors hidden spent more than $300 million on political activity, the Internal Revenue Service has left the question of nonprofit regulation off its initial Priority Guidance Plan. This is...
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President Barack Obama speaks with workers at the Lordstown Complex General Motors Plant in Warren, Ohio.
Filmmakers Go Positive for Obama With Late-Entry Super-PAC Ads
Barclay tells voters in Columbus, Ohio, about his tours of duty in Vietnam. In Fort Collins, Colorado, Immy shares her thoughts on being being a U.S Army veteran and a mom. Bobby, a registered Republican, says his car repair shop...
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Mitt Romney holds a rally at Screen Machine Industries in Etna, Ohio, on Nov. 2, 2012.
Obama, Romney Send End-Stage Fundraising Emails
Check your inbox — the end is in sight. The presidential candidates are making last-ditch fundraising efforts via email. President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney both sent campaign emails today thanking their supporters and setting what are sure to...
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Rep. Nan Hayworth conducts a news conference in the Capitol after a meeting of the House Republican Conference.
Dr. Hayworth Writes a Prescription: $100,000 for Her Campaign
As an incumbent, Rep. Nan Hayworth, a New York Republican, hasn’t needed to pull out her own checkbook the way she did when she first ran for Congress two years ago. Hayworth, an ophthalmologist who contributed $500,000 to her 2010 campaign,...
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