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President Barack Obama raised $12 million for his re-election campaign last month, according to disclosures filed Friday with the Federal Election Commission. The figure includes $2.5 million transferred from a joint fundraising account with the...
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The justices Friday put the Montana law on hold until they announce whether they will review the measure. The case would test the 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That decision, which divided the court 5-4 along...
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An Occupy Wall Street demonstrator holds a sign as others gather in Foley Square during a national day of action "Occupy the Courts" in New York January 20, 2012. Protesters turned out under the banner "Occupy the Courts" at some 150 courthouses... View Photo »
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When the Supreme Court made its landmark 2008 ruling in the case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, political warfare was unleashed. It became known among some as the 'corporations are people, too' ruling.
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Associated PRess EVERETT, Wash. President Barack Obama raised about $11.8 million for his re-election campaign during January, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission on Friday, amid signs that overall fundraising by Obama and...
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San Francisco, among other cities. Several other big fund-raisers are scheduled for early next month in New York. The release of President Obama’s numbers are the starting gun for fund-raising in 2012, as the candidates for president begin filing...
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The institute found that small donors accounted for only 9 per cent of 2011 fundraising for Mitt Romney, who is battling for front-runner status in the Republican presidential primary and is the party's top fundraiser. Presidential candidates must...
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Nelli Johnson, an attorney, participates in a rally outside the federal courthouse Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in Cleveland. In over 100 cities, people protested at courthouses nationwide. The events mark the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's... View Photo »
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According to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday, those groups are starting to play an even more powerful role on his behalf
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U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode started his political career with a run for the Virginia Senate nearly 40 years ago. Now he's trying to perhaps cap it with a long-shot run for president. Goode filed with the Federal Election Commission this week to organize the...
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The Obama campaign said 98 percent of January donations were $250 or less. Federal Election Commission filings show Obama's campaign alone pulled in more than $5 million in unitemized contributions, usually less than $200 apiece. Many of those donors,...
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