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Restore Our Future spent $13.9M in January

(NEWSER) - Mitt Romney and the pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future were big spenders in January, according to the latest campaign filings. Restore Our Future spent $13.9 million in January—mostly on attack ads—and raised less than half that amount during the same period, Politico reports. Romney's campaign also spent more than twice than it took in, though both it and the super PAC finished the month with plenty of cash on hand. More»

Sheldon Adelson will write another big check to super PAC

(NEWSER) - It's good news for Newt Gingrich—and maybe Mitt Romney: Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson will fork over at least $10 million more to the pro-Gingrich super PAC Winning Our Future, a source tells CBS News . That about doubles the family's contribution to the super PAC, whose barrage of ads helped Gingrich win South Carolina. More»

Sheldon Adelson's focus on beating Obama, whoever wins nomination

(NEWSER) - Billionaire Sheldon Adelson has kept Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign afloat, giving $10 million to a pro-Gingrich super PAC , but the former speaker of the House shouldn't get too comfortable—Adelson says he will give even more generously to Mitt Romney, should Romney win the Republican nomination, reports the New York Times . Apparently Adelson's main motivations are supporting Israel and defeating President Obama, issues that he considers more important than his personal loyalty to Gingrich. More»

Super PAC cash set to keep rivals going

(NEWSER) - Mitt Romney won huge in Florida , but this race isn't over yet. Here's what the pundits are taking away from this one:

• Romney has a much tougher fight ahead than John McCain did at this stage in 2008, analysts tell the LA Times . The reason: super PACs. In the past, primary defeats cut off a candidate's fundraising, but now deep-pocket donors, like Newt Gingrich's pal Sheldon Adelson , can keep shoveling in cash.

Romney, Obama campaigns could each spend $1B

(NEWSER) - Barack Obama raised $750 million for his 2008 run, and John McCain's sum nudged the combined total over the $1 billion mark. How quaint. Come November, the nation's first $2 billion election could be in the books. A memo from the Romney campaign obtained by the New York Times lays out its goal of bringing in $500 million from big donors and $300 million from small donors. It also estimates that pro-Romney super PACS will spend $200 million. More»