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Interest Groups Gain in Cash —and Influence

As party $$$ dips, issue $$$ rises; will further polarize 2008 election

By John Abell, Newser User

Posted Dec 19, 2007 12:27 PM CST

(Newser) – The swift-boating of John Kerry was only the first wave—election spending by groups unaffiliated with the major political parties nearly tripled between 2000 and 2006, the Wall Street Journal reports, to 19% of the total. And the so-called "527" groups, which don't have... Read full story »

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Interest Groups Gain in Cash —and Influence

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