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  • October 2008

    • Obama Ordered to Return Illegal Donations

      Newsweek  |  Oct 6, 08 5:02 AM CDT

      Obama Ordered to Return Illegal Donations

      (Newser) - Barack Obama’s record-breaking $485-million war chest includes a number of small, illegal donations that federal officials have ordered the campaign to return, reports Newsweek . The GOP has requested a federal investigation into Obama’s campaign finances, the Washington Post writes. Roughly half of Obama's funds have been raised through donations of $200 or less, which are exempt from disclosure regulations. The system can be manipulated by determined contributors. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • campaign finance  • investigation  • Republican Party  • Federal Election Commission

  • July 2008

    • Clinton Lends Campaign $1M as Debts Mount

      New York Times  |  Jul 21, 08 6:07 AM CDT

      Clinton Lends Campaign $1M as Debts Mount

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton lent her suspended presidential campaign an additional $1 million at the end of last month, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission. The newest self-loan—the New York senator has now lent herself $13.2 million—underscores how much difficulty she is facing in retiring her mountain of debt. A Clinton spokesman told the New York Times that the new loan was to "pay immediately outstanding debts." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Election 2008  • Hillary Clinton  • campaign funds  • Federal Election Commission  • campaign debt

  • May 2008

    • Spreadsheets Can't Handle Democrats' Haul

      Politico  |  May 26, 08 11:16 AM CDT

      Spreadsheets Can't Handle Democrats' Haul

      (Newser) - The Democratic presidential candidates have raised so much money that the FEC can’t handle the data, Politico reports. Barack Obama’s January report was so big that industry standard spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel 2003 couldn’t handle it. By March, Hillary Clinton had also broken the Excel barrier—a mere 65,536 rows and 256 columns. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • campaign finance  • Federal Election Commission  • FEC  • campaign finance report

    • McCain Ousts Consultant Over Conflict of Interest

      Politico  |  May 16, 08 10:35 AM CDT

      McCain Ousts Consultant Over Conflict of Interest

      (Newser) - The McCain campaign gave the boot to veteran conservative consultant yesterday after it came to light that he also was a paid consultant for a tax-exempt political group designed to attack Democratic candidates, Politico reports. The campaign says it never coordinated its activities with the so-called 527 group—which would be against FEC rules—and set a new policy barring any further cross-pollination. More »

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      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • Federal Election Commission  • 527 groups  • Campaign Finance Reform  • Federal Election Law

  • April 2008
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  • January 2008

    • With Polls Open, Elections Monitor Closed

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jan 9, 08 5:50 PM CST

      With Polls Open, Elections Monitor Closed

      (Newser) - As the 2008 election cycle kicks into high gear, the partisan wrangling over nominations to the Federal Election Commission has shut down the watchdog body, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Four of six seats on the commission are vacant, and nominations are gridlocked in the Senate—leaving the agency with little power to make rulings or enforce regulations. More »

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      campaign finance  • Federal Election Commission  • ethics bill

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