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  • February 2008

    • DNC to File Campaign Fund Complaint Against McCain

      Washington Post  |  Feb 25, 08 7:07 AM CST

      DNC to File Campaign Fund Complaint Against McCain

      (Newser) - The Democratic National Committee will file an FEC complaint today against John McCain, accusing the likely GOP nominee of violating policy when he obtained campaign loans by promising to repay them with federal funds, the Washington Post reports. The FEC so far hasn't granted McCain's request to now opt out of the public matching funds system. More »

    • McCain, Obama Clash Over Campaign Funds

      New York Times  |  Feb 16, 08 6:29 AM CST

      McCain, Obama Clash Over Campaign Funds

      (Newser) - John McCain is baiting Barack Obama over campaign finance, the New York Times reports. Obama pledged last February that he would accept public financing—which comes with spending limits—if he became the Democratic nominee and his Republican opponent did likewise. He hasn't recommitted and GOP front-runner McCain is wondering out loud if Obama, the race's most prodigious fund-raiser, will try to back out. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • presidential election  • campaign finance  • campaign contributions  • public financing

    • Huckabee Flies South for the Weekend

      Newsweek  |  Feb 15, 08 12:45 PM CST

      Huckabee Flies South for the Weekend

      (Newser) - Mike Huckabee vows to stay in the presidential race, but a man has got to make a living, too. Huckabee is leaving wintry Wisconsin today for the Cayman Islands, where he will give a paid speech tomorrow, Newsweek reports. The only candidate without a government paycheck or personal fortune, Huckabee draws most of his income from speaking engagements, says his campaign chief: "This is his job." More »

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      Mike Huckabee  • campaign finance  • campaign trail  • Caribbean  • Cayman Islands

    • Clinton: No Nomination, No Tax Returns

      Baltimore Sun  |  Feb 9, 08 9:01 AM CST

      Clinton: No Nomination, No Tax Returns

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s campaign said yesterday that it will not release the Democratic candidate’s tax returns unless she wins the party’s nod, the Swamp reports. Obama’s campaign attacked Clinton for the move. "Why should Democratic voters have to wait until after the primary campaign is over to find out important information about Senator Clinton's finances that Senator Obama has already disclosed?" asked a spokesman. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Chicago  • campaign finance  • Tony Rezko  • tax returns

    • Hillary Mulls Another Loan to Campaign

      Atlantic Monthly  |  Feb 6, 08 4:59 PM CST

      Hillary Mulls Another Loan to Campaign

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton lent her campaign $5 million in January and is considering another gift to keep it competitive with Barack Obama's wealthier campaign. Obama raised $32 million to Clinton’s $13.5 million in January, the AP reports, and though her camp trumpeted a fantastic fund-raising day today, the New York Times reports that her Tuesday wasn’t Super enough to inspire new giving. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • campaign fundraising  • campaign finance

    • Risky Loan Helped McCain Hold On

      Washington Post  |  Feb 1, 08 7:45 AM CST

      Risky Loan Helped McCain Hold On

      (Newser) - John McCain's Lazarus-like return to the top of the race for the Republican presidential nomination required a huge gamble, writes the Washington Post —a $3 million loan last November to fund his struggling campaign, which was not only broke but $500,000 in the red. McCain had put up his fundraiser list as collateral, but the bank also required the 71-year-old senator to take out a special life insurance policy in case he died on the campaign trail. More »

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      John McCain  • election 2008  • campaign fundraising  • campaign finance  • loans

  • 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

    • Dem Donations Hit Record High

      Washington Post  |  Jan 1, 08 3:48 PM CST

      Dem Donations Hit Record High

      (Newser) - The race for the presidency is crowded, but that isn't stopping candidates from raising huge sums of money, the Washington Post reports. The power of the internet to raise cash from both grassroots supporters and wealthy donors is credited with helping Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama raise over $100 million each in 2007. It's the first time in history two candidates have passed that benchmark before a primary. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • Internet  • campaign fundraising  • campaign finance  • Ron Paul  • campaign contributions

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • Cash-Poor GOP Taps Rich Candidates

      New York Times  |  Nov 26, 07 11:55 AM CST

      Cash-Poor GOP Taps Rich Candidates

      (Newser) - Suddenly losing the fundraising race, House Republicans are recruiting wealthy candidates to run for vulnerable seats next year, the Times reports. With $2.5 million on hand—compared to $29.2 in Dem coffers—the GOP is grooming candidates in competitive districts. Fourteen Republicans have already invested over $100,000 in their own campaigns, the Times reports. More »

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      election 2008  • campaign finance  • campaign contributions  • General Electric  • J. Dennis Hastert

    • Edwards Could Lose Millions in Matching Funds

      Politico  |  Nov 19, 07 4:08 PM CST

      Edwards Could Lose Millions in Matching Funds

      (Newser) - A tricky online fundraising format could dent John Edwards’ clean donations reputation—and cost him millions in federal funds. Edwards is the only top-tier Democrat accepting public financing, which matches individual donations up to $250. The system's exclusion of  funds “drawn on the account of a committee” may imperil matching for $4.3 million from ActBlue, which funnels online donations, the Politico reports. More »

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      John Edwards  • campaign finance  • public financing  • FEC  • political action committees  • ActBlue

    • One Who Just Won't Love Huck

      Salon  |  Nov 13, 07 7:38 PM CST

      One Who Just Won't Love Huck

      (Newser) - GOP longshot Mike Huckabee has a national rep for being funny and lovable, but one newspaper editor’s got a bone to pick. The Huckabee that governed Arkansas opposed the arts and evolution, pillaged government coffers, and destroyed all hard drives when he left office, writes Max Brantley in Salon . He was five times sanctioned by the Ethics Commission—and dodged nine complaints. More »

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      Mike Huckabee  • campaign finance  • ethics  • Taco Bell  • babysitter

    • McCain Says No More After NYT Slam

      Time  |  Nov 12, 07 6:47 PM CST

      McCain Says No More After NYT Slam

      (Newser) - John McCain may be moral enough to help sink his own campaign, a Time blog muses. Today the senator asked “all of my donors and supporters to cease and desist" from spending money "that might be construed as benefiting my campaign indirectly.” Why? Because the New York Times wagged a finger at him for not slamming a South Carolina TV ad that ran "glowing images" of McCain. More »

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      John McCain  • campaign finance  • South Carolina  • veterans' health care  • soft money

  • October 2007

    • In Chinatown, Something Smells Fishy

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 19, 07 2:47 PM CDT

      In Chinatown, Something Smells Fishy

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s campaign coffers are benefiting from unlikely and possibly illegal sources, an LA Times investigation reveals. Checks for four-figure amounts are coming from dishwashers, immigrants unable to vote, and other unlikely donors in New York’s Chinatown, some of whom report feeling coerced by neighborhood associations. Other donors were impossible to track down, even with their neighbors’ help. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • China  • immigration  • election  • campaign finance  • Chinatown

    • Bundling Hits Its Stride

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 18, 07 12:38 PM CDT

      Bundling Hits Its Stride

      (Newser) - Bundlers have become the stars of 2008 campaign fundraising, the accounting for one-quarter of all money raised in the presidential race—up from 8% in 2000. Donors sought new inroads when soft money was restricted, and the gathering of donations has become “the chief source of abuse,” says Wall Street Journal 's look at bundling’s rise and its inherent risk of fraud. More »

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      Rudy Giuliani  • campaign finance  • Carl Icahn  • abuse  • Steven Spielberg  • Norman Hsu  • bundlers

    • Bush's Stalwart Donors Largely Sitting Out '08

      Washington Post  |  Oct 17, 07 2:18 PM CDT

      Bush's Stalwart Donors Largely Sitting Out '08

      (Newser) - The money machine that backed George Bush’s two presidential runs is sputtering for 2008’s Republican hopefuls. Disenchanted by Iraq and unimpressed with the current field, GOP donors are largely sitting out—or even padding Democrats' coffers, reports the Washington Post. “I’m not sure which primary I’ll vote in," said one, who sent Barack Obama a check. More »

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      election 2008  • Republicans  • campaign fundraising  • campaign finance  • Republican candidates  • campaign funds

    • Clinton Leads in Primary Cash

      Associated Press  |  Oct 16, 07 10:25 AM CDT

      Clinton Leads in Primary Cash

      (Newser) - The $35 million Hillary Clinton has on hand for her primary campaign edges out the $32 million in Barack Obama’s coffers, according to financial reports acquired by the AP. But both have almost three times the money of any other campaign—Rudy Giuliani leads Republicans with just $11.6 million, less than third-place Democrat John Edwards. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Mitt Romney  • Rudy Giuliani  • campaign fundraising  • campaign finance  • Ron Paul

  • September 2007

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