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campaign finance stories: 104 news summaries

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Corporate Donors Snub McCain

It's payback time for a career as Senate ethics reformer

Jun 18, 07 5:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is lagging far behind his GOP primary rivals in fundraising, in part because he's alienated so many big corporate donors in his Senate career. All that straight talk about minimizing the influence of money on politics has taken its toll, the New York Times notes. One defense industry... More »

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John McCain • campaign finance • contractors • McCain Feingold • Armed Services Committee • Chris Dodd • campaign fundraising • donor • snub

MySpace Opens Up to Donations

60 million users eying presidential hopefuls will raise News Corp.'s profile

May 29, 07 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is entering the online political scene in a very significant way with a tool that will allow 60 million MySpace users to donate up to $500 to the presidential candidate of their choice, reports the Financial Times. News Corp. has yet to make a decision, reports... More »

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Internet • Rupert Murdoch • MySpace • presidential campaign • campaign finance • campaign contributions • campaign fundraising • News Corp • Election 2008 • presidential election

Hillary Tied to Shady Donor

Lawsuit againt CEO reveals ethically questionable contributions

May 26, 07 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CEO of infoUSA, a large consumer information broker, has given Bill and Hillary Clinton almost $3 million over the past four years. But a recent legal dustup between Vinod Gupta and his company's shareholders over extravagant spending and political donations is revealing a relationship with the Clintons that, according... More »

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Hillary Clinton • presidential campaign • campaign finance • CEO • Bill Clinton • Vinod Gupta • infoUSA • telemarketing • shareholders • lawsuit • campaign contributions

Mitt Throws Money at Former Critics

Just before announcing, Romney made hefty donations to conservative groups

Mar 11, 07 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mitt Romney has been lining the coffers of conservative groups whose support he'll be seeking in his presidential bid. Late last year, just two months before he announced his candidacy, Romney gave five-figure personal donations to four Massachusetts groups, David Kirkpatrick of the New York Times reports—groups to which... More »

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Mitt Romney • Republican • presidential campaign • campaign finance • money • campaign fundraising • Election 2008

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