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NEWS ABOUT: 527 groups

527 groups stories: 9 news summaries

Gingrich Honors Porn Exec, Invites Her to 'Intimate Event'

Former House Speaker's group says it mistakenly sent letter

Sep 12, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - A group founded by Newt Gingrich has named a porn executive “Entrepreneur of the Year” and invited her to an “intimate event” with the former House speaker, Talking Points Memo reports. “I’m honored, and more than a little surprised,” Allison Vivas responded in a statement.... More »

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entrepreneurs • Newt Gingrich • pornography • mistake • 527 groups

McCain Camp Strives to
Skirt McCain-Feingold 

Expert on campaign finance reform laws helps McCain test the limits

Sep 20, 08 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is making a concerted effort to get around the campaign finance laws he championed, the New York Times reports. A lawyer who played a key role in defending the reform act known as McCain-Feingold from challenges is now on the McCain team, expertly advising on the loopholes through... More »

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John McCain • campaign finance • McCain Feingold • campaign funds • Russ Feingold • 527 groups

McCain Backers Finding Ways Around Law He Sponsored

GOP governors fund is major finance loophole

Jul 3, 08 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Desperate to keep up with Barack Obama's powerful fundraising apparatus, John McCain’s allies have found ways of skirting the very campaign finance laws the Arizona senator helped write, the Wall Street Journal reports. Republican strategists are pushing donations toward a fund used to elect governors—not subject to dollar... More »

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John McCain • campaign finance • McCain Feingold • Campaign Finance Reform • 527 groups • Republican Governors Association • McCain 2008

MoveOn Axes Big-Money Fundraising Arm

MoveOn folds 527 group to match Obama's pledge

Jun 20, 08 3:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - One day after Barack Obama became the first candidate since Watergate to reject general election public financing, a prominent liberal grassroots group has disbanded its 527 operation. "We, like Senator Obama, believe that this election can be won by ordinary Americans giving small donations,” MoveOn said in a... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • campaign finance • MoveOn • 527 groups • attack ad

'Swift Boating' Fears for Obama May Be Premature

Third-party groups aren't appearing on the horizon

Jun 20, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats fretting over a reprise of the swift boating that marked the 2004 campaign may be hearing false alarms, Politico reports. Third-party organizations, aka 527 groups, have thus far been unable to drum up enough opposition to Barack Obama to fund an offensive. It's early yet, but antagonists like T.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Kerry • 527 groups • attack ad • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

McCain Blasts Obama for Declining Funds

But Dem blames Mac for having to opt out
of public financing

Jun 19, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Following fast on Barack Obama’s decision to abandon public financing, a McCain rep said the Dem has failed “the true test of a candidate”—whether he'll stick to his word, Time reports. But Politico notes that an Obama rep blamed McCain: “Our campaign counsels met,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • presidential campaign • campaign finance • campaign • public financing • 527 groups • presidential election • presidential bid

McCain to Rely on RNC Money

Lacking Obama's fundraising machine, eyes 'unprecedented' cash from party

May 19, 08 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lagging behind Barack Obama's fundraising juggernaut, John McCain is planning to rely heavily on the Republican National Committee for general-election cash, the New York Times reports. The RNC has $40 million in the bank, compared with McCain’s $21 million, and has big-gun fundraisers like President Bush lining its... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • RNC • campaign fundraising • 527 groups • McCain 2008

McCain Ousts Consultant
Over Conflict
of Interest

He also worked for tax-exempt 527 group

May 16, 08 10:35 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Interest Groups Gain in Cash —and Influence

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

Dec 19, 07 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 to disclose their donors, are... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • John Kerry • campaign finance • Mike Huckabee • campaign contributions • campaign fundraising • 527 groups • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

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