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White House Denies Giving Perks to Donors

GOP wants an investigation after newspaper report

Oct 28, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - White House officials are engaging in damage control after GOP Chairman Michael Steele accused the Obama administration of offering selected donors perks in exchange for big contributions. Steele’s charges stem from a Washington Times report today claiming that DNC contributors who give $30,400 or bundle $300,000 get... More »

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Democratic National Committee • fundraiser • bundlers • DNC • Obama administration • fundraising • perks • political fundraising

Don't Fight Reform, Obama Warns Wall St. at NYC Dinner

Still, president reminds finance industry, 'we're in this together'

Oct 20, 09 9:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - At a fundraising dinner tonight in New York attended by (among others) the sorts of financial types who could afford the $30,400-per-couple entry fee, President Obama wagged a finger at Wall Street. “I would ask that you join us in passing what are necessary reforms,” he said... More »

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Wall Street • finance • financial crisis • fundraising • President Obama • dinner • financial reform

Wall Street
Cools to Dems Despite Bailout

Financial regulation tough talk hurting donations

Oct 20, 09 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some gratitude: Wall Street’s top firms will largely sit out Barack Obama’s lavish Democratic Party fundraiser in New York tonight, with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Citigroup sending a scant half-dozen representatives or fewer. Some Democratic fundraisers and executives tell the New York Times that bailout banks are... More »

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Barack Obama • Wall Street • fundraiser • banking industry • fundraising

 Public Enemy Hooks Up 
 With 'Crowdfunding' Site 

Hip-hop innovators will raise $250K through Dutch site Sellaband

Oct 7, 09 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hip-hoppers Public Enemy, one of the first groups to release on mp3, is entering the brave new world of crowdfunding. The group has partnered with Dutch site SellABand to raise the $250,000 necessary to record a new album entirely through $25 donations from fans. The payout? Donors—or “... More »

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social networking • Netherlands • hip-hop • rap music • Sellaband • album • recording • fundraising • Public Enemy • Chuck D • Flavor Flav • crowdfunding

GOP Raises More Cash Than Dems in Aug.

Unusual spike gives minority party $1.7M more for the month

Sep 24, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republican campaign committees got a big fundraising bump in August, pulling in $1.7 million more than Democrats, despite being the minority party. “Republicans have been able to tap into some of the anger against Democrats in power and translate that into fundraising,” one analyst tells USA ... More »

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Republican • campaign fundraising • political donors • fundraising • National Republican Senatorial Committee • Republican National Committee

Pledge Boom Helps Public Stations Ride Out Recession

Loyal public help keep stations going as sponsorships, government funding vanish

Sep 5, 09 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Loyal viewers and listeners have stepped up to help their local public broadcasters make it through the recession, the Washington Post reports. Public stations say their appeals to the public are meeting a warm response despite the recession, with donations staying steady and, at some stations, even rising to record... More »

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television • recession • radio stations • broadcasting • local TV stations • fundraising • public television • pledge drive

Dem Fundraiser Charged in Citibank Scam

Obama, Clinton donor allegedly tried to bilk bank out of $74M

Aug 26, 09 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A major fundraiser for Democratic candidates, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, was charged yesterday with using bogus documents to obtain a $74 million loan from Citigroup, Reuters reports. Hassan Nemazee, who did not enter a plea, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. Prosecutors say he forged... More »

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campaign fundraising • Democratic Party • Democratic campaign • fundraising • Hassan Nemazee

Ron Paul's Son Raises $433K
for Senate Run

Political newcomer borrows dad's tactics
in online fundraising

Aug 22, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rand Paul borrowed a page from his dad’s playbook this week, raking in $433,509 in online donations in just 24 hours, reports CQ Politics. That’s may not approach the $6 million “money bomb” Ron Paul managed for his presidential run—or the $1 million Rand had... More »

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Kentucky • Ron Paul • libertarian • campaign fundraising • fundraising • Rand Paul

(Newser) - The Alamo is once again at the center of a pitched battle, the Wall Street Journal reports—only this time the combatants aren’t soldiers but the gentle ladies of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. The 7,000-member group has run the historical site, which is badly... More »

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Texas • fundraising • historic preservation • Daughters of the Republic of Texas • Erin Bowman • The Alamo • historic site

 Bachmann: I'm Being 'Palinized' 

Calls for supporters' help against 'liberals' scorn'

Aug 14, 09 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - GOP Rep. Michelle Bachmann doesn’t want to be “Palinized”—that is, hammered with media attacks and “liberals’ scorn,” she writes in a fundraising letter to supporters. “Just as they did with Sarah Palin, the more I talk about the issues, the more they attack... More »

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Congress • media criticism • liberals • Sarah Palin • Michele Bachmann • fundraising

(Newser) - Wal-Mart appears to be rolling out cheap knockoffs—well, “Great Value” replicas—of Girl Scout cookies, and that has one former “Cookie Mom” hopping mad. “The exclusivity of Girl Scout cookies is what makes the cookies really sell,” CV Harquail writes on Authentic Organizations. And now... More »

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nonprofit • knockoff • Wal-Mart • Girl Scout cookies • retailers • fundraising • copy

Cash-Poor Bunning Won't Run in 2010

Ky. Republican blasts party for campaign 'to dry up my fundraising'

Jul 28, 09 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - An irate Jim Bunning said last night he won't run for a third term in the US Senate because his fellow Republicans "have done everything in their power to dry up my fundraising" amid pressure to step aside, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. Bunning, 77, has focused his ire on... More »

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GOP • Kentucky • Mitch McConnell • Senate Republicans • Republican Party • re-election • US Senate • Jim Bunning • fundraising • Trey Grayson

ANALYSIS

Palin's Haul From Small Donors Echoes Obama: Silver

60% of war chest in chunks under $200

Jul 15, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The nearly $1 million raised by Sarah Palin’s political action committee this year is not in itself all that impressive, writes Nate Silver for FiveThirtyEight.com. After all, her figures are dwarfed by Republican players with significantly less star power. But Palin’s fundraising numbers reveal a true strength:... More »

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Mitt Romney • Republican presidential primaries • political donors • political donations • Sarah Palin • fundraising • President Obama • SarahPAC

Palin PAC Fund Reaches $1M

Gov's resignation sparks $200K in new donations to spread Sarah's word

Jul 14, 09 1:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's political action committee has received almost $1 million dollars since she created it at the end of January, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The fund—which Palin plans to use to spread her message and campaign for chosen candidates across the country—has received $200,000 in donations... More »

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political action committees • political donations • Sarah Palin • fundraising • SarahPAC

Republicans Don't Want 'Help' From Palin

Lawmakers facing tough 2010 battles think she'd hurt them

Jul 10, 09 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin may not spend much of her newfound free time campaigning: Many GOP lawmakers facing tough 2010 contests don't want to be associated with the soon-to-be-ex-governor, who they fear will galvanize liberals, the Hill reports. One anonymous Republican said that if Palin came to his district, his opponent would... More »

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Alaska • resignation • Charles Grassley • campaign fundraising • House Republicans • Sarah Palin • fundraising • Election 2010 • Republicans • Republican governor

Coleman Could Be Mulling Gubernatorial Bid

Former Senator asking donors to wait on endorsing other candidates

Jul 1, 09 4:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Norm Coleman has given up the fight for Minnesota’s US Senate seat, but he may be mulling a run for governor. Coleman has been calling his major donors, asking them “to hold off making any commitments to other candidates,” a University of Minnesota political scientist tells the... More »

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Republican • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • fundraiser • Al Franken • governor • fundraising

Pinning Burris for Perjury Difficult: Experts

Senator says he was just placating Blago brother in taped calls

May 28, 09 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Controversy surrounding Roland Burris' appointment to the Senate has heated up after the release of his conversations with Rod Blagojevich’s brother, taped by the FBI, but a criminal case against him is still iffy, Politico reports. The possibility of perjury charges over inconsistencies in Burris’ statements is slim, experts... More »

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ethics • Congress • FBI • Senate • perjury • tape • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • fundraising • Roland Burris • Robert Blagojevich

Since Leaving Office, Bush Raises $1M a Day for Library

Dubya raises funds faster than predecessors

May 4, 09 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - George W. Bush has amassed over $100 million in donations for the construction of a presidential library at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Time reports, with most coming since he left office. Bush has tapped into his campaign donor network to hit the estimated $300 million cost for the project,... More »

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donation • Harry Truman • Southern Methodist University • presidential library • George W. Bush • fundraising

Democrats: $1 a Day Sends Norm Coleman Away

Groups pressure GOP holdout by funding other candidates

Apr 20, 09 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of Democratic groups think the best way to get rid of Norm Coleman is by pressuring his fellow Republicans. The newly formed Progressive Change Campaign Committee, together with Howard Dean’s Democracy for America, has sent an email to more than a million addresses asking supporters to donate... More »

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Howard Dean • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • campaign fundraising • progressive • fundraising • Republicans

To Rake in Funds, Just Drop Her Name

Palin helps raise money on both sides
of partisan issues

Apr 16, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Political fundraisers on both sides of polarizing issues have a secret weapon: Sarah Palin. Mere mention of the Alaska governor helps bring in the big bucks, Politico reports. “I can’t tell how many invitations I’ve seen with ‘Gov. Palin’ in 25-point font and ‘invited’ in... More »

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Alaska • GOP • Republican Party • branding • Sarah Palin • fundraising

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