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ELECTION DAY

 Bloomberg Wins 3rd NYC Term 

$100 million of own money keeps independent on top

Nov 3, 09 8:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg has won a third term tonight as New York’ mayor, outdistancing Democrat William Thompson in a race that saw the incumbent spend an estimated $100 million of his personal fortune—the largest sum in US history. Bloomberg won by nearly 20% in 2005, but early returns showed his... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • campaign funds • election • mayoral race • Election 09 • William Thompson • personal fortune

Pols-Turned-Lobbyists Use Campaign Cash to Curry Favor

Turn donations into 'political slush fund'

Sep 21, 09 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - When congressmen leave Capitol Hill for lobbying jobs, they take their unused campaign funds with them, then dole them out to other lawmakers to influence policy, USA Today reports. Such donations are legal—federal law permits ex-congressmen to keep campaign accounts active, donating the money to candidates, parties, and... More »

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Congress • campaign finance • campaign funds • lobbying • campaign fundraising • lobbyists

Edwards' Mistress Appears Before Grand Jury

Proceedings are secret, but likely have to do with campaign funds

Aug 6, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rielle Hunter, former galpal and rumored babymama of John Edwards, arrived at the Raleigh federal courthouse with her daughter this morning to appear in front of a grand jury, the News & Observer reports. Hunter’s video production firm was paid $100,000 for work on Edwards’ presidential campaign,... More »

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John Edwards • presidential campaign • campaign funds • affair • mistress • grand jury • love child • political scandal • Rielle Hunter

Palin Shopping Spree OK: Feds

Commission nixes complaint that RNC's $150K in clothing purchases broke law

May 19, 09 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Federal Election Commission dismissed today a complaint that the Republican National Committee broke the law when it bought $150,000 in clothes for then-vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The FEC said purchases were “coordinated party expenditures” for campaign purposes, and did not violate... More »

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RNC • campaign funds • clothes • Republican Party • Federal Election Commission • Sarah Palin • election law

(Newser) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has already spent $18.7 million in his bid for a third term, outpacing his own 2005 campaign by 55%, the New York Daily News reports. The billionaire's three main competitors have spent a combined total of about $2.5 million, with controller William... More »

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New York City • advertising • Michael Bloomberg • campaign funds • mayor • billionaire • spending • Bill Thompson

100 Families Gave $100K
to Obama

Rockefellers,
Spielbergs among Barack's 'elite' donors

Jan 18, 09 12:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s political efforts haven’t run purely on grassroots fuel: almost 100 families that gave $100,000 or more made up an “elite” group of repeat donors over the past 2 years, the Washington Post reports. Current donation rules make whopping contributions possible if donors distribute funds... More »

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Barack Obama • campaign finance • campaign funds • campaign fundraising • political donors • political donations

Feds to Freeze Blago Campaign Funds

Move would block governor from using campaign war chest to pay legal bills

Dec 18, 08 2:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Federal authorities have informed embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich they intend to freeze the money in his campaign fund, preventing him from using the resources to pay his legal bills, sources tell the Chicago Sun-Times. The Friends of Blagojevich fund reported having $3.6 million when officials last filed a... More »

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corruption • campaign funds • Illinois • governor • George Ryan • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal

 Oops, 
 McCain Camp 
 Sells Phone 
 With Info 

Fox reporter gets campaign digits at GOP garage sale

Dec 12, 08 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - At a McCain campaign garage sale to recoup money spent on the trail, some investigative reporters picked up BlackBerrys—and got a journalistic treat, MyFox Washington reports. One device was full of campaign phone numbers and emails. The Smartphone had belonged to a Democratic organizer for McCain and offered a... More »

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John McCain • email • BlackBerry • campaign funds • reporter • campaign trail

Palin Stylists Collected $110K for 10-Week Campaign

Hair and makeup stylist costs revealed in lastest campaign filings

Dec 5, 08 5:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's hair and makeup stylists cost John McCain's campaign $110,000 for the 10 weeks she was vice-presidential candidate, reports the New York Times.  Palin’s makeup artist—an Emmy nominee for her work on So You Think You Can Dance?—pocketed over $68,000 for the campaign... More »

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campaign finance • campaign funds • clothes • Election 2008 • campaign finance report • Sarah Palin • stylist

Makeup Artist Highest Paid McCain Campaign Staffer

According to campaign's payroll, $11k per week

Oct 24, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - While no more Saks and Barney's charges have surfaced, records for the first 2 weeks of October indicate that Sarah Palin's makeup artist was the highest paid individual contributor to the McCain campaign effort, pulling in $23,000. Amy Strozzi easily beat out McCain's foreign policy adviser (just $12,500)... More »

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John McCain • campaign funds • salary • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • makeup

 GOP Gulps as 
 $150K Threads 
 Fray Palin Cred 

Pricey duds threaten to give Palin an image problem

Oct 23, 08 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The $150,000 pricetag for Sarah Palin's new clothes has transformed the hockey mom into something of an empress, the New York Times reports, and GOP strategists are sweating the change in image. As the campaign enters the homestretch, Palin's unplain threads have become a symbol of excess akin to... More »

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shopping • campaign funds • clothes • clothing • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin


 GOP Foots 
 $150K Bill 
 for Palin 
 Clothing, 
 Makeup 

RNC defends $150k clothes, makeup budget for Palins

Oct 22, 08 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin apparently isn't kidding when she stresses the importance of lipstick to a hockey mom: the RNC spent $5000 on hair and makeup en route to racking up a $150,000 bill for clothing and accessories for Palin and her family since John McCain picked her as his... More »

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John McCain • shopping • campaign funds • clothes • clothing • lipstick • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • makeup

 Mac Spent $5,500 
 on Idol Artist 

Republican candidate employs Hollywood makeup expert for TV slots

Sep 25, 08 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has spent more than $5,500 for the prime-time expertise of an American Idol makeup artist so the 72-year-old can be camera-ready for his TV appearances, Us Weekly reports. Tifanie White, who's also worked on So You Think You Can Dance, used her beauty school tricks to the... More »

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John McCain • American Idol • campaign funds • spending • McCain 2008 • Election 2008

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

Clinton Lends Campaign $1M as Debts Mount

Reticent donors make mountain of liabilities difficult to pay off

Jul 21, 08 6:07 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Spitzer 2010
Was Billed for Tryst Hotel

Did former NY gov
use reelection funds
for call girl nights?

Jul 16, 08 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer's filings for his now-defunct 2010 reelection campaign, released yesterday, included two payments to the Mayflower Hotel in Washington—the site of his infamous trysts with call girls, the New York Times reports. Though it's unclear whether Spitzer himself stayed there, and if so on what nights, misuse of... More »

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campaign funds • Eliot Spitzer • prostitution ring • Mayflower Hotel

ANALYSIS

 Obama Reintroduces Himself 

Candidate moves to shore up weak spots, reaches out to GOP, undecided voters

Jun 23, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is going back to basics as he launches his general election campaign, the Washington Post reports. The Democrat's first ad is a getting-to-know-you effort, recounting his biography and his values. “You can't presume that everybody was paying attention during the primary season,” explains one adviser—or,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • campaign funds • Obama 2008 • political advertising

Obama Willing to Help Bail Clinton Out of $20M Debt

Peace offering from victorious Dem could help come November, too

Jun 5, 08 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama might ask his supporters to help Hillary Clinton pay off her campaign debt, Bloomberg reports. Clinton has accrued more than $20 million, $11.4 million of which she personally contributed. Under a campaign-finance law (co-sponsored by John McCain) she has until August's Democratic convention to raise money to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • debt • campaign funds • campaign fundraising • campaign

 Dem Bankrollers
 Readying United Wallet 

Race will continue into June, but merger under way

May 18, 08 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will fight each other for the nomination into June, but top fundraisers are already ensuring a McCain defeat, no matter who the nominee is. One DNC fundraiser was held in honor of a Clinton backer at the residence of an Obama supporter, the Washington Post... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaign finance • campaign funds • campaign fundraising • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters

 Dems Sue
 to Cap McCain
 Spending 

Federal lawsuit charges public financing dodge

Apr 15, 08 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic National Committee yesterday filed a federal lawsuit to limit the amount John McCain can spend on his campaign before the GOP national convention. In apparent violation of federal law, McCain's once-foundering campaign used expected federal matching funds as collateral for a bank loan, but then opted out of... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • RNC • campaign funds • Democratic National Committee • Federal Election Commission • Tom McMahon

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