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'Super PAC' in mayor's race draws money from powerful GOP donor
L.A. NOWThe "super PAC" formed to support the L.A. mayoral bid of Republican candidate Kevin James brought in just $200,000 last year, according to disclosure forms filed with city officials on Thursday. But it ushered into the orbit of city politics one of the... -
Tea party down but not out
Reports of the death of the tea party are greatly exaggerated. For about two years now, certain observers have been declaring the demise of this insurgent tendency within the Republican Party. However, despite recent headlines, we should expect to...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Tea Party Movement, Todd Akin, Republican Party, Jim DeMint
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Wednesday Morning Coffee: State university faculty frustrated on contract talks.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We're running a little late this morning, so we'll just dive right into a quick round- up of the day's political headlines. Think of this of the ADHD version of Capitol Ideas, which already has...... -
Builder's guilty plea shows need for stronger campaign finance laws
I read with interest your article about Catonsville developer Steve Whalen Jr., who pleaded guilty to five counts of election-law violations for illegally funneling money to a Baltimore County councilman's reelection campaign ("Builder admits illegal...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Political Fundraising, Fines, Trials
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LV Sands owner as Person of the Year?
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Sheldon Adelson's company has spent a lot of time in Florida the past few years trying to persuade lawmakers to open Florida's markets to destination casinos, including Las Vegas Sands. But nationally, he's getting quite the reputation... -
Column: Tea party down but not out
Reports of the death of the tea party are greatly exaggerated. For about two years now, certain observers have been declaring the demise of this insurgent tendency within the Republican Party. However, despite recent headlines, we should expect to hear...Tags: U.S. Senate, Todd Akin, Jim DeMint, Parties and Movements, Karl Rove
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The billionaires' long game
What's the biggest political lesson of 2012? Some say it's that money doesn't count all that much. Even though billionaires and big corporations poured huge amounts into the 2012 election, they lost big. They learned the lesson and won't try to buy...
Tags: Republican Party, Federal Election Commission, Finance, The Wall Street Journal, Karl Rove
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Election is over, but 'super PACs' remain a threat
Just as the devil's finest trick is persuading you that he doesn't exist (according to the poet Baudelaire), the best trick of big-money political donors may be persuading Americans that Citizens United doesn't matter. Citizens United, of course, is the...
Tags: Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Barack Obama, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Political Fundraising
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In campaign's final weeks, Romney raised nearly $86 million
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney raised more than $85.9 million in the last two weeks of the presidential race, his campaign announced Thursday, detailing the GOP hopeful’s final money push in his ultimately unsuccessful bid against President Obama. ...
Tags: Los Angeles Times Journalists, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Federal Election Commission, Parties and Movements
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KAL's year in review, the key
January 1. A dropped pass and a missed field goal keep Joe Flacco and the Ravens out of the Super Bowl. February 2. Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson becomes Mr. Super PAC by pumping millions into Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign. 3....
Tags: John G. Roberts, Jr., Anthony W. Batts, Same-Sex Marriage, Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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Adelson talks his liberal agenda...and intent to give big to GOP
Casino mogul and Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson laid out a litany of policy positions — pro-choice on abortion, in favor of eventual citizenship for undocumented immigrants, supportive of “socialized” healthcare — that...
Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Politics, The Wall Street Journal
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Bethlehem Sands Casino protest invokes memories of King George III
In November of 1788, right around the time some confounded colonials were celebrating what they called their 168th "Thanksgiving," King George III finally went off the deep end. Tormented by the ridiculous principles established by those troublemakers...
Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Holidays, Lifestyle and Leisure, New York City, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania)
Jan 10, 2013
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Dec 30, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 12, 2012
| Allentown Morning Call
Jan 9, 2013
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Dec 11, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Dec 11, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Dec 26, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 9, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Dec 6, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 22, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 6, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Nov 23, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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