Text messages, Google ads target Virginia Democrats

By Aaron Mehta and Simona Raetz

Not all independent expenditures come in the form of a slick television ad. Two small independent groups are using relatively inexpensive ce

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"… national security, noting that he “supports holding terrorist trials in Alexandria” and “voted to close Guantanamo.”Keep America Safe is a 501(c)(4) ta …"

The curious spending of Republicans for Choice

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Wharton Professor Yoram “Jerry” Wind calls himself a liberal Republican. Unhappy with what he considers far-right positions taken by his par

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"… y to change the GOP. Unsolicited, in July of 2000, Wind donated $250 to an Alexandria, Virginia-based political action committee: Republicans for Choice. Over t …"

"… ioneer Richard Viguerie and, in 1991, an unsuccessful mayoral candidate in Alexandria, Virginia; she is also the ex-wife of prominent Republican strategist Roge …"

"… men’s History Museum (Stone is senior vice president), share space in an Alexandria office building. Though the four entities list different suite numbers on …"

"… and 2008 cycles to the Washington, D.C. government and one to the City of Alexandria to cover $685 worth of parking tickets. This figure represents more than 1 …"

Americans for Job Security — how a shadow group hustles for funds

By Peter H. Stone

Long-time GOP operative David Carney is hardly a household name like Karl Rove. But among Republican strategists and fundraisers in Washingt

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"… f the New Hampshire GOP. Americans for Job Security leases office space in Alexandria from Crossroads Media, a GOP consulting firm run by Carney and Mike Dubke, …"

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Brooks Brothers rioter turns attention to energy this election season

By Marianne Lavelle

An advocacy group run by a political operative with oil industry ties (and a famous photo-op history) is spearheading a late advertising bli

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"… to defeat climate change legislation. The Institute was represented by the Alexandria, Virginia-based public relations firm CRC Public Relations, which was also …"

Commentary: Profiteering from democracy

By Charles Lewis

In his January 1998 State of the Union address, after decrying the campaign-fund-raising "arms race," Preside

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"… wmakers and their staffs have traveled near and far, to events as close as Alexandria, Va., and as far away as Taiwan. They’ve spoken at anniversaries of news …"

Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part one

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — It is no surprise and nothing new in the land of the spin and the home of the sound bite that each and every can

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"… rted McCain in the New Hampshire primary, back in the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Va., the same Beltway establishment that McCain frequently criticizes is …"

"… just two years as a senior lobbyist for Davis, Manafort & Freedman in Alexandria, Va., McKone returned to his old employer, SBC Communications, as its vice …"

"… initially reached out to him, and the two met at campaign headquarters in Alexandria (where Riggs also lives). Raidt asked Riggs to put his thoughts down on pa …"

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An invitation to launder money

By Georg Mascolo

HAMBURG, Germany, November 8, 1999 — Whoever wishes to hide funds from the grips of tax authorities will find willing assistants in the Prin

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"… cier Karl G. Burkhardt in the lobby of the luxurious Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Alexandria near Washington. This “world-class money-launderer” (according to the …"

Stealth PACs revealed

By The Center for Public Integrity

February 9, 2000 — The 2000 election cycle promised to be a high-stakes and free-spending election by anyone's measure. The balance of power

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"… t going to National Media, a Republican broadcast media production firm in Alexandria, Virginia. Alex Castellanos, a strong-arm in the political advertising wor …"

Investigation, audit reveal past mismanagement by Gore's campaign manager

By Bill Hogan

WASHINGTON, October 2, 1999 — On May 11, praising "his leadership skills and strategic vision," Vice President Al Gore named Tony Coelho gen

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"… tugal, a California vineyard, and a new large riverfront condo in Old Town Alexandria.”18,000-a-month luxury apartmentSo perhaps it should have been no surpri …"

Tiny school gets no-bid work from Homeland Security

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2005 — A tiny college located in the hometown of ex-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is negotiating a no-bid cont

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"… letter said Mercyhurst would establish a local facility for the program in Alexandria, Va., just outside of Washington.Mercyhurst has five professors in its Ins …"

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