"… ttees endorse candidates and then give those candidates contributions. The Detroit-based Fannie Lou Hamer Federal PAC, named for a legendary civil rights act …"

"… C, which also operates a non-federal PAC for state and local efforts, asks Detroit-area candidates for a $2,500 “endorsement confirmation,” which it spen …"

"… anation.Some have criticized the pay-for-endorsement system — popular in Detroit, though other groups do not appear to operate federal PACs — and the lac …"

"… iple requests for comments, but PAC field director Yvette McElroy told The Detroit News in 2009 “We are very good at what we do.” The PAC boasts of an 85 …"

"… board of either group.Ironically, Gillespie, in a 2007 interview, told the Center for Public Integrity, “We have allowed these 527s to run wild, unfettered, unregulated, not s …"

"… influence the outcome. Though ACT ceased its political advocacy in 2005, a Center for Public Integrity analysis of political action committee filings — part of an upcoming pro …"

"… ied his office. …"

"… ject of the Center for Public Integrity and the Sunlight Foundation. …"

"… in a sortable or searchable manner.The Data Mine is a joint project of the Center for Public Integrity and the Sunlight Foundation. …"

"… the Ohio congressman’s long ties to the business sector, detailed in the Center for Public Integrity’s investigation, “John Boehner: A Pro-Business Agenda.”Boehner, spea …"

"… e federal relief effort said today, referring to an issue spotlighted in a Center for Public Integrity story.Last month, the Center reported the Coast Guard had evidence it fail …"

"… eding the collapse of the offshore drilling rig that were spotlighted in a Center for Public Integrity investigative story last month.Headed by former Navy Secretary Donald Wint …"

"… mmissioners whose terms have expired.In a May interview, Sullivan told the Center for Public Integrity that the wait had been difficult. “I do my best not to think about it ev …"

"… ccountability Office (GAO) says.The new GAO report, released just before a Center for Public Integrity story about a Coast Guard probe of whether haphazard firefighting helped s …"