Silent Partners: Special Report

By Derek Willis and Aron Pilhofer

How political non-profits work the system

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State parties collected nearly $570 million in contributions, soft money transfers in 2000

By John Dunbar, MaryJo Sylwester and Robert Moore

A little-used campaign finance rule

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The old soft money

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McCain-Feingold changes state party spending

By Agustín Armendariz and Aron Pilhofer

Excerpts from this story referencing "Citizen Soldiers Fund":

"… no other information accompanying it to identify the donor. A filing from Citizen Soldiers Fund, a 527 belonging to presidential candidate John Kerry, listed $332,000 in …"

Kerry's fundraising shows large corporate donations

By The Center for Public Integrity

Excerpt of The Buying of The President 2004 details Kerry's contribution record

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Though inactive since 2005, FEC complaints have kept America Coming Together's doors open

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Impending ban hasn't stopped soft money rush by presidential hopefuls

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John Kerry, Dem appointee to Super Congress, has record of working across the aisle

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Joint fund-raising committees: One-stop shopping for donors

By Marianne Holt

Excerpts from this story referencing "Citizen Soldiers Fund":

"… end of 2002 and disbursed nearly all of it. At the time it was formed, the Citizen Soldiers Fund's non-federal account could theoretically have accepted any amount from a …"