Little-known Texas patron guided Bush policies on vouchers, tort reform

By Kathryn Wallace

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2000 — Only three days after Texas Governor George W. Bush was inaugurated in 1995, he declared the state of the Texas

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$5,000 buys companies access to GOP attorneys general

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Harriet Miers donated $5,000 to Bush election recount

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Karl Rove-linked Crossroads has more than doubled its earlier fundraising goal of $120 million

By Peter H. Stone

PAC profile: Majority PAC

By Rachael Marcus

Excerpts from this story referencing "Craig McDonald":

"… is infusion of money has helped to elect many statewide officials,” said Craig McDonald, director of Texans for Public Justice, a nonpartisan watchdog group based …"

Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part three

By Shannon Feaster, Nathaniel Heller, Marianne Holt, Annys Shin and Russ Tisinger

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — The goal of Texas Governor George W. Bush's advisers in the early days of the campaign was to make him the man t

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George H.W. Bush — Revisited

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Right on the money: The George W. Bush profile

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After skipping Ground Zero event with Obama, Bush made three paid speeches

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Overnight guests at governor's mansion added $2.2 million to Bush campaign

By Nathaniel Heller

Excerpts from this story referencing "Craig McDonald":

"… il, according to Common Cause. “Bush has to sell his soul to do this,” Craig McDonald, director of Texans for Public Justice told the Dallas Morning News. “He …"

Policing the politicians; state ethics commissions lack muscle

By Caitlin Ginley

Underfunded, politically crippled commissions frequently do little more than slap wrists

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Watchdogs on short leashes

By Kenneth Vogel and Leah Rush

Oklahoma

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IMPACT: New ethics effort in Maine

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State ethics update — May 22

By Caitlin Ginley

Excerpts from this story referencing "Craig McDonald":

"… The people who it’s policing are the people who give it power,” said Craig McDonald, director of the nonprofit watchdog group Texans for Public Justice. “It …"