American Action Network likens Virginia Democrat to heavy backpack

By Aaron Mehta

The Republican-affiliated American Action Network has unleashed a 30-second ad against freshman Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, who represen

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"… , led by Republican and ex-Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota, reported to the Federal Elections Commission that it spent $850,000 on the Connolly ad.With a photo of Connolly in the …"

After 15-month wait, White House withdraws Sullivan nomination to FEC

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

The White House quietly informed the U.S. Senate late last week that it has withdrawn the nomination of labor lawyer John J. Sullivan for a

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"… ithdrawn the nomination of labor lawyer John J. Sullivan for a seat on the Federal Elections Commission. The nomination of Sullivan, a Service Employees International Union (SEIU …"

New lobbyist bundler database not yet searchable

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

When Democrats took over both chambers of Congress following the 2006 elections, one of their top priorities was a bill with tougher lobbyin

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"… reports.”ABOUT THE DATA:What: Lobbyist Bundler Disclosure DatabaseWhere: Federal Elections Commission website, http://fec.gov/data/LobbyistBundle.do?format=htmlAvailability: Ac …"

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Meet George LeMieux, Florida’s $3,335.60 senator

By Josh Israel

Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced today he is appointing his former chief of staff, Republican George S. LeMieux, to fill the U.S. Se

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"… pen by the sudden retirement of first-term GOP-er Mel Martinez.A search of Federal Elections Commission records and Florida campaign finance reports reveals that while the newest …"

FEC takes no action on pro-Hillary 527

By Josh Israel

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were ensconced in a heated battle for the

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"… eated battle for the Democratic nomination, but a decision Thursday by the Federal Elections Commission takes us back to those days.In March 2008 we reported on a 527 political c …"

Big GOP contributor advised administration's energy task force

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2002 — When a generous patron of President Bush and the Republican Party sought political backing for his company's

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"… inued through 2000 and 2001 to identify Hoglund as an employee of Enron in Federal Elections Commission filings, including his $25,000 soft money contribution to the RNC on March …"

"… ributions to the national political parties last year. The Center reviewed Federal Elections Commission records for the period between January and October 16 — the day Enron an …"

"… he RNC continued to identify the Houston resident as an Enron executive on Federal Elections Commission filings. The Center’s research found that most of Enron’s soft money c …"

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Shays-Meehan opens soft money loophole in the States

By John Dunbar

If the campaign finance reform bill that passed the House becomes law, it will eliminate a colossal loophole

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"… the “hard” limits of federal law.Soft money was born in 1978 when the Federal Elections Commission gave the Kansas Republican State Committee permission to use corporate and …"

Soft money primer

By John Dunbar

What you need to know about this form of political donation

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"… ommonly becomes known as "soft money."Soft money was born in 1978 when the Federal Elections Commission gave the Kansas Republican State Committee permission to use corporate and …"

How we crunched the numbers

By Lydia Mulvany

Behind the numbers

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"… led by the Center for Responsive Politics. The first was a database of all Federal Elections Commission records containing the campaign contributions from certain defense contrac …"