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Fund-raising groups at a glance

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2006 — Politicians spend much of their time and energy raising money to fund ever-more-costly election campaigns. They

Silent Partners: Special Report

By Derek Willis and Aron Pilhofer

How political non-profits work the system

A little-used campaign finance rule

By Neil Gordon

State and local parties not warming up to Levin funds
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State parties adjust to McCain-Feingold

By Derek Willis

Fundraising ahead of 2001 pace as new law provides opportunities and challenges

Excerpts from this story referencing "state legislature":

"… financial advantage of the Republicans, which may have been helped by the state legislature's decision not to renew a public financing program for gubernatorial candi …"

"… tion for the bigger prize—the 2004 elections for President, Congress and state legislatures across the nation. The first federal election held under BCRA's new rules …"

The old soft money

By Derek Willis and Aron Pilhofer

National parties transferred millions of dollars to state party committees

Methodology

A look into how the Center reported "Party Lines"
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Washington state

By Phillip Caston

Tough disclosure laws still fail to catch millions in undisclosed soft money

Federal Election Commission

By The Center for Public Integrity

How does the federal law stack up?

The dispersion of disclosure

By MaryJo Sylwester and Katy Lewis

States have inconsistant disclosure laws, incomplete records and barriers to easily obtaining financial records