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Indictment of a system

By Elizabeth Brown and Alex Knott

Like DeLay's committee, groups run by 30 other members of Congress took corporate money and transferred funds to national party accounts

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The paper trail behind Tom DeLay's indictment and Roy Blunt's 527

Undisclosed soft money to pay for GOP perks; 21 on Hill seek change

By Marianne Holt and Kathryn Wallace

Breaking the law

By M. Asif Ismail

Methodology

By The Center for Public Integrity

GOP 527s outspend Dems in late ad blitz

By Alex Knott, Aron Pilhofer and Derek Willis

Progress for America and Swift Boats dominated airwaves in swing states

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GOP 527s Gaining Ground

By Derek Willis

527 Ad Spending Heavy in Midwestern States

By Derek Willis

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

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

Commentary: Political mugging in America

By Charles Lewis

527 Fundraising Nets a Record Haul

By Derek Willis

Independent political groups have raised $391 million for the 2004 election

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The money pours in

By Derek Willis

527 Ad Spending Heavy in Midwestern States

By Derek Willis

GOP 527s outspend Dems in late ad blitz

By Alex Knott, Aron Pilhofer and Derek Willis

GOP 527s Gaining Ground

By Derek Willis

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527 Ad Spending Heavy in Midwestern States

By Derek Willis

Wisconsin and Iowa see millions in advertising since June

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GOP 527s Gaining Ground

By Derek Willis

GOP 527s outspend Dems in late ad blitz

By Alex Knott, Aron Pilhofer and Derek Willis

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

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

"Obamabortion" group challenges FEC regs

By Marianne Lavelle

GOP 527s Gaining Ground

By Derek Willis

Political groups on the right raise at least $26 million since June

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GOP 527s outspend Dems in late ad blitz

By Alex Knott, Aron Pilhofer and Derek Willis

527 Ad Spending Heavy in Midwestern States

By Derek Willis

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

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

Commentary: Political mugging in America

By Charles Lewis

The money pours in

By Derek Willis

Political non-profits rake in millions of dollars from rich donors

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527 Fundraising Nets a Record Haul

By Derek Willis

527s attract new donors as others abandon system in wake of BCRA

By Alex Knott and Agustín Armendariz

527 Ad Spending Heavy in Midwestern States

By Derek Willis

Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups

By Peter H. Stone

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Commentary: Political mugging in America

By Charles Lewis

Anatomy of an "independent" smear campaign

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GOP 527s Gaining Ground

By Derek Willis

GOP 527s outspend Dems in late ad blitz

By Alex Knott, Aron Pilhofer and Derek Willis

Consultant profile: Stevens Reed Curcio & Potholm

By Chris Landers

"Obamabortion" group challenges FEC regs

By Marianne Lavelle

Abramoff travel ties

By Anupama Narayanswamy and Alex Knott

Disgraced lobbyist's firm, clients sponsored more than a dozen congressional trips

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End of DeLay probe raises broader questions about Justice Dept.

By Peter H. Stone

Lobbyists bankrolling politics

By Alex Knott

Privately sponsored trips hot tickets on Capitol Hill

By Jim Morris

So much travel in so little time

By Robert Brodsky

Lobbyists tag along on civil rights tour

By Marina Walker Guevara

Alabama pilgrimage also provides chance to mingle with lawmakers

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State lobbying becomes billion-dollar business

By Sarah Laskow

Lobbying the White House

By Alex Knott

Illegal defense

By Lauren Bonora, Kate Sheppard and Alex Knott

Breaking the law

By M. Asif Ismail

False pretenses

By Charles Lewis and Mark Reading-Smith

Following 9/11, President Bush and seven top officials of his administration waged a campaign of misinformation on the threat from Iraq

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Invasion of Iraq, 10 years later

By The Center for Public Integrity

False premise for going to war

By The Center for Public Integrity

The shadow Pentagon

By Dan Guttman

Pentagon office’s misleading intelligence

By The Center for Public Integrity

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