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American Crossroads robocalls tell Washington voters to back Rossi

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

A Skamokawa, Wash., reader alerted us to a statewide robocall by American Crossroads, a conservative group flush with cash that opposes the

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Government bans robocalls? Not so much

By Ben Protess

Michigan PAC robocalls blast Democrat

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Crossroads GPS ad attacks Sen. Patty Murray in Seattle

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Democrats desperately seek their own Rove

By Peter H. Stone

Michigan PAC robocalls blast Democrat

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

While much of our focus has been independent groups with millions of dollars to invest in campaign ads, today we note a relatively cheap “ro

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American Crossroads robocalls tell Washington voters to back Rossi

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

Government bans robocalls? Not so much

By Ben Protess

Illinois Democrat gets eleventh hour boost from family-funded super PAC

By Michael Beckel

GOP super PAC men seek to overturn donation limits

By Michael Beckel

Futuristic Citizens Against Government Waste ad warns against unchecked debt

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

More than 20 years ago, a Ridley Scott-directed ad warned of possible “Deficit Trials” in 2017. The controversial spot, paid for by W.R. Gr

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Iowa TV station won't air "Pull the Plug on Grandma" ad attacking Sen. Grassley

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

A Des Moines TV station is refusing to air an attack ad against Republican Sen. Charles Grassley created by two liberal groups unless they c

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Veterans Department official bills government $130,000 for commute to Washington

By Corbin Hiar

Airtime Is money

By Sandy Bergo, Agustín Armendariz and John Perry

Big payday for U.S. ambassador with stake in go-go wireless Internet firm

By John Aloysius Farrell and Fred Schulte

House Republicans scrutinizing decisions benefiting Obama donors

By Fred Schulte

Obama cabinet officials visit swing districts in final weeks before Nov. 2 election

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Earlier this month in Orlando, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan unveiled a $1.56 million grant to install energy-effici

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Housing secretary to release funds to struggling nonprofits

By John Dunbar

Executives with criminal records slip through FHA crackdown, documents show

By Brian Grow

Lax oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

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Mismanagement and cronyism at HUD

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Crossroads GPS ad attacks Harry Reid, and attack ads

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Crossroads Grassroots Political Strategies (GPS), a conservative group that has poured millions of dollars into attack ads, is airing a new

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FEC deadlocks on Super PAC ad coordination with candidates

By Sandy Johnson

Daily Disclosure: Ads by anonymous political groups bash Obama on big night

By Rachael Marcus

Crossroads GPS ad attacks Sen. Patty Murray in Seattle

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

The more media, the better ...

By Sandy Bergo

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Americans for Prosperity blasts Ohio Democrat’s climate change vote

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Americans for Prosperity, a conservative group with links to the billionaire co-owner of industrial giant Koch Industries, has launched an a

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Slap to Obama: GOP House votes to kill health law

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State parties adjust to McCain-Feingold

By Derek Willis

Old parties learn new tricks

By Kevin Bogardus

Democrats maintain control of Senate

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Not just Alaska: Boston reporter stopped by police after questioning candidate

By Aaron Mehta

Word spread quickly Saturday that an Alaska journalist was detained by private security guards at a town hall event for Republican Joe Mille

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International Consortium Adds 15 Investigative Journalists

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ICIJ unveils Daniel Pearl Awards finalists

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Center hires R. Jeffrey Smith as national security editor

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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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Conservative group does not want to dance with Rep. John Hall

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

A reader in Harriman, N.Y. alerted us to a conservative independent group’s new TV ad urging the defeat of former pop musician and second-te

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