Obama groups raise $4-5 million in first two months

By Peter H. Stone

Democratic groups already collecting millions in unlimited contributions for Obama re-election

Excerpts from this story referencing "Priorities USA":

"… towards their joint goal of raising at least $100 million.The two groups, Priorities USA Action and Priorities USA, are benefiting from the help of leading Democra …"

"… of raising at least $100 million.The two groups, Priorities USA Action and Priorities USA, are benefiting from the help of leading Democratic fundraisers and donors …"

"… executive Orin Kramer and Washington lobbyist and strategist Harold Ickes.Priorities USA Action is a 527 Super PAC which must disclose its donors and file quarterl …"

"… 7 Super PAC which must disclose its donors and file quarterly reports, but Priorities USA, is a 501(c)(4) group that doesn’t have to reveal its donors or file reg …"

27 Obama bundlers have already topped $500,000

By Peter H. Stone and Aaron Mehta

Obama team raises stakes for its bundlers, seeking $700,000 over two years

Excerpts from this story referencing "Priorities USA":

"… House aides to help the President win re-election. (The outside groups are Priorities USA and Priorities USA Action which raised between $4 million and $5 million i …"

"… the President win re-election. (The outside groups are Priorities USA and Priorities USA Action which raised between $4 million and $5 million in their first two m …"

Democratic groups re-group to clear up confusion among frustrated donors

By Peter H. Stone

Donors confused and frustrated by the proliferation of outside groups

Excerpts from this story referencing "Priorities USA":

"… have a clear sense of what we’re doing,” Bill Burton, a co-founder of Priorities USA and Priorities USA Action, which are working to re-elect President Obama, …"

"… of what we’re doing,” Bill Burton, a co-founder of Priorities USA and Priorities USA Action, which are working to re-elect President Obama, told iWatch News.Bu …"

"… tes that aren’t required to disclose names.Here’s a roadmap to the six:Priorities USA Action was started in April by Burton and ex White House aide Sean Sweeney …"

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Obama campaign reports more than 350 big bundlers, including Solyndra figures

By Aaron Mehta

41 bundlers round up $500,000 each for Obama's re-election

Excerpts from this story referencing "Priorities USA":

"… s have attempted to counter by forming their own outside groups, including Priorities USA and Priorities USA Action, formed by two former Obama aides, who stated a …"

"… counter by forming their own outside groups, including Priorities USA and Priorities USA Action, formed by two former Obama aides, who stated a goal of raising $10 …"

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

By Peter H. Stone

Tax-exempt nonprofits are reporting only a fraction of what they're raising and spending

Excerpts from this story referencing "Priorities USA":

"… uld not get clobbered again and launched several new 501 (c)(4)s including Priorities USA, which was started by two former White House aides to help President Obama …"

"… luster and paled beside their GOP counterparts.Bill Burton, a cofounder of Priorities USA and an allied super PAC Priorities USA Action, sounds unfazed that the two …"

"… erparts.Bill Burton, a cofounder of Priorities USA and an allied super PAC Priorities USA Action, sounds unfazed that the two groups raised just over $5 million in …"

"… too involved in politics. Crossroads GPS, the American Action Network and Priorities USA were singled out in September by Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Cente …"

New ads reflect spending power of Super PACs, 501(c)(4) groups

By Sandy Johnson and Peter H. Stone

Super PAC ads illustrate the new playing field in campaign finance

Excerpts from this story referencing "Priorities USA":

"… ng a dark picture of “Mitt Romney’s America.”The ads are produced by Priorities USA Action, the super PAC affiliated with a similarly-named 501(c)(4) group, P …"

"… A Action, the super PAC affiliated with a similarly-named 501(c)(4) group, Priorities USA. This political double play is one of the new tactics of the big money gro …"

"… individuals, corporations and labor unions to make unlimited contributions.Priorities USA Action and Priorities USA, co-founded by former White House press aide Bil …"

"… and labor unions to make unlimited contributions.Priorities USA Action and Priorities USA, co-founded by former White House press aide Bill Burton, have a target of …"

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Nonprofits outspent super PACs in 2010, trend may continue

By Michael Beckel

Increasingly active nonprofit groups act just like super PACs but don't reveal donors.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Priorities USA":

"… rs.The targeted groups include Crossroads GPS, American Action Network and Priorities USA, a pro-Obama nonprofit launched last year by former White House aides Sean …"

"… PACs to report in-kind contributions from nonprofits include the pro-Obama Priorities USA Action, the main super PAC supporting President Barack Obama, and FreedomW …"

FACT CHECK: Is Romney to blame for cancer death?

By FactCheck.Org

Factcheck.org takes on a controversial new ad from the a pro-Obama super PAC

Excerpts from this story referencing "Priorities USA":

"… without health coverage. That’s not quite so.We find this ad from Priorities USA Action to be misleading on several counts.Steelworker Joe Soptic’s …"

"… eaking story of his wife’s death.Here’s what Soptic says:Joe Soptic in Priorities USA ad: I don’t think Mitt Romney understands what he’s done to people’s …"

"… and eliminated 750 jobs — including Soptic’s, the man featured in the Priorities USA Action ad.The company also reneged on pension and other benefits it had ag …"

"… uld then have lost his job, and his health benefits, earlier.Officials for Priorities USA Action said it would be “overstating the point of the ad” to suggest t …"