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The politics of energy: Oil and gas

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2003 — The sweeping energy bill now pending in Congress offers a geyser of new tax breaks and other government good

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"… ns group to the next level.” Mark Racicot, who served as chairman of the Republican National Committee in 2002 and 2003, is also a Bracewell & Patterson partner; when he too …"

Campaign cash: The independent fundraising gold rush since 'Citizens United' ruling

By Peter H. Stone

For many powerful GOP operatives and allied fundraisers, the luncheon last April felt like one part reunion and one part strategy summit for

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"… he crowd of about two dozen had assembled at the behest of Rove and former Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie. The powerful pair had teamed up earlier in the year …"

"… ibutable to another phenomenon: management and fundraising problems at the Republican National Committee under Chairman Michael Steele. Those woes have given major donors and fund …"

Saints and sinners

By Peter H. Stone

Gingrich balances support of a casino owner with courtship of evangelicals

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"… of people who have responded to fundraising appeals he’s signed for the Republican National Committee and the Republican Governors Association. The combination could allow Ging …"

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Broken elections, stolen votes

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Were the chaotic presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 an anomaly or a harbinger of things to come this November? Is democracy, as Karl Ro

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"… ave infamously shown up at the polls on Election Day.”That same week the Republican National Committee rolled out a database of 3,273 voters who allegedly had cast more than one …"

Political inaction committees: How political action committees are spending your donations

By Josh Israel, Aaron Mehta and Gabriel Debenedetti

Jay Peters is a psychology instructor at a Durham, North Carolina, community college who has donated tens of thousands of dollars to conserv

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"… lting, LLC, a business development and government relations firm. A former Republican National Committee and George H. W. Bush transition staffer, Williams has taken more than $46 …"

Democrats desperately seek their own Rove

By Peter H. Stone

For chastened Democrats, ‘a lesson and a beating’; Republicans hone tactics that brought in secretive millions last year...

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"… n Adelson stands out: the Las Vegas Sands owner has donated $7 million.The Republican National Committee is getting a financial facelift too, after the ouster of chairman Michael …"

"… e,” said Gillespie, the former Bush adviser and one-time chairman of the Republican National Committee. “We’re not robbing Peter to pay Paul.”Added Sembler: “I don’t s …"

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Americans for Job Security — how a shadow group hustles for funds

By Peter H. Stone

Long-time GOP operative David Carney is hardly a household name like Karl Rove. But among Republican strategists and fundraisers in Washingt

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"… ent of Americans for Job Security. Crossroads Media also does work for the Republican National Committee and other GOP organizations.Americans for Job Security is a tax-exempt 501 …"

Karl Rove, GOP heavyweights find sugar daddies for groups influencing elections

By Peter H. Stone

Despite having no official position, former President Bush adviser Karl Rove remains a potent, behind-the-scenes operative doing his utmost

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"… dies in Texas and New York, among other locales.Rove teamed up with former Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie, who also was on that Wednesday conference call, to …"

Independent GOP fundraising picks up steam

By Peter H. Stone

Another big name GOP veteran in Washington, lobbyist and operative Scott Reed, is jumping into the crowded field of independent groups raisi

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"… ton in support of GOP Senate candidates.A former executive director at the Republican National Committee in the 1994 when the GOP regained control of Congress, Reed also managed t …"

American Crossroads spin-off launches new ads in Missouri, Nevada

By Peter H. Stone

Conservative group American Crossroads, launched barely six months ago with help from GOP uber-consultants Ed Gillespie and Karl Rove, has r

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"… otentially significant step given the fear of many GOP operatives that the Republican National Committee is likely to cut funds targeted at encouraging voters to go to the polls. …"

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