When the Democrats wined and dined, here's who paid the piper

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2000 — Anyone who thought the Democratic National Convention was only about presidential nominee Al Gore must have

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PMA lobbyist pleads guilty

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DCCC's most vulnerable House members reaped millions in 2012

By Michael Beckel

Excerpts from this story referencing "Citigroup":

"… och Industries, America Online, AT&T Wireless, Lucent Technologies and Citigroup. (Citigroup has contributed $942,295 to federal campaigns this election cy …"

"… es, America Online, AT&T Wireless, Lucent Technologies and Citigroup. (Citigroup has contributed $942,295 to federal campaigns this election cycle, of whic …"

Millionaires continue to dominate presidential race

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Kerry plans to use 1970s-era campaign finance regulations

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Millionaires raising millions

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The money race: After first quarter, Kerry leads

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Our broken government

By Josh Israel

Excerpts from this story referencing "Al Sharpton":

"… de asset information from Rep. Richard Gephardt or the Rev. Al Sharpton because both requested extensions for filing their legally mandated f …"

Venezuela emerges as new source of ‘conflict’ minerals

By Emilia Diaz-Struck and Joseph Poliszuk

Venezuelan black-market mineral likely making its way to everything from smart phones to smart bombs

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Colombia vows to clean up coltan mining

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Five things you need to know about coltan:

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Colombia’s black-market coltan tied to drug traffickers, paramilitaries

By Ignacio Gómez G.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sony":

"… tal’s pivotal role in high-tech manufacturing became clear in 2001, when Sony delayed the rollout of new video game players because of a shortage of col …"

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Thousands of free trips taken by Pentagon staff

By M.B. Pell and Aaron Mehta

DOD personnel took $26 million in travel from industry, foreign governments.

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IMPACT: Panetta pledges to fix substandard schools on military bases

By Kristen Lombardi

Healthier food on the menu at some Air Force mess halls but at what cost?

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Defense Department’s report card

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Army, Marines aren't reporting military readiness details on the same basis

By Laurel Adams

Excerpts from this story referencing "Sony":

"… on of merchandise in 2007. Among the sponsors: Nike, Skechers, Mattel, and Sony;Thousands of the trips were taken to popular vacation spots such as San Di …"

"… ia. Skechers, the shoe company, paid about $17,000 for about 25 trips, and Sony paid about $15,000 for just under 20 trips.Some buyers took multiple trips …"