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Democrats seeking money for Massachusetts' special Senate election

By Michael Beckel

DSCC solicits funds ahead of Massachusetts special election.

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States with senate races fuel money pipeline

By Derek Willis

Tester offers e-filing amendment to budget bill

By Michael Beckel

Democrats maintain control of Senate

By The Associated Press

National GOP exchanges soft money for hard in Florida

By John Dunbar

More senators opt to e-file campaign disclosures

By Michael Beckel

A small but growing number of U.S. senators are filing campaign finance disclosures electronically.

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GOP senators urge FCC to avoid new disclosure rules

By Michael Beckel

Last-minute mega-donations fueled super PAC attacks

By Michael Beckel

Shaun McCutcheon hopes donation in S. Carolina election will be first of many nationwide

By Michael Beckel and Dave Levinthal

Rival Super Bowl team owners allies on political field

By Michael Beckel

Retiring senators sitting on $10.5 million

By Michael Beckel

Eight retiring senators are collectively sitting on $10.5 million.

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Tester offers e-filing amendment to budget bill

By Michael Beckel

Democrats seeking money for Massachusetts' special Senate election

By Michael Beckel

Democrats expand Senate grip but fail to win House

By The Associated Press

Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government

By The Associated Press

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Lobbyists make it rain for Democrats

By Michael Beckel

DSCC, DCCC collect nearly $1 million from lobbyist-bundlers during first quarter.

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Obama inauguration fueled by corporations, unions

By Dave Levinthal

Tester offers e-filing amendment to budget bill

By Michael Beckel

Abramoff plea: digging up K Street

By Alex Knott

Democrats seeking money for Massachusetts' special Senate election

By Michael Beckel

The more things stay the same: Senate Democratic, Republican leaders re-elected

By Josh Israel

Both parties in the U.S. Senate voted today to preserve the status quo in leadership, keeping Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell at the helm. As

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U.S. support for tobacco overseas: going out of business?

By Zoë Davidson and Maud S. Beelman

The smoking gun: A perspective

By Bill Birnbauer

Canada's boom in smuggled cigarettes

By William Marsden

Peter King — Homeland Security Committee

By Josh Israel

Peter T. King, one of just two Republicans in New York’s current 28-member House delegation, has represented much of Long Island’s Nassau an

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Commentary: New GOP chairman Marc Racicot mixes politics and profits

By Charles Lewis

Independent GOP fundraising picks up steam

By Peter H. Stone

Democrats maintain control of Senate

By The Associated Press

Perps or pupils? Safety policy creates friction in New York City schools

By Daryl Khan

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Commentary: Supreme Court ruling may help spur the buying of American politicians

By Bill Buzenberg and Josh Israel

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today opens a floodgate — making the buying of elections even easier. In the Citizens United v. Federal Elec

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No star turn for McCain and Obama at the local cineplex

By Caitlin Ginley

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By Chris Landers

In political contributions, Zell leans right and wife leans left

By Brendan McGarry and Ben Welsh

Daily Disclosure: Republicans say Americans bummed out by Obama

By Rachael Marcus

Ex-GOP whip blunt gave earmarks and got campaign cash through the 'Murtha Method'

By Josh Israel, Josh Israel and Josh Israel

Rep. Roy Blunt’s Congressional Web site notes that “while Washington politicians claim they can spend your money better than you can, the fe

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PMA Group ‘excel’s at access to Murtha, document shows

By Nick Schwellenbach

A ‘Murtha Method’ encore

By Nick Schwellenbach

Kilpatrick not happy with for-profit earmark ban

By Nick Schwellenbach

Earmarks lobbyist indicted for illegal campaign contribution scheme

By Nick Schwellenbach

Meet George LeMieux, Florida’s $3,335.60 senator

By Josh Israel

Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced today he is appointing his former chief of staff, Republican George S. LeMieux, to fill the U.S. Se

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Walker wins Wisconsin recall election flooded with outside spending

By Paul Abowd

Ex-GOP Gov. Crist's law firm donates to pro-Obama super PAC

By Michael Beckel

Center’s Jim Morris Gives 11th Sinclair Lecture

Undermined

By Kristen Lombardi

President Obama’s opportunity to mold the FEC

By Josh Israel

At midnight Thursday, the terms of Federal Election Commissioner Donald F. McGahn II (a Republican) and FEC Chairman Steven T. Walther (a De

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John J. Sullivan: Federal Election Commissioner in waiting

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Does Blagojevich arrest make Illinois the new New Jersey?

By Sarah Laskow

No star turn for McCain and Obama at the local cineplex

By Caitlin Ginley

Obama-backed solar firm collapses: ABC segment

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