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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"… merica’s PAC (BAMPAC, for short). Peters made three contributions to the Washington-based group, expecting that his donations would be used to help elect cons …"

"… many PACs are legal, but “pushing the envelope.” And she notes the old Washington adage, “the scandal isn’t what’s illegal; it’s what’s legal.”A …"

"… New Haven, Connecticut-area congressional district since 1991, and when in Washington, D.C., she and her husband, pollster Stanley Greenberg, share a Capitol Hi …"

"… . He says the policy dinners are “one of the best things that happens in Washington,” and described them as “a little bastion of enlightenment and intelle …"

Crossroads GPS ad attacks Sen. Patty Murray in Seattle

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

A reader in Mukilteo, Washington, a coastal suburb about 20 miles north of Seattle, reports seeing an independent attack ad against Washingt

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"… thorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. …"

"… 20 miles north of Seattle, reports seeing an independent attack ad against Washington Sen. Patty Murray. The 30-second spot, entitled “Can’t Afford Patty, …"

California Republican lampooned in tropical ad

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

As election ads paid for by third-party groups begin to flood U.S. airways, one group seeking campaign finance reform is running an ad blast

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"… erica’s campaign finance laws.” Campaign Money Watch, a project of the Washington-based Public Campaign Action Fund, reported on Sept. 27 that it spent $28, …"

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John J. Sullivan: Federal Election Commissioner in waiting

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

One full year after being nominated to the Federal Election Commission, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) lawyer John J. Sullivan

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"… yet to put any stamp on the FEC.President Obama, who ran on a platform of Washington reform and improved transparency, declared Sullivan “a staunch advocate …"

New lobbyist bundler database not yet searchable

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

When Democrats took over both chambers of Congress following the 2006 elections, one of their top priorities was a bill with tougher lobbyin

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"… re than $16,000 per half-year period. Bundlers, of course, are that unique Washington creature who are able to gather lots of political donations from friends a …"

Washington lobbying giants cash in on health reform debate

By Joe Eaton, M.B. Pell and Aaron Mehta

While patients, taxpayers and lawmakers debate the impact of the health care reform law President Obama signed on Tuesday, one result of the

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"… t clients involved in health care last year reveals a host of high-profile Washington concerns — companies like Patton Boggs LLP, Alston & Bird, LLP, Holl …"

"… sHow much clients spent on health care and other issues in 2009: $7,675,000Washington’s biggest lobby firm, Patton Boggs represented Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Flo …"

"… of two lobbyists on GQ’s 2009 list of the 50 most influential people in Washington. His brother, John Podesta, was President Bill Clinton’s chief of staff, …"

"… nt on health care and other issues in 2009: $1,630,000Founded in 1990, the Washington-based government affairs firm began as a specialist in tax and appropriati …"

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Advice on the 'bailout bonanza' from a controversial pitchman

By Nick Schwellenbach and Aaron Mehta

Meet Fred Steinberg. He “will personally outline what you must know for your company to prosper under the ‘new capitalism’ emerging from Wa

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"… w for your company to prosper under the ‘new capitalism’ emerging from Washington,” according to an e-mail from his company, B2G Institute, Inc, a subsidi …"

Hidden Chamber of Commerce hand behind anti-Solis ad

By Aaron Mehta

There’s a new ad floating on the “BlogAds” network, and it’s quite a doozy. In giant font, the ad warns of “Obama’s ETHICAL Problem,” which

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"… int by the non-partisan watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington that the group was a political organization and should not be able to clai …"

Georgia on my mind

By Aaron Mehta

Since last Friday, Georgia has drawn considerable international attention. Being invaded by Russia tends to do that. Georgia, however, has b

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"… sia tends to do that. Georgia, however, has been the object of interest by Washington for much longer — a fact clearly reflected in U.S. military aid to the c …"

Memo suggests FBI had mole inside ABC News in 1990s

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

Agents treated reporter like informant, raising question: Who else?

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"… BC investigative news producer Christopher Isham, now a vice president and Washington bureau chief for CBS News, issued a statement Tuesday evening denying he e …"

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