"… rse of two months, Westly — who has often sought attention for political candidates he supports, and for the green energy movement he is part of — declined …"

"… intances, bundlers from Florida to California raise the millions that help candidates pay for increasingly expensive campaigns. Their work can prove pivotal in …"

"… the Center for Responsive Politics.“I’m here to tell you Obama is the candidate with the momentum. Obama is the candidate of vision, and Obama is the cand …"

"… �m here to tell you Obama is the candidate with the momentum. Obama is the candidate of vision, and Obama is the candidate who is going to inspire a new genera …"

"… last five years.Raese is among roughly two dozen Republican and Democratic candidates in this fall’s congressional elections who attack federal largess but h …"

"… etween statement and deed, of course, are nothing new in politics. Because candidates assume that the public loathes excess federal spending, they rail against …"

"… .Stimulus in Wisconsin, Missouri, KentuckyAppleton, Wis., Republican House candidate Reid Ribble bashed the stimulus even though a construction firm owned by m …"

"… 000 in stimulus funds to repair the roof of a local elementary school, the candidate’s nephew and new owner of the company, Troy Ribble, confirmed.Democrats …"

"… t, or if big donors have been given ready access to the White House, which candidate Obama said wouldn’t happen once he took office.“It pains me to think t …"

"… rt to spread the gospel of single payer health care and convince political candidates to embrace it. One of their converts was candidate Peter Shumlin. When Sh …"

"… and convince political candidates to embrace it. One of their converts was candidate Peter Shumlin. When Shumlin promised to work with the legislature on enact …"

"… renowned name partner is former New York mayor and Republican Presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani, who joined Bracewell in 2005. But the energy and climate …"

"… ct funding of independent expenditures expressly advocating for or against candidates in elections for public office.” This ban, O’Toole said, extends to g …"

"… have a policy that prohibits using company resources to support or oppose candidates, and funding an independent expenditure campaign would violate that polic …"

"… 150,000 contribution to a group backing Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, said it does not give groups money for independent ads. Spokesw …"

"… ve district, Glenn highlights the sexual orientation of the openly-lesbian candidate Sessoms, makes claims about the sexual orientation of Sessom’s campaign …"

"… about the sexual orientation of Sessom’s campaign staff, and calls her a candidate with a “hidden… homosexual activist agenda.”Sessoms responded with a …"

"… PAC for third-term Republican Michigan State Rep. Rick Jones, currently a candidate for state senate.Jones told You Report: Election 2010 that his one-time do …"

"… yesterday in Colorado by the NEA Advocacy Fund, blasting Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck for his views on education funding.An arm of the 3.2 million-memb …"

"… not contribute directly to or coordinate its activities with any political candidates or party committees. However, because it is registered as a political com …"

"… re is a problem with the system that these groups can outright lie about a candidate and no one is held responsible for that,” added Loftus.A spokesman for t …"

"… Paid for by the NEA Advocacy Fund, www.nea.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. NEA Advocacy Fund is responsible for the conte …"

"… action committee (or “PAC”) founded and chaired by former presidential candidate Alan Keyes: Black America’s PAC (BAMPAC, for short). Peters made three c …"

"… ce the start of 2007, just $13,500 of BAMPAC’s money has gone to federal candidate contributions, with another $9,325 for state and local candidate donations …"

"… o federal candidate contributions, with another $9,325 for state and local candidate donations. Combined, that amounts to a mere 1.14 percent of overall spendi …"

"… se committees, allowing donors to pool their contributions to advocate for candidates who share their viewpoints.PACs are tax-exempt under Section 527 of the U …"

"… generously to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and to party candidates. She and her husband also gave generously to the Lawyers’ Leadership Co …"

"… is, perhaps, best known for hosting a $1,000-a-person fundraiser with then-candidate Barack Obama, at which Obama was recorded by a blogger suggesting blue-col …"

"… d to “get bitter [and] cling to guns or religion.” Mehran has given to candidates on both sides of the aisle, including George W. Bush. Mehran told the Cen …"