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Consider the Source

Stephen Colbert, center, and Jon Stewart, right, hold hands during The Colbert Report. During the episode, Colbert legally transferred his super political action committee to Stewart, his friend and Comedy Central cohort. Kristopher Long, Comedy Central/AP

Colbert's super PAC raises serious money from 'donors' with silly names

By Aaron Mehta

Pat Magroin, Ibin Yerkinoff, and Frumunda Mabalz – these are among the supporters of comedian Stephen Colbert’s super PAC, “Americas for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow,” which reported raising $825,000 through January.

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Super PACs

PAC profile: Cain Connections

By Rachael Marcus

Supports: Newt Gingrich
Principals: Herman Cain, Anthony Holm
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  Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman speaks on NBC's "Meet the Press" William B. Plowman, NBC/AP

Huntsman Sr. backed son's super PAC

By John Dunbar

Jon Huntsman Sr. provided nearly $2 million to the "Our Destiny" super PAC out of $2.7 million raised in an effort to put his son in the White House, according to a Federal Election Commission filing.

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Super PACs

PAC profile: Our Destiny

By Aaron Mehta

Supports: Jon Huntsman
Principals: Tom Loeffler
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Super PACs

PAC profile: Restore Our Future

By Rachael Marcus

Supports: Mitt Romney
Principals: Carl Forti, Charles Spies, Larry McCarthy, Steve Roche
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Super PACs

PAC profile: 9-9-9 Fund

By Paul Abowd

Supports: Herman Cain
Principals: Scott Mackenzie, Jordan Gehrke
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Super PACs

PAC profile: Citizens for a Working America PAC

By Alexandra Duszak

Supports: Mitt Romney
Principals: David Langdon, Jeremy Hughes
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Super PACs

PAC profile: Priorities USA Action

By Aaron Mehta

Supports: Barack Obama
Principals: Bill Burton, Sean Sweeney
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Super PACs

PAC profile: Winning Our Future

By Alexandra Duszak

Supports: Newt Gingrich
Principals: Becky Burkett, Gregg Phillips, Rick Tyler
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Super PACs

PAC profile: Strong America Now

By Rachael Marcus

Supports: Newt Gingrich
Principals: Mike George, Peter O’Rourke, F. Scott O’Grady
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Inside this investigation

Writers and editors

John Dunbar

Managing Editor, Politics The Center for Public Integrity
jdunbar@publicintegrity.org

John is director of Consider the Source, the Center's ongoing investigation of the impact of money on state and federal politic... More about John Dunbar

Michael Beckel

Reporter The Center for Public Integrity
mbeckel@publicintegrity.org

Michael Beckel joined the Center for Public Integrity as a politics reporter in February 2012, where his focus is super PACs and the infl... More about Michael Beckel

Reity O'Brien

James R. Soles Fellow The Center for Public Integrity
mobrien@publicintegrity.org

Reity O’Brien is the Center’s 16th James R. Soles Fellow.... More about Reity O'Brien

Chris Young

American University Fellow The Center for Public Integrity
cyoung@publicintegrity.org

Chris Young is an American University Fellow currently working as a member of the Center’s Consider the Source team.... More about Chris Young

Dave Levinthal

Senior reporter The Center for Public Integrity
dlevinthal@publicintegrity.org

Dave Levinthal joined the Center for Public Integrity in 2013 to help lead its Consider the Source project investigating the influence of... More about Dave Levinthal

Ben Wieder

CAR Reporter The Center for Public Integrity
bwieder@publicintegrity.org

Ben Wieder is the Computer Assisted Reporter for the Consider the Sourc... More about Ben Wieder

Alison Fitzgerald

Senior reporter The Center for Public Integrity
afitzgerald@publicintegrity.org

Alison Fitzgerald is a finance and investigative reporter who joined the Center in April 2013 to help lead its financial reporting projec... More about Alison Fitzgerald

Alan Suderman

Reporter The Center for Public Integrity
asudermand@publicintegrity.org

Alan Suderman is a reporter for the Consider the Source project, where he focuses on the influence of money in state politics.... More about Alan Suderman

Dan Wagner

Reporter The Center for Public Integrity
dwagner@publicintegrity.org

Daniel Wagner came to the Center in 2013 from The Associated Press in Washington, D.C.... More about Dan Wagner