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Romney Beats Obama in Fundraising Two Months in a Row
From the Guardian: Mitt Romney raised $100m in June, confirming Barack Obama's fear expressed Thursday that he is going to be massively outspent in November's White House election. The fundraising figure has not yet been published by the Federal Election Commission, which ...read more
Ben Cohen Interview: Do Super PACs Spell the End of Democracy?
By Ben Cohen: I went on the RT network yesterday to discuss the insidious effects of Super PACs on the Democratic process with Elizabeth Wahl. It's a very troubling topic and one that deserves a lot of attention. The decision made by the Supreme court to allow PACs (Political ...read more
Uncovered: TV Station's Data on Political Ads
By Daniel Victor: Every local broadcast station has a repository of documents about political advertising that you have a legal right to see but can do so only by going to the station and asking to see "the public file." These paper files contain detailed data on all political ...read more
New Lunatic Joins GOP Presidential Hunt
Image by Wyscan via Flickr Just when you thought the GOP Presidential race couldn't get any funnier. From TPM: Quran burning pastor Terry Jones, last seen protesting Sharia law outside the White House and accidentally setting off his gun during a trip to Michigan, is getting ...read more