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Everything We Know About What’s Happened Under Sequestration

When the annual White House Easter Egg Hunt faced cancellation this year due to the package of mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration, the National Park Service kicked into high gear. It rescued the event 2014 held since 1878 2014 with money from “corporate sponsors and the sale of commemorative wooden eggs,” according to the […]

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By Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

When the annual White House Easter Egg Hunt faced cancellation this year due to the package of mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration, the National Park Service kicked into high gear. It rescued the event 2014 held since 1878 2014 with money from "corporate sponsors and the sale of commemorative wooden eggs," according to the Washington

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Reading Guide: Where Obama And Romney Actually Stand On Iran

With the third and final presidential debate on Monday night set to focus on foreign policy, Iran will once again take center stage. The issue will be all the more charged since the New York Times reported this weekend— and the White House quickly denied — that the U.S. and Iran had all but agreed to new negotiations. […]

Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica
By Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad adjusts his jacket as he listens to the Iranian national anthem at the start of a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

With the third and final presidential debate on Monday night set to focus on foreign policy, Iran will once again take center stage. The issue will be all the more charged since the New York Times reported this weekend— and the White House quickly denied — that the U.S. and Iran had all but agreed to new negotiations. President Obama and Mitt

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Big Electric Companies Behind ‘Grassroots’ Ad Campaign In Florida

Since August, a dark money group called Defend My Dividend has spent nearly $90,000 running ads on South Florida TV stations warning seniors about a looming increase in the tax rate on dividends. “You worked hard, saved for retirement, and dividends are a big part of it,” says one of the ads, which Defend My […]

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By Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica
A screenshot from an ironic ad paid for by the dark money group Defend My Dividend.

Since August, a dark money group called Defend My Dividend has spent nearly $90,000 running ads on South Florida TV stations warning seniors about a looming increase in the tax rate on dividends. "You worked hard, saved for retirement, and dividends are a big part of it," says one of the ads, which Defend My Dividend has posted on YouTube. "But

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What We Still Don’t Know About Mitt Romney’s Taxes

With the documents Mitt Romney released  recently, we know a bit more about his taxes. We know, for instance, that Romney paid a rate of 14.1 percent on $13.7 million in income on his 2011 tax return, which he achieved by purposely overpaying. Though he was entitled to deduct $4 million in charitable contributions, Romney deducted only […]

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By Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica
In this Sept. 9, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney arrives at his campaign headquarters in Boston, to prepare for the presidential debates. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

With the documents Mitt Romney released  recently, we know a bit more about his taxes. We know, for instance, that Romney paid a rate of 14.1 percent on $13.7 million in income on his 2011 tax return, which he achieved by purposely overpaying. Though he was entitled to deduct $4 million in charitable contributions, Romney deducted only $2.25

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Adelson: My Casino Is Being Investigated Because I Oppose Obama

Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate, has been the leading contributor to outside groups supporting Mitt Romney and other Republican candidates this election cycle, donating tens of millions of dollars. His company, Las Vegas Sands, is also the focus of a federal investigation into possible violations of bribery laws at its casinos in Macau, China. In an interview […]

Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica
By Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica
This June 7, 2011, file photo shows Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson waving to reporters as he arrived for Sands China's annual meeting in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate, has been the leading contributor to outside groups supporting Mitt Romney and other Republican candidates this election cycle, donating tens of millions of dollars. His company, Las Vegas Sands, is also the focus of a federal investigation into possible violations of bribery laws at its casinos in

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