GOP Super-Donor Sheldon Adelson Appears In Civil Court For Breach Of Contract

Those that are familiar with American politics or the Las Vegas scene have heard of Sheldon Adelson. Adelson, 79, is the Horatio Alger-like self-made billionaire who became the major power on the Las Vegas Strip and the outspoken defender of Israel and the Republicans — having donated nearly $100 million to GOP candidates in 2012. […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

Those that are familiar with American politics or the Las Vegas scene have heard of Sheldon Adelson. Adelson, 79, is the Horatio Alger-like self-made billionaire who became the major power on the Las Vegas Strip and the outspoken defender of Israel and the Republicans — having donated nearly $100 million to GOP candidates in 2012. But few

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How Dark Money Helped Republicans Hold The House And Hurt Voters

By Olga Pierce, Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer In the November election, a million more Americans voted for Democrats seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives than Republicans. But that popular vote advantage did not result in control of the chamber. Instead, despite getting fewer votes, Republicans have maintained a commanding control of the […]

Olga Pierce
By Olga Pierce
In this Nov. 19, 2011 fie photo the U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

By Olga Pierce, Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer In the November election, a million more Americans voted for Democrats seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives than Republicans. But that popular vote advantage did not result in control of the chamber. Instead, despite getting fewer votes, Republicans have maintained a commanding

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How Much Did Sheldon Adelson Really Spend On Campaign 2012?

Exactly how much, you ask? We don’t really know, and it’s likely we never will. Many of the groups that spent the most on the election aren’t required to report their donors. But thanks to recent campaign finance filings, we can get a better idea. We dug through Federal Election Commission and Internal Revenue Service […]

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)

Exactly how much, you ask? We don't really know, and it's likely we never will. Many of the groups that spent the most on the election aren't required to report their donors. But thanks to recent campaign finance filings, we can get a better idea. We dug through Federal Election Commission and Internal Revenue Service records and found that

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Voters Decide Corporations Are Not People As 2 States Vote To Overturn Citizens United

(MintPress) – As the dust settles from another whirlwind presidential election that saw candidates spending a collective $1 billion on elaborate national campaigns, citizens across the U.S. continue to push for comprehensive campaign finance reform to remove special interest money from American elections. The Move to Amend coalition, a grassroots movement of citizens across the U.S., […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels
In this Jan. 20, 2012 photo, people hold signs during a gathering on the anniversary of the Citizens United decision in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

(MintPress) - As the dust settles from another whirlwind presidential election that saw candidates spending a collective $1 billion on elaborate national campaigns, citizens across the U.S. continue to push for comprehensive campaign finance reform to remove special interest money from American elections. The Move to Amend coalition, a

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Romney To Employers: It’s OK To Mix Business With Politics

“I hope you make it very clear to your employees what you believe is in the best interest of your enterprise and therefore their job and their future in the upcoming elections.” — Mitt Romney, June 6, in a conference call with the anti-union National Federation of Independent Business. (NEW YORK) MintPress – The Republican challenger […]

Lisa Barron
By Lisa Barron
Adelson

“I hope you make it very clear to your employees what you believe is in the best interest of your enterprise and therefore their job and their future in the upcoming elections.” — Mitt Romney, June 6, in a conference call with the anti-union National Federation of Independent Business. (NEW YORK) MintPress – The Republican challenger to President

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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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