Republicans Back Down On Effort To Defund Transparency Rule

Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee today dropped an effort to defund a new Federal Communications Commission rule that will make political ad data available on the Internet. The FCC rule, which was OKed by the commission earlier this year and is expected to go into effect sometime this summer or fall, would require TV […]

Justin Elliot
By Justin Elliot
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)

Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee today dropped an effort to defund a new Federal Communications Commission rule that will make political ad data available on the Internet. The FCC rule, which was OKed by the commission earlier this year and is expected to go into effect sometime this summer or fall, would require TV stations to

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Out Of District Funding Increasingly Influences Congressional Races

(Mint Press)–Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA) coasted to a 2010 victory, gaining 67 percent of the vote over his Democratic challenger, Rick Waugh. While Virginia’s 7th district has been historically more conservative, Cantor’s robust fundraising effort put him at a distinct advantage having raised more than $5 million compared to Waugh’s modest $147,000. Big money corporate […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels
U.S. Senator Richard Lugar speaks at a news conference in Moscow, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. Richard Lugar, the senior Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that the new U.S. administration could help improve relations between Russian and U.S. with talks on crucial arms control and security issues.(AP Photo/ Sergey Ponomarev)

(Mint Press)--Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA) coasted to a 2010 victory, gaining 67 percent of the vote over his Democratic challenger, Rick Waugh. While Virginia’s 7th district has been historically more conservative, Cantor’s robust fundraising effort put him at a distinct advantage having raised more than $5 million compared to Waugh’s modest

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Romney edges into mop-up phase of campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a three-month struggle, Mitt Romney edged into the mop-up phase of the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, buoyed by Newt Gingrich’s decision to scale back his campaign to the vanishing point and Rick Santorum’s statement that he would take the No. 2 spot on the party ticket in […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
In this March 26, 2012, photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures while speaking at NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company, in San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a three-month struggle, Mitt Romney edged into the mop-up phase of the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, buoyed by Newt Gingrich's decision to scale back his campaign to the vanishing point and Rick Santorum's statement that he would take the No. 2 spot on the party ticket in the fall. Romney

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Role Reversal: Obama and GOP Hopefuls Lobby AIPAC

(MintPress) On the single most important primary election day leading up to the Republican National Convention, GOP candidates took time to address the audience at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, DC.  Although politicians are usually on the receiving end of lobbying efforts, the roles seem to be reversed when it comes to the American […]

Janessa Schilmoeller
By Janessa Schilmoeller
Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, arrives to speak before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), in Washington, Tuesday, March 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

(MintPress) On the single most important primary election day leading up to the Republican National Convention, GOP candidates took time to address the audience at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, DC.  Although politicians are usually on the receiving end of lobbying efforts, the roles seem to be reversed when it comes to the American

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‘Super’ PACs set to disclose big donors Tuesday

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Get ready to find out who the millionaires are behind this year’s presidential election. Shadowy outside groups funded by anonymous donors and working on behalf of candidates they support have pummeled Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and others for the past two months by spending millions of dollars on mostly negative […]

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)

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Get ready to find out who the millionaires are behind this year's presidential election. Shadowy outside groups funded by anonymous donors and working on behalf of candidates they support have pummeled Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and others for the past two months by spending millions of dollars on mostly

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