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  • Look Who Obama’s Asking for Cash

    By Steve Holland, Reuters

    President Barack Obama warned tech leaders on Thursday to dig deep in their wallets to fund Democratic candidates and feel a sense of urgency about congressional elections in November or risk further...

  • Big Spending by Liberal Groups in North Carolina

    By Kim Barker and Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

    Most people have come to associate outside money — the hundreds of millions of dollars from politically active nonprofits and super PACs pouring into American elections — with conservatives. And why...

  • Spending on ‘Women’s Vote’ Ramps Up Before 2016

    By Reid Wilson, The Washington Post

    In her first campaign ad for the U.S. Senate, Michigan Republican Terri Lynn Land minces no words: “Congressman Gary Peters and his buddies want you to think I’m waging a war on women,” she starts. “...

  • The Shadowy World of ‘Dark Money’ Campaign Spending

    By Kim Barker and Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

    To see how easy it is for a dark money group to ignore the Internal Revenue Service, look no further than the loftily named Government Integrity Fund. The Fund, an Ohio nonprofit, spent more than $1...

  • Why Obamacare Remains a Burden for Democrats

    By Dan Balz, The Washington Post

    The debate over the Affordable Care Act has entered a new stage, one that will challenge Republicans and Democrats alike. But the burden still falls more heavily on the Democrats to show that the law...