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Meet the world's richest people
CNN MoneySay hello to the 0.00001%. Forbes Magazine released its annual "Billionaires List" on Wednesday, with Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helú retaining his status as the world's richest person for the third year in a row. Slim checked in with a net...Tags: Carlos Slim, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Bernard Arnault
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Momentum rising for constitutional amendment to override Citizens United and stop the Super PAC deluge
The butt-ugly, Super Pac-polluted landscape of the Republican presidential primary battlefield may be the best argument yet for liberals who want a constitutional amendment to overturn “Citizens United.”
That’s the code name for the...Tags: George W. Bush, National Government, John McKinney, Antonin Scalia, Wesleyan University
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More GOP Caucuses Next Stop for Front-Runner Mitt Romney
CNNLAS VEGAS, Nev. -- With former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney coming off his second straight victory, the race for the GOP presidential nomination heads to three states holding caucuses this week. Romney's triumph Saturday in the Nevada caucuses,...Tags: Rick Santorum, Joe Heck, NBC (tv network), Bob McDonnell, Mormonism
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Mendte: Why The GOP Primary Is Not Decided
pix11.com | @wpixThis time tomorrow night Mitt Romney will be named the winner of the Florida primary. There was a time when that would mark the end of the race in the Republican primary, but not this year. Newt Gingrich has vowed to stay in until the convention in...Tags: Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Elections, Primaries, Newt Gingrich
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'Super PACs' largely funded by a wealthy few
When it comes to big money in politics, Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons' influence has long been apparent in Texas, where he has plowed more than $1 million into Rick Perry's gubernatorial campaigns. Now Simmons has found a new outlet for his outsize...Tags: Finance, Political Fundraising, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Newt Gingrich, Finance
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Casino mogul backing Newt Gingrich plays his own game
On a Strip packed with colorful, sometimes controversial gambling titans, Sheldon Adelson plays politics a little differently from the rest. The casino barons are a mostly pragmatic bunch, shifting campaign donations to favor the party in power. Not...Tags: U.S. Senate, Ron Paul, Parties and Movements, Newt Gingrich, Los Angeles Times
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Mitt Romney cruises to victory in Nevada caucuses
Mitt Romney romped to a commanding victory Saturday in Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses, posting a second consecutive win and laying an impressive marker in a battleground state both parties will vigorously contest in November.
The strong...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Rick Santorum, Brian Sandoval, Herman Cain, Parties and Movements
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Pro-Gingrich 'super PAC' gets another major cash infusion
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson are sending another $5 million to support the presidential ambitions of Newt Gingrich, providing funds to the House speaker's close allies as the remaining GOP presidential candidates turn to Florida. This month, the...Tags: Finance, Justice System, Justice System, Newt Gingrich, Finance
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'Super PACs' dominate the political landscape
Trevor Potter is an unlikely repeat guest for a late-night comedy show. As the former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, the courtly Washington lawyer is a leading expert on campaign finance law — not the kind of material that generates...Tags: Political Fundraising, Rick Santorum, Comedy Central (tv network), Literature, Newt Gingrich
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'Super PACs' report donors for 2011
The new role that the super-rich play in electoral politics began to emerge with greater clarity Tuesday as recently formed "super PACs" publicly reported their donors and expenses for 2011.
Restore Our Future, the super PAC backing Mitt Romney's...Tags: U.S. Senate, Political Fundraising, Steven Spielberg, Newt Gingrich, George Soros
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Koch brothers driving anti-Obama hate machine
Bill Press"If not now, when?" It's one of the most famous maxims of history, attributed to the great Rabbi Hillel, who's also credited with a down-to-earth version of the Golden Rule: "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor. This is the whole Torah; all...Tags: Judaism, Antonin Scalia, Occupy Wall Street, Charles Krauthammer, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Super PAC-Man Gobbling Up Voters’ Influence
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelThere is an old saying that “power abhors a vacuum.” Well, super PACs are rushing in to that vacuum with millions of dollars in hopes to take the power to dictate our elections – in particular, your choice of who should be president....
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