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Citizens United II
"While American democracy is imperfect, few outside the majority of this Court would have thought its flaws included a dearth of corporate money in politics." That penultimate sentence in now-retired Justice John Paul Stevens' brilliant dissent in the...
Tags: Political Corruption, John Paul Stevens, John McCain, Sheldon Whitehouse, Metal and Mineral
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John Edwards: Here's a man who could have used a Super PAC
The more I read about John Edwards' shenanigans during the 2008 presidential campaign, the more I'm convinced he is a mirror-gazing, fork-tongued, tramp-chasing weasel. But the more I read about the federal case against him, the more sure I am that he...
Tags: Lawyers, Punishment, Finance, U.S. Supreme Court, Adultery
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The crisis in public morality
Republicans have morality upside down. They're condemning gay marriage, abortion, access to contraception, and the wall separating church and state. But the moral crisis in America isn't a breakdown in private morality. It's a breakdown in public...
Tags: Health Treatments, Rush Limbaugh, Political Corruption, Minority Groups, Marketing
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Pooran makes personal investment in 6th District campaign
If Maryland's 6th District election was a poker match, Democrat Milad Pooran would be all in. The Jefferson physician, whose campaign for the Democratic nomination has largely operated in the shadow of two better-known opponents, announced today he...Tags: Democratic Party, U.S. Air Force, Annapolis, Personal Finance, Roscoe G Bartlett
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Romney PAC on the air in Maryland
A political action committee supporting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will spend $464,000 on television advertising in Maryland, the first instance of a major third-party television buy in the state and the first ads supporting any...Tags: Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Television Industry, Rick Santorum, Elections
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Delaney outpaces Garagiola in 6th District fundraising
Democratic congressional candidate John Delaney outraised state Sen. Rob Garagiola by more than three-to-one and then loaned himself an additional $1.3 million this year, giving the Potomac banker a significant financial advantage in the competitive 6th...Tags: David Brinkley, Political Fundraising, Primaries, Republican Party, Roscoe G Bartlett
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Two GOP lawmakers seek to replace Bartlett
Three months ago, everyone assumed Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett would retire.
Now, with just days to go before Tuesday's primary, the 85-year-old former scientist is poised to capture the GOP nomination in Maryland's 6th District for the 11th time....Tags: David Brinkley, Baltimore County, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Annapolis, Tea Party Movement
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Muse flyer questioned over religious message
Updated with additional response from Muse campaign. The head of the Baltimore Jewish Council raised questions Wednesday about a campaign flyer from Democratic Senate candidate C. Anthony Muse that notes that there are no African-Americans serving in...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Judaism, Elections, Barack Obama
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Delaney raises at least $739K
Democratic businessman John Delaney will report raising at least $739,000 in the past two and a half months, a sizable haul for the political newcomer whose campaign for Maryland's 6th Congressional District appears to be gaining momentum. Though Delaney...Tags: Democratic Party, Political Fundraising, Primaries, Bill Clinton, The Washington Post
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Delaney wins in 6th District primary
A wealthy Potomac businessman whose very candidacy challenged state Democratic leaders won a hotly contested congressional primary in Western Maryland on Tuesday, setting up a battle for the seat in November that will help decide control of the House of...Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Primaries, John P. Sarbanes, Television Industry, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Md. lawmakers take on political spending spree
Three Maryland lawmakers are leading vastly different approaches in Congress to address the growing influence of so-called super PACs and other political nonprofits that have poured money into campaigns, raising concerns about the outsized influence of...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Baltimore County, Primaries, Same-Sex Marriage, Labor Legislation
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In the presidential campaign, money talks
Think money doesn't talk? Try telling that to this year's GOP presidential hopefuls, whose fates are more than ever tied to a handful of wealthy donors who bankroll the super PACs that raise and spend unlimited amounts of cash on their behalf. Campaign...Tags: Mitt Romney, Political Corruption, Sheldon Adelson, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul
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