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Former Congressman: Raleigh murder suspect wrote questionable checks to himself
The News & ObserverFormer congressman Brad Miller has asked PNC Bank to freeze his campaign account after discovering that the man accused of killing political fundraiser Jamie Hahn had written questionable checks to himself. Miller met with his campaign treasurer and...Tags: Prosecution, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Murder, Elections, Hospitals and Clinics
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Schock won't seek GOP nod for Illinois governor
U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock has opted to bypass a run for the Republican Illinois governor nomination and instead will seek a fourth term in Congress next year, a top aide said Thursday. Schock, 31, from Peoria, ultimately decided he could do more good...Tags: Republican Party, Kirk W Dillard, Elections, Aaron Schock, Bill Brady
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Suspect in Jamie Hahn slaying reportedly made false cancer claim
The News & ObserverIn the past year, Jonathan Broyhill told friends he was suffering both from pancreatic cancer and multiple sclerosis -- a diagnosis that was at least partially untrue. His accounts of sickness add to questions about his state of mind in the days...Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, Elections, Pancreatic Cancer, Political Fundraising, Raleigh
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Boeing, billionaire Penny Pritzker among Obama's donors
Tribune reporterIllinois donors to President Barack Obama’s second inauguration included aviation giant Boeing Co., which contributed $1 million, and billionaire Penny Pritzker, who gave $250,000, according to newly filed records. Pritzker, who is being vetted by...Tags: Kwame Raoul, PlayStation Portable, Gaming, Robin Kelly, Lady Gaga
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Federal Election Commission rules against married same-sex donors
WASHINGTON — Married same-sex couples cannot make joint contributions to federal candidates as opposite-sex couples are permitted to do, the Federal Election Commission said Thursday, a decision that gay rights advocates said reinforced their case...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights, Defense of Marriage Act, Republican Party, Marriage
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Major corporations backed inaugural festivities
WASHINGTON — President Obama's second inaugural committee raised a little more than $43 million to put on the official festivities surrounding his January swearing-in, backed by major donations from some of the country's biggest corporations,...Tags: PlayStation Portable, Lady Gaga, Political Fundraising, Penny Pritzker, Microsoft Corporation
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Mayors Pawlowski, Callahan among local contributors to Obama inauguration
Call Washington BureauThe mayors of Allentown and Bethlehem were among the thousands of individuals and corporations who donated a total of $43 million to President Obama's second inauguration. Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski contributed $300 and his wife, Lisa, gave $305....Tags: Barack Obama, John Callahan, Ed Pawlowski, Chaka Fattah, Lancaster County (Pennsylvania)
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Future of Johnson's war chest unknown
SIOUX FALLS — While U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson has decided not to run for another term in Congress, he has not decided what to do with the money he raised for a possible new campaign. The 66-year-old South Dakota Democrat announced last month that...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Tim Johnson
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West directs leftover campaign cash to own nonprofit
The Center for Public Integrity has a new story out on former Congressman Allen West. Here's a bit of the story: Vanquished Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., is using his boatload of surplus campaign cash to fuel another political endeavor — building...Tags: Elections, Allen West
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Senate candidate seeks ruling on contributions by gay couples
WASHINGTON — While they await a Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, gay rights advocates are taking their fight to a new arena: campaign finance law. A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts who supports gay marriage has...
Tags: Lawyers, Gays and Lesbians, George Washington University, Civil Rights, Republican Party
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Pro ports privatization group accused of campaign finance violation
A group that produced robocalls promoting the now-sunk port privatization efforts was accused of campaign finance violations by a watchdog group in Washington for election-season TV ads in Ohio. Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington, or...Tags: Privatization, Government, Sherrod Brown, Hampton Roads, Barack Obama
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Conservative groups urge GOP to let budget cuts go forward
WASHINGTON — With little time left to strike a deal to head off Friday’s arrival of the sequester, conservative advocacy groups are urging congressional Republicans to stand firm and let the $85 billion in automatic cuts to this year’s...
Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Justice System, Americans for Prosperity, Elections
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