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Ex-Sen. Bayh keeps options open for his future
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh is keeping his options open for his future as he holds onto about $10 million in campaign money. Bayh, who left the Senate two years ago, has no publicly stated plans for using that cash beyond...
Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Army, Richard Lugar, Democratic Party, Elections
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Conservatives pour new money into Indiana Senate race
WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative super PAC affiliated with Republican strategist Karl Rove has jumped back into the Indiana Senate race with a nearly $1 million ad buy highlighting Democratic nominee Joe Donnelly's support for President Barack...
Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Shelley Berkley, Insurance
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AP Exclusive: Romney uses secretive data-mining
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's success in raising hundreds of millions of dollars in the costliest presidential race ever can be traced in part to a secretive data-mining project that sifts through Americans' personal information —...
Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Political Fundraising, Economy, Business and Finance, The Associated Press
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IRS' last two commissioners deny lying; official to take the 5th
WASHINGTON — As the Internal Revenue Service's last two directors struggled to provide answers Tuesday about the agency's improper scrutiny of conservative groups, a lawyer for another key IRS official said she would invoke the 5th Amendment...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Lawyers, U.S. Congress
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Measure to limit medicinal pot shops in L.A. is leading
After years of futile attempts by lawmakers to regulate the medical marijuana industry in Los Angeles, a ballot measure to sharply limit the number of pot dispensaries in the city was leading in early returns Tuesday. Proposition D would reduce the...
Tags: Trials, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Employees, Jose Huizar, Elections
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Braddock Defense Rests With No Witnesses
The Hartford CourantJury deliberations will likely begin Tuesday in the trial of Robert Braddock, the campaign finance director for former Speaker of the House Christopher Donovan charged with participating in a scheme to hide the sources of contributions. The defense...Tags: Judges, Trials, Prosecution, Lawyers, Witnesses
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Focus Of Braddock Trial Shifts To Checks
The Hartford CourantThe trial of the campaign finance director for former Speaker of the House Christopher Donovan has provided must-watch political theater, thanks in part to the vulgar, sometimes crude, and grandiose testimony of Harry Raymond Soucy, the government...Tags: Trials, Political Fundraising, Lawyers, Christopher G Donovan, Elections
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IRS problem started with vague tax exemption rules
WASHINGTON — In spring 2010, agents in the Cincinnati office of the Internal Revenue Service, which handles applications for tax-exempt status, faced a surge of filings by new advocacy groups, with little guidance on how to treat them. Their...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Judges, Barack Obama, Political Fundraising, Lawyers
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Deja vu: Sestak vs. Toomey
WASHINGTON — Joe Sestak is readying for a rematch. The retired Navy admiral and former congressman from Delaware County announced Tuesday via email blast that he's formed an exploratory committee to run for the U.S. Senate in 2016. Sestak, a...
Tags: Republican Party, Personal Weapon Control, Democratic Party, Arlen Specter, Government
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Wolcott Man Admits Role In Donovan Campaign Scandal
The Hartford CourantThe co-owner of a Waterbury tobacco shop pleaded guilty on Friday to a conspiracy charge in connection with a scheme to direct illegal contributions to the campaign of former congressional candidate Christopher Donovan. George Tirado, 36, of Wolcott,...Tags: Judges, Trials, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Sestak preps for Toomey rematch in 2016
Call Washington BureauThe Admiral is readying for a rematch. Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, who has played it coy since his narrow loss to Pat Toomey in the grueling 2010 Senate race, announced Tuesday morning by email that he's formed an exploratory committee to run again for...Tags: Republican Party, Joe Sestak, Democratic Party, Arlen Specter, Politics
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Sestak won't run for Pa. governor; might seek rematch with Sen. Toomey in 2016
Associated PressFormer U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak has ruled out a campaign for Pennsylvania governor, but he said Tuesday that he is seriously exploring another run for U.S. Senate, possibly setting up a rematch against Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016. Sestak said he...Tags: Allyson Y Schwartz, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Arlen Specter, Executive Branch
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