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Political Consultant To Be Sentenced For Violating Campaign Finance Law

Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Millions of dollars will be spent in this presidential election by super-PAC-supporting candidates. These...

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Crossing The Line: Political Operative Gets 2 Years In Prison

The first political operative to ever be found guilty of illegally coordinating between a superPAC and campaign was sentenced Friday to two years in prison and two additional years of probation."I did...

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Export-Import Bank Set To Expire At Midnight After Congress Fails To Act

Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: A big battle over a tiny federal agency is still roiling Capitol Hill. The Export-Import Bank - we'll get to...

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Small Donors Fueled Sanders' $15 Million Fundraising Haul

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, running in the Democratic presidential primaries, has raised about $15 million, his campaign said Thursday.His campaign emphasized the grass-roots strength of his...

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Are Donald Trump's Pockets Deep Enough To Fund His Campaign?

In the weeks since Donald Trump launched his self-financed bid for president, the multibillionaire's hard-edged rhetoric has gotten far more attention than the potential impact of his massive...

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Former Paul Operative Indicted In Payoff 'Scheme' To Win Iowa Caucuses

Jesse Benton, a political operative in the White House bids of both Sen. Rand Paul and his father, former Rep.

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An Almost-Final Word On The IRS's Alleged Tea Party Targeting

In what may be a perhaps-almost-final word on the 2013 IRS controversy and alleged targeting of Tea Party groups, a two-year bipartisan Senate investigation found the agency needs to cut through...

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One Professor's Presidential Crusade To Get Rid Of Big Money In Politics

Harvard Law professor Larry Lessig, a longtime critic of big political money, has set the stage for a presidential bid.It's not your usual White House run, however. He said Tuesday that if he can...

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Can A SuperPAC Rescue Rick Perry?

It was hard not to notice Rick Perry's plight last month, when the Republican presidential campaigns filed their financial disclosures. The former Texas governor's total take so far is $1.1 million....

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Iran Lobbying Battle Heats Up On The Airwaves

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Donald Trump's Evolution On Campaign Fundraising

When billionaire developer Donald Trump entered the presidential race two months ago, he drew a sharp line between other candidates — needy candidates, always trading favors for money — and...

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Democratic Group Fires A Warning Shot With Immigration Attack Ad

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