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  1. The phone booth caucus: House Democratic freshmen

    By Becca Heller Aug 23, 2012 6:20 p.m.

    Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., the first black woman elected to Congress from Alabama, is the president of this year's small Democratic freshmen class. Those nine freshmen, dubbed the "noble nine" by supporters, elected the Harvard-educated lawyer as the leader of a small, but diverse class that includes four women, four African Americans and one openly gay member and one who identifies as Buddhist.

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  2. Headlining the RNC Convention: Fundraisers, Lobbyists and Shadowy Nonprofits

    By Keenan Steiner Aug 23, 2012 2:42 p.m.

    Once upon a time, the national Democratic and Republican political conventions were all about writing political platforms and nominating a presidential ticket. Once upon a time, convention planners relied heavily on public financing.

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  3. Profile: Rick Berg

    By Sunlight Reporting Group Aug 23, 2012 10:26 a.m.

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  4. Rich kids in the freshmen class

    By Jake Harper Aug 23, 2012 10:24 a.m.

    Nearly two-fifths of the lawmakers swept into the House two years ago on a tide of populist anger appear to millionaires or near-millionaires.

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  5. Rape by any other name

    By Lindsay Young Aug 22, 2012 1:22 p.m.

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  6. Super PAC's fundraising losing momentum, latest reports show

    By Anupama Narayanswamy Aug 21, 2012 4:12 p.m.

    Closing in on the upcoming party conventions, super PACs appear to have lost some of their steam in attracting the big bucks. The big guns of political ad spending took in $30 million during July,reports filed this week with the Federal Election Commission show. That's $25 million less than the previous month,. In all, super PACs have raised $343 million since Jan.1, 2011, the beginning of this campaign cycle. The top donors include names now familiar as repeat super PAC underwriters, along with a few newbies. Among the eight donors who write seven-figure checks last month are three corporate donors and one left leaning nonprofit.

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  7. House freshmen in tight races: How many first-termers will be one-termers?

    By Keenan Steiner and Jake Harper Aug 21, 2012 1:30 p.m.

    The 89 freshmen who roared into Washington last January are now experiencing the power, and also the perils, of incumbency. A number of them are not safe bets for reelection and some will certainly be one-termers. Of this fall's close races involving freshmen, a dozen stand out, based on the rankings of the nonpartisan political handicapper Charlie Cook.

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  8. Super PAC Profile: CREDO takes aim at House freshmen

    By Jake Harper Aug 21, 2012 12:48 p.m.

    The CREDO SuperPAC exists in spite of—or because of?—its own desire to overturn Citizens United, the Supreme Court case that led to the creation of super PACs. “We wouldn't launch this SuperPAC unless we felt it was absolutely necessary to fight back,” says the group's website. But this sort of self-loathing isn’t the group's only unusual trait. Among organizations whose purpose is to obscure funding sources, CREDO is unique in its transparency.

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  9. Profile: Nan Hayworth

    By Sunlight Reporting Group Aug 21, 2012 12:03 p.m.

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  10. House freshmen: GOP insiders fuel Scott Tipton's campaign

    By Nancy Watzman Aug 21, 2012 11:50 a.m.

    There’s a gold nugget in the middle of GOP freshman Rep. Scott Tipton’s Colorado congressional district, which sprawls across the western, largely rural, part of the state, and its name is Aspen. 

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  11. House freshmen: Military industrial complex finds an ally in tea party idol Allen West

    By Becca Heller Aug 21, 2012 11:48 a.m.

    In the past, conservative firebrand Allen West has spearheaded efforts to cut wasteful military spending. But in the current budget battle, the Florida congressman is taking a strong stand against the so-called "sequestration" that would trigger automatic defense cuts.

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  12. Profile: Dan Benishek

    By Sunlight Reporting Group Aug 21, 2012 11:47 a.m.

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  13. Profile: Jim Renacci

    By Aug 21, 2012 11:20 a.m.

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  14. Profile: Allen West

    By Sunlight Reporting Group Aug 21, 2012 11:19 a.m.

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