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  1. Freshmen at a glance

    By Lindsay Young Aug 14, 2012 11:26 a.m.

    Of the 89 House freshmen elected in November, 2010, some stand out. Sunlight has produced quick statistical sheets on some of the rookie lawmakers who figure prominently in our examination of this year's first termers.

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  2. Profile: Tom Reed

    By Sunlight Reporting Group Aug 14, 2012 11:15 a.m.

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  3. Profile: Tim Scott

    By Sunlight Reporting Group Aug 14, 2012 11:15 a.m.

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  4. Profile: Diane Lynn Black

    By Sunlight Reporting Group Aug 14, 2012 11:15 a.m.

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  5. Profile: Tim Huelskamp

    By Aug 14, 2012 11:15 a.m.

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  6. Profile: Scott Rigell

    By Aug 14, 2012 11:15 a.m.

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  7. Influence profile: Paul Ryan

    By Kathy Kiely Aug 11, 2012 7:32 a.m.

    Rep. Paul Ryan, whom Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney reportedly will name as his running mate Saturday, is a prolific fundraiser whose most ardent backers are a curious mix of the conservative elite and the blue collar plebian.  

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  8. Super PAC profile: American Bridge 21st Century

    By Lindsay Young Aug 10, 2012 1:21 p.m.

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  9. Stealthy Wealthy: To Robert Rowling, political giving makes business sense

    By Nancy Watzman Aug 8, 2012 12:52 p.m.

    Texas-based billionaire Robert Rowling has given a total of $6.8 million to American Crossroads, the super PAC that has run ads criticizing President Barack Obama for, among other things, bailing out and bankrolling private businesses with public money. Yet Rowling, seen at right, a member of the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans who inherited his fortune, hasn't been averse to seeking taxpayer assistance in his own business ventures. And he's been willing to use his private fortune to seek public dollars. 

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  10. Missouri primary: McCaskill and Democrats helped Republican Todd Akin to Senate nomination

    By Keenan Steiner Aug 8, 2012 11:30 a.m.

    Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Democratic outside groups, pouring in over $1 million during Missouri's Republican Senate primary, got the guy they wanted: Rep. Todd Akin, who Tuesday upset two other Republicans to take the GOP nomination.

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  11. First light on dark money: Bloomberg gun control group discloses donors

    By Bill Allison Aug 7, 2012 12:22 p.m.

    When Mayors Against Illegal Guns Action Fund, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's vehicle for pushing for tighter gun control regulation, ran ads Sunday morning calling on President Barack Obama and his Republican opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, to offer plans to reduce gun violence, they became the first dark money group to publicly disclose its donors.

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  12. Wisconsin's Ron Johnson defends gun ownership

    By Nancy Watzman Aug 6, 2012 5:32 p.m.

    Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican whose state is the site of the nation's most recent deadly shooting spree, this time at a Sikh temple, has benefitted from more than $1.3 million from gun rights groups, far more than any other member of Wisconsin's congressional delegation.

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  13. A matter of trust? Mystery groups write big checks to super PACs

    By Lindsay Young Aug 1, 2012 2:40 p.m.

    They may not be the biggest givers of this campaign cycle but they could be the shadiest: So far in this campaign cycle,12 trusts have given super PACs a total of $3.2 million.

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  14. Politicians win Olympic gold too

    By Jake Harper Jul 26, 2012 2:27 p.m.

    All eyes are on London for Friday's official opening of the 2012 Olympic Games, but the medal stands won't be the only place you'll find Olympic gold.

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