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  1. As campaigns head south, super PACs dominate the airwaves

    By Keenan Steiner Jan 11, 2012 1:28 p.m.

    As the Republican presidential race turns south, the key players to watch appear to be not the candidates emerging from Tuesday's New Hampshire primary but the super PACs who are supporting or opposing them.

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  2. Super PAC profile: Former Gingrich aides—and maybe donors—behind Winning Our Future

    By Keenan Steiner Jan 6, 2012 3:54 p.m.

    Even before it formally registered with the Federal Election Commission in mid-December, Winning Our Future, the leading super PAC backing Newt Gingrich, raised more than $2 million, according to founder and president Becky Burkett. That includes “a few” donations above the $100,000 mark, she said.

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  3. Pro-Gingrich group moves to delay revealing donors

    By Keenan Steiner Dec 22, 2011 3:46 p.m.

    Another leading presidential super PAC signaled Thursday that it plans to keep its donors' identities under wraps until Jan. 31, meaning voters in four crucial early contests will go to the polls without knowing who is behind two well-funded efforts to influence their decisions.

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  4. Sunlight Live Team Prepares for Oct 11 Debate

    By Katy Schultz Oct 7, 2011 midnight

    Tuesday, Oct. 11, will mark the 9th Republican presidential debate, two weeks after a string of debates in Florida, California and South Carolina. Sponsored by Bloomberg News and the Washington Post, this next matchup of Republican rivals will take place at Dartmouth University in New Hampshire. The Sunlight Live team will once again provide a live video feed, as well as real-time analysis, fact checking and context to help keep viewers informed.

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  5. Sunlight Live to cover Rick Perry's debate debut in California

    By Tessa Muggeridge Sep 1, 2011 12:37 p.m.

    With a new face officially in the mix, eight Republican candidates will take the stage again next week to spar about the economy, jobs, budget deficit and more at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library in Simi Valley, Calif.

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