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Tallying the Adelsons' $92 million
By Lindsay Young Dec 7, 2012 12:40 p.m.The Adelson’s have given a mind-blowing $92.28 million dollars to outside spending groups this election. The Casino mogul and his physician wife were the impetus behind Newt Gingrich’s primary campaign. After Gingrich left the race, donations to “Winning our Future” became donations to “Restore our Future” the pro-Romney group that the Adelson’s would give the most to, $30 in all.
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Adelsons' $10 million checks revealed among last-minute campaign donations
By Jacob Fenton, Keenan Steiner, and Jake Harper Dec 7, 2012 12:23 a.m.Eye-popping checks from the Adelsons were among the more startling findings as campaign committees revealed their last-minute election donors.
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Five reasons big money still matters after Election Day 2012
By Bill Allison Nov 13, 2012 10:52 a.m.Just because some big players lost their shirts with their Election Day gamble doesn't mean Big Money won't be back at the table in upcoming contests.
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Mystery PAC drops $1.7 million before revealing Adelson connection
By Jake Harper Nov 1, 2012 12:45 p.m.A super PAC that deliberately disguised its connection to Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson emerged from the shadows to drop nearly $1.7 million in a single day this week to oppose President Barack Obama's reelection, one of a series of money bombs in a week where outside spending threatens to top $200 million.
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The $50 million couple: Adelsons lap the field of big donors
By Anupama Narayanswamy and Jacob Fenton Oct 26, 2012 2:37 p.m.In a campaign characterized by big donors, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, stand out. The couple's latest blizzard of political check writing -- which produced more than $15 million of donations to Republican candidates and causes in a one week period this month -- brought their total political contributions for the 2012 cycle to a whopping $52 million.
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Outside political spending crosses $1 billion mark
By Kathy Kiely and Jacob Fenton Oct 26, 2012 7:09 a.m.Outside groups have spent more than $1 billion trying to influence this year's election, and the tidal wave of special interest money so no signs of abating in the 10 days that remain before Election Day.
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Eleventh hour political donations marked by Adelson largesse
By Kathy Kiely Oct 25, 2012 2:56 p.m.A casino-fueled and Israel-inspired power couple that so far has underwritten Republican candidates and causes to the tune of more than $35 million in the 2012 campaign continued its open-handed ways in the closing weeks of the contest.
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Corporate, union and nonprofit giving to super PACs tops $167 million
By Anupama Narayanswamy Oct 22, 2012 2:33 p.m.Approximately one-third of the money that super PACs have collected so far in the 2012 campaign come from organizations such as corporations, labor unions and other political committees.
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A sketch of the Stealthy Wealthy
By Lindsay Young Oct 22, 2012 2:32 p.m.Here are some of the donors we've featured so far in our continuing Stealthy Wealthy series. Keep watching for more. Meanwhile, Sunlight will be watching to see what these business people are seeking as a return on their investments.
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Political donors' million dollar check club: September edition
By Kathy Kiely and Jacob Fenton Oct 21, 2012 11:06 a.m.A relative handful of mega-donors capable of writing seven-figure checks, thanks to the 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United that opened the door for unlimited campaign contributions, have fuelled this fall's dizzying rise in outside political spending, which jumped from $14 million the week ending Sept. 1 to $110 million the week ending Oct. 20, according to Sunlight's Follow the Unlimited Money tracker.
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Sex and taxes: What the Romney returns and the Edwards precedent say about political slush funds
By Bill Allison Sep 10, 2012 11:47 a.m.The cloak and dagger tale circulating on the Internet about a group of hackers who claim to have purloined old tax returns of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and say they will release them to whomever is first to pay their ransom suggests why a federal court case that absolved former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards of campaign finance crimes was wrongly decided.
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Protesters evicted at Republican convention event
By Keenan Steiner Aug 30, 2012 11:47 a.m.“What have I done to be kicked off the property?” retired teacher Karen Saal asked a security guard outside the Crowne Plaza Tampa Westshore Hotel. The guard's answer: the hotel manager specifically asked that she go. And she wasn't alone. Officials were also ushering peace activists off the hotel property after they interrupted a gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) honoring pro-Israel members of Congress during the Republican National Convention.
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Sheldon Adelson writes another million dollar check for new super PAC
By Jacob Fenton Jul 9, 2012 5:39 p.m.Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, the most prolific campaign contributor this election, has written another million dollar check--this time, to a little-known super PAC called "Freedom PAC" that first popped-up last month. The contribution was disclosed in the group's quarterly filing, submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Monday.
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Adelson gives Gingrich a lifeline
By Nancy Watzman Mar 21, 2012 12:10 a.m.In February, casino magnate and pro-Israel advocate Sheldon Adelson, along with his wife, Miriam, bet $5 million more on Newt Gingrich's flagging presidential bid by contributing to his super PAC, Winning our Future. This makes the couple the source of five out of six dollars raised by the super PAC since it launched late last year. Their daughter, Shelley, contributed another $500,000.
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