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Rove-linked group uses secret donors to fund attacks

July 20, 2010 Politico: A new political operation conceived by Republican operatives Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie formed a spinoff group last month that - thanks in part to its ability to promise donors anonymity - has brought in more money in its first month than the parent organization has raised since it started in March. Read more

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8-3-2010 The Huffington Post: MoveOn Threatens National Boycott Of Target
8-2-2010 National Journal: FEC Rulings Open Door For 'Super' PACs
8-2-2010 Los Angeles Times: Corporate campaign fundraising picks up speed
8-2-2010 Business Ethics: Political Contributions by Target and Best Buy Stir Criticism
8-2-2010 : The Atlantic
7-31-2010 The Oregonian: Campaign finance: Sunlight here, darkness there
7-30-2010 Dow Jones Newswire: US House Panel Approves Shareholder Votes On Political Spending
7-30-2010 Times Union: Disclosure? No, hyprocrisy
7-29-2010 Daily Kos: KY-Sen: Big Coal aims to buy elections in post-Citizens United world
7-29-2010 AlterNet: Dems Take on Supreme Court's Giant Sell-Out of Our Democracy to Corporations
7-29-2010 Atlanta Journal Constitution: A tighter bond between gov't, business at the citizens' expense
7-29-2010 Philidelphia Inquirer: Editorial: Secret Santas playing politics
7-29-2010 The Washington Independent: Lax Campaign Finance Laws Could Benefit Coal Companies, Too
7-29-2010 Truthout: Democrats Take on Supreme Court's Giant Sell-Out of Our Democracy to Corporations
7-28-2010 CQ Politics: Independent Expenditure Groups Start Lining Up at FEC

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9-19-2010 The New York Times: The Secret Election
9-14-2010 The Boston Globe: Outside groups spending big to back GOP hopefuls
9-13-2010 The New York Times: G.O.P. Allies Drive Ad Spending Disparity
9-10-2010 TPM: In The Most Expensive Congressional Election To Date, Corporations And Candidates Have Few Rules
9-9-2010 The Associated Press: Two GOP-leaning groups spending $5 million in ads
9-2-2010 Orlando Sentinel: Out-of-state groups to pour millions into U.S. Senate, congressional races
8-27-2010 The Associated press: Political ads surpass 2006 levels as attacks moun
8-27-2010 Think Progress: REPORT: Conservative Groups Gearing Up To Spend $400 Million On Midterm Election
8-18-2010 The Cap Times: Corporate cash quickly flows
8-18-2010 The San Francisco Chronicle:: What's really the problem with Citizens United?
8-18-2010 Wall Street Journal Law Blog: Turow: In Blago Case, Should a Holdout Really Surprise?
8-17-2010 The New York Times: Blagojevich and Legal Bribery
8-17-2010 NPR: Rulings Cover Political Donors In Veil Of Secrecy
8-16-2010 NPR: The Real Lesson In Target's Campaign Cash Trouble
8-16-2010 PBS News Hour: New Political Groups Face Few Spending and Donation Limits

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