Day: October 3, 2010

Coalition to Protect Seniors in Times spotlight

Here. Who are the members of the coalition? Where do they get their money? And why are they spending hundreds of thousands of dollars attacking candidates for Congress around the country? Obvious questions, and yet they are difficult to answer, given the increased use of tax-exempt organizations as vehicles for campaign spending.

Nurses union going on the air in Nevada

The Times reports. The $200,000 is the largest ever expenditure on a political race by the union, National Nurses United, officials said. The campaign will include TV commercials that portray Ms. Angle as bumbling and extremist, as well as Internet banner advertisements and direct mail.