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AD NOTES FUNDRAISER.  Politifact.  “In the ad, the announcer says: ‘According to news reports, she’s acknowledged allowing a convicted felon who is well known for his radical anti-American statements to actually hold a fundraiser for her.’” SENATOR REIMBURSES. Politico. “Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu sent the federal government a check for more than $33,000 after wrongly […]

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AMENDMENT FAILS. Politico. “The measure failed to clear a 60-vote threshold on Thursday afternoon, 54-42.” CU SOON. The Hill. “The Federal Election Commission has struck an agreement to formally loosen its regulations governing campaign spending in response to a pair of major Supreme rulings, the agency’s leadership announced Thursday.” NO INQUIRY. ABC. An arrested congresswoman […]

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HOLDEN TALK DISCLOSED. HuffPo. “Holden’s talk focused on the Democracy Alliance, a network of wealthy liberal donors who strategically steer money to a set of hand-picked progressive groups.” NEGLECTING MOBILE. Politico. “A POLITICO analysis of mobile sites for about 40 competitive House and Senate races found that a majority were plagued with missed opportunities for […]