CLAIM REBUTTAL. PHILLY. “U.S. Rep. Robert Brady’s lawyer pushed back Wednesday against federal prosecutors’ claims that the congressman secretly paid a political rival $90,000 to drop a bid to unseat him in the 2012 Democratic primary.” SUPER PAC DIVERSIFIES. WP. “The CLF’s multimillion-dollar campaign, unfolding this year in 20 targeted districts and expanding next year […]
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BUSINESS DONATED LITTLE. PRN. “Today the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) released new data indicating that, during the 2016 federal election cycle, business corporations did not participate in campaign finance activities to the extent that many anticipated. Among the findings, business corporations made up six percent of Super PAC receipts. The […]
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WELLS FARGO: RENEWED SCRUTINY. AB. “Wells Fargo, already in the regulatory spotlight because of last year’s fake-accounts scandal, is drawing renewed scrutiny after a lawyer’s unauthorized release of sensitive client details for tens of thousands of accounts belonging to wealthy customers of its brokerage unit.” FOREIGN NATIONAL PROTECTION LACKING. BB. “A new study reveals that […]