Here. From Washington to Florida this election season, candidates risk being drowned out by a flood of advertising from a robust new network of little-known conservative political outfits. Roll Call reports on what the latest reports show here.
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2010 political advertisement spending in the news
The Times reports on 2010 political ad spending here. Corporations have so far mostly chosen not to take advantage of the Citizens United ruling to directly sponsor campaign ads themselves. Some, however, are most likely funneling more money into campaigns through some of these independent groups, said Lawrence M. Noble, a lawyer at Skadden, Arps, […]
Chamber of Commerce hit with IRS complaint
More in the Times. The complaint was brought by a group called U.S. Chamber Watch, which was created four months ago — with the strong financial backing of labor unions — to scrutinize the Chamber of Commerce’s growing influence and provide a counterbalance.