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September 18th, 2012
08:25 PM ET

The Dark Money Shuffle: Court ruling keeps political donations a secret

A federal appeals court Tuesday overturned a ruling that would have tightened disclosure rules for political donations. The decision may make it even harder to follow the money trail at a time when record amounts of money are being poured into the election through Super PACs and other groups.

OutFront tonight: CNN Contributor John Avlon is writing a series of reports on the influx of cash into this year's campaigns for the Daily Beast in partnership with the Center for Responsive Politics.

John Avlon is also a CNN contributor and member of the OutFront political strike team.

 

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Filed under: 2012 Election • Campaign Finance • Politics
September 17th, 2012
08:46 PM ET

The Super PAC economy: 2012 is the most expensive election ever

One problem Mitt Romney doesn't have is raising money. The Super PAC supporting him has already raked in more than 65-million-dollars. That's more than outside groups in total spent at this point in the 2008 election.

CNN Contributor John Avlon is writing a series of reports on the influx of cash into this year's campaigns for the Daily Beast in partnership with the Center for Responsive Politics.

John Avlon is also a CNN contributor and member of the OutFront political strike team.

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Filed under: Campaign Finance • Economy • News • Politics
July 5th, 2012
08:12 PM ET

Obama campaign on Romney's $100M cash haul: "They're trying to change a bad storyline"

CNN's Erin Burnett talks to Stephanie Cutter, Obama Deputy Campaign Manager about the Romney campaign and the Republican National Committee raising at least $100 million in June.

How much is the Obama campaign predicting to raise?


Filed under: 2012 Election • Campaign Finance • News • Politics
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