'Dark Money' Hits $172 Million In 2012 Election, Half Of Independent Group Spending

Huffington Post by Paul Blumenthal | Jul. 29, 2012 (News Report)

In May, the conservative nonprofit group Crossroads GPS, founded by famed political strategist Karl Rove and other leading Republican operatives, ran a television ad showcasing a fictional mother who had supported Barack Obama in 2008. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business
Topics: U.S. Senate, Money and Politics, Corruption, Presidential Election 2012
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Despite the fact that the ad’s central message was the failure of the president, it wasn’t considered a campaign ad under election laws. Although the group ... More »

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