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the goal of this political storm is to scuttle the IRS cracking down on the larger abuses.
The Center for Responsive Politics notes that Sen. Blunt received $64,250 from Monsanto to go towards his campaign committee between 2008 and 2012. The Money Monocle website adds that Blunt has been the largest Republican Party recipient of Monsanto funding as of late.More quotes »
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Sheila Krumholz and Robert Weinberger in The New York Times on the real IRS scandal The duo from the Center for Responsive Politics assess the long-term impact of the improper audits conducted by IRS personnel on conservative groups. "It's unfortunate an from The Atlantic Read more »
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The Center for Public Integrity: IRS Employees Back Obama, Democrats
President Barack Obama collected more than $110,000 from employees of the Internal Revenue Service during his 2008 and 2012 campaigns -- significantly more money than any other contemporary political candidate, according to a Center for Public Integrity from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Lobbyists spending down this year, Northrop Grumman leads the way for defense sector
Some of Washington's biggest spenders are spending less than they use to. An analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics shows lobbyist spending dropped in the first quarter of 2013. The exceptions were those groups involved in some hot-button issues, from Everything Alabama Read more »
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Menendez ranks No. 2 among U.S. senators receiving most out-of-state campaign cash
New Jersey’s Bob Menendez nearly tops the list of U.S. senators who received the most out-of-state cash in the run-up to the last election, according to a report by a government watchdog group. The federal lawmaker ranks No. 2 on the Center for Responsiv from Politicker: New Jersey Read more »
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Deutchman Discusses Blue Dogs
Professor of Political Science Iva Deutchman was recently quoted in OpenSecretsBlog on the topic of the cohesiveness of the Blue Dog Coalition, a caucus of moderate and conservative Democrats in the House. The article explains, "But Blue Dog campaign mon from The Daily Update Read more »
