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Opinion: Citizens United 1 Year Later -- Unleash the Corruption

Last month it was reported that incoming Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., "paid a personal visit" to Tom Donohue, the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, "to thank him for the chamber's unsolicited support of his candidacy." Apparently the senator did not get the memo that all genuflecting before campaign funders should be...

Opinion: Which Is the Party of the Rich?

(Oct. 29) -- Here is a surprising fact about this election season: Democrats have spent more campaign money than Republicans -- at least if you don't count outside spending by nonprofit groups. Why have Democratic candidates done so well raising money? One reason is that many affluent Americans -- the people who can write...

Democrats' Imaginary Campaign Cash Gap

(Oct. 27) -- Despite loud complaints from Democrats that they're being wildly outspent by Republicans and their shadowy anonymous allies -- a bogeyman the White House has made a centerpiece in their closing campaign strategy -- liberal third-party groups are quickly catching up to pro-GOP spending levels as election day...

Why Are Bailed Out Firms Abandoning Democrats?

(Oct. 25) -- The bailout of Wall Street and Detroit's automakers couldn't have passed without the support of Democrats. But bailed-out firms aren't returning the favor. According to The Washington Post, most of the campaign donations from bailed-out companies are going to Republicans, some of whom ardently opposed the...