U.S. Government for Sale, thanks to SC partisan judges: Hard-to-track funds fill race
http://www.usatoday.com/NEWS/usaedition/2012-04-23-March-money_ST_U.htm
Hard-to-track funds fill race
By Fredreka Schouten and Christopher Schnaars, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON Millions of dollars flowing to independent political groups dominating this year's presidential and congressional contests have come from mysterious and hard-to-find donors, newly filed campaign reports show.
More than $8 out of every $10 collected during the first three months of this year by two conservative groups associated with Republican strategist Karl Rove, for instance, went to a non-profit branch that does not have to reveal its donors. The two groups have surpassed the fundraising of the candidate their spending will help the most: Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney.
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In all, 46 individuals and groups have donated at least $1 million to super PACs in this election cycle, totaling nearly $110million, a USA TODAY analysis shows. That's more than half the money given to all Super PACs since Jan. 1, 2011.
Wealthy Republicans dominate the list, led by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, who have contributed $25million. Most of that money went to a super PAC aiding former House speaker Newt Gingrich's campaign.
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