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Undisclosed donors pouring funds into anti-Obama PAC

Anti-Obama PAC

Crossroads GPS, a conservative nonprofit group that is one of the most prominent critics of President Obama, raised nearly $77 million in its first 19 months from a small cadre of secret donors, including two dozen who wrote checks of $1 million and more.

 

What would Romney cut? Overheard conversation holds clues

In a talk with Florida donors, he singles out the Housing and Education departments but says he isn't ready to share specifics with voters. When President Obama told a Russian leader that he could be "more flexible" after the election — during what he thought was a private conversation — Mitt Romney came down like a hammer.

 

Obama collects $53M for campaign, Democratic Party and other campaign funds in March

President Barack Obama raised a combined $53 million for his campaign, the Democratic Party and other campaign-related funds in March. He's preparing to face Mitt Romney and a rejuvenated GOP in the general election.

 

Major Republican Super PAC Prepares to Take On Obama

Mitt Romney & Super PACS

Amid a growing perception that Mitt Romney will be the party’s nominee, the biggest of the Republican “super PACs” is set to begin its first major anti-Obama advertising campaign.

 

Romney, GOP to raise money jointly

Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee will start raising money together, as President Obama already does with Democrats.

 

'People's super PAC' seeks $20 per month

People's Super PAC

A California Democratic activist is launching a super PAC that aims to draw together thousands of small donors.

 

Obama raises $45 million in February for campaign, DNC

The amount still lags behind what he collected at this point four years ago as he made his first bid for the White House.

 

Obama’s high-dollar donations lagging

President Obama is struggling to draw in big-dollar donations, with half as many people writing large checks to his campaign than at this point four years ago.

 

Obama team uses bad poll numbers to raise money

Barack Obama

President Obama's re-election team is using bad polls to try to raise campaign cash. In a fundraising e-mail sent out last night, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina writes: "If the general election were held today, President Obama would lose to Mitt Romney -- according to the latest poll from Washington Post-ABC News."

 

'Super PAC' leaders profit from lack of oversight

Super PACs

Leaders of some of the new groups are taking advantage of the mammoth donations and the lack of oversight to write themselves big paychecks or hire their own companies. The Red White and Blue Fund, a "super PAC" backing the presidential bid of Republican Rick Santorum, paid more than half a million dollars last month to a newly formed direct mail firm.

 

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