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Jordanian businessman indicted for illegal contributions

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 26, 2009

He is alleged to have arranged $60,000 in campaign donations. From AP- A Jordanian businessman was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly making illegal campaign contributions to three presidential candidates and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. Ala'a al-Ali, a resident of the Dominican Republic who also goes by the... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Dinner - or a bus tour?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 25, 2008 · Comments (1)

Any time I notice something really good in the listings for PBS, it turns out to be part of a fundraising drive. You know, they show you ten minutes of one of their best programs, then badger you for ten minutes to contribute "to make programs like this possible." Why... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

GOP money guru was pocketing the cash

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 13, 2008 · Comments (2)

Christopher J. Ward was one of THE "go-to" guys for managing campaign funds on the Republican side. He served as Treasurer for the NRCC and dozens of other groups and campaigns in recent years. Now it seems he was shuffling the cash around between them illegally - and siphoning off... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Florida Democratic fundraiser fined over $200,000

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 11, 2008 · Comments (3)

I'm surprised by the size of the fine. TALLAHASSEE -- A veteran fundraiser for the Florida Democratic Party has agreed to pay more than $200,000 to settle charges that a fundraising organization he once led committed numerous election-law violations. State House Democrats, led at the time by former Rep. Chris... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Ron Paul won't return neo-Nazi cash, poses for picture

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 21, 2007 · Comments (9)

When a campaign contribution is received from a donor tainted by controversy, the usual practice is to return it, or donate it to charity. Ron Paul is no usual politician, though. He is keeping the $500 donation from a white supremacist who operates a radical website, as Brian Skoloff reports... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (7 votes cast)

Ron Paul sets online fundraising record

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 17, 2007 · Comments (5)

In an online fundraising marathon coinciding with the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, Ron Paul has set a record for raising money online in a single day. Jose Antonio Vargas reports for WaPo's The Trail: Rep. Ron Paul, whose rock star status on the Internet has singlehandedly fueled his... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

FEC fines another "527" group - for 2004

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 20, 2007 · Comments (3)

A union-funded "independent" group has agreed to a large fine from the FEC for violating Campaign Finance regulations in 2004, according to Jim Kuhnhenn of the Associated Press: A union-financed advocacy group that played a major role in the 2004 elections has agreed to pay a $580,000 fine after the... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

Ron Paul collects $5 million in 3rd Quarter

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 3, 2007 · Comments (20)

If the biggest story out of third-quarter fundraising reports is Hillary Clinton's leading $27 million, the most surprising has to be Ron Paul collecting $5 million. Reid Wilson of Real Clear Politics has the story: Texas Congressman Ron Paul, an anti-war libertarian making his second run at the White House,... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (4 votes cast)

Hillary leads the way with $27 mil in 3rd Q

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 2, 2007 · Comments (3)

Hillary Clinton reaffirmed her place as solid frontrunner with a sensational third quarter fundraising effort, drawing in $22 million for the primaries and another $5 mil for the general election, a total of $27 million raised in what has always been a "slow" quarter for political money. John Whitesides reports... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Obama rings up $19 mil in 3rd Quarter

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 1, 2007 · Comments (3)

Barack Obama may not have made any headway against frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the national polls, but he can still pack in the donations. Jim Kuhnhenn reports for the Associated Press: Democrat Barack Obama raised more than $19 million for the presidential primary elections from July through September, bringing his... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

McCain fundraising better, but not good

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 1, 2007 · Comments (4)

John McCain's third quarter fundraising numbers will come in better than some predicted, but probably still not good enough to allow him to avoid taking public financing, Jonathan Martin is reporting for The Politico: John McCain will raise about $5 million for the quarter but still show well over $2... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Edwards to take public funding

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 28, 2007 · Comments (3)

In what amounts to a tacit admission his fundraising is sucking wind, former Senator John Edwards' campaign has announced it will accept federal matching funds for the primaries. This will give him an infusion of money he apparently can't get elsewhere, but severely restrict his spending. Nedra Pickler has the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (5 votes cast)

Let 1000 cash-flowers bloom

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 28, 2007 · Comments (2)

Wednesday night the Rudy Giuliani campaign webcast the former Mayor from a New Jersey "house party" to over 1000 "satellite" parties in private homes around the country. The event struck as the deadline for contributions loomed for the third-quarter reporting period, and just after the campaign fired the finance chairman.... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Giuliani's top fundraiser - OUT

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 27, 2007 · Comments (3)

Rudy Giuliani's chief fundraiser is leaving the campaign shortly before the third quarter reporting period ends, Libby Quaid reports for the Associated Press: Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani's top finance official is out in a staff shake-up just days before the fundraising deadline for the White House hopefuls. Anne Dunsmore,... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Dems' 3rd Q fundraising outlook

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 20, 2007 · Comments (1)

As the end of the 3rd Quarter of 2007 approaches, attention moves to the candidates' fundraising totals. Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic Monthly has predictions. He sees Hillary Clinton leading with $20-$25 million raised, followed by Barack Obama with perhaps as much as $20 million. John Edwards has been experiencing... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (3 votes cast)

Rudy raises campaign $$ in London

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 19, 2007 · Comments (1)

Rudy Giuliani is in London, soliciting campaign donations from Americans there and meeting with the current and two former Prime Ministers, David Saltonstall and Ellen Tumposky report for the NY Daily News: Rudy Giuliani is headed to London today to pick up some cash - and some cachet - by... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (4 votes cast)

Edwards email blasts Hillary

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 18, 2007 · Comments (1)

Edwards' adviser (and former Howard Dean net guru) Joe Trippi hits Hillary's big DC fundraiser with both barrels, Glenn Thrush reports for The Swamp: John Edwards adviser Joe Trippi went off on Hillary Clinton today over the "Washington insider" thing Tuesday, prompting a Clinton aide to accuse Trippi of trying... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

Thompson team hits Hillary on fundraising

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 12, 2007 · Comments (3)

Top Thompson adviser Rich Galen questioned the Clinton campaign on the Norman Hsu fundraising scandal, Bill Sammon reports for The Examiner: Galen was unconvinced. "You have to look at this with a great deal of skepticism that - having been through this sort of thing in '96 - that nobody... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (6 votes cast)

Hillary's donors to undergo criminal checks

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 11, 2007 · Comments (3)

Not only is Hillary Clinton's campaign finally getting around to returning the $850,000 or so in contributions "bundled" by her former fugitive fundraiser, Norman Hsu, but donors will be given much closer scrutiny from now on, posts John Solomon at WaPo's campaign blog The Trail: Clinton's campaign, one of several... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (2 votes cast)

Oprah raises big bucks for Obama

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 9, 2007 · Comments (4)

Oprah Winfrey held a major fundraiser for Senator Barack Obama last night, with an estimated take of $3 million, Allison Hoffman reports for the Associated Press: Oprah Winfrey was rolling out the red carpet Saturday for Barack Obama and the high-wattage stars invited to a gala "celebration" expected to raise... [Full Story]

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Club for Growth fined by FEC

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 6, 2007

Free market advocacy group the Citzens Club for Growth has agreed to pay an FEC fine, according to Associated Press reports: A conservative, free market group that worked on behalf of Republican candidates in the 2000 and 2004 elections has agreed to pay $350,000 in civil penalties for failing to... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Join the Club! Two more Hillary donors of ill repute

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 4, 2007 · Comments (1)

Hillary Clinton donors of shady background truly span the globe. We've already seen one from China and one from Pakistan; now Japan and India join the Rogues' Gallery. Gateway Pundit reports that Japanese citizen Tendo Oto was permitted, apparently with the knowledge of then-President Bill Clinton, to illegally attend a... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (5 votes cast)

Thompson's race against time (for money)

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 1, 2007 · Comments (14)

Fred Thompson has kept the political world waiting for nearly six months, but now promises to formally enter the Presidential nomination contest next Thursday. He will need to hit the ground running hard, especially in the money race, to establish credibility, as Mike Allen points out at The Politico: Thompson... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

ANOTHER Hillary donor on the lam

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 30, 2007 · Comments (3)

My, my, my! Norman Hsu isn't the only major Hillary Clinton donor to be a fugitive from justice! Jim Hoft has more at Gateway Pundit: ABDUL REHMAN JINNAH , a major Hillary and democratic party donor, is wanted by the FBI. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PERSON, PLEASE... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Soros group hit with huge fine

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 30, 2007 · Comments (3)

America Coming Together, the leftist group bankrolled by George Soros and other wealthy Democratic donors, has been fined for violating campaign finance laws, Kenneth P. Vogel reports for The Politico: The Federal Election Commission has fined one of the last cycle's biggest liberal political action committees $775,000 for using unregulated... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

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