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Federal contractors donate to 'super PAC' backing Romney

2012-03-18 19:17:00

A "super PAC" that has spent more than $35 million on behalf of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has accepted donations from federal contractors despite a 36-year-old ban against such companies making federal political expenditures. At least...

'Super PAC' leaders profit from lack of oversight

2012-02-22 18:38:00

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. The owner of that company? None other than Nick Ryan, a former...

Election decision may force disclosure of secret donors

2012-05-15 17:58:00

WASHINGTON — Advocacy groups spending millions of dollars to influence the 2012 election now face the prospect of having to reveal their secret donors, after a federal appellate court panel refused to block a lower-court order requiring the...

McManus: Lies, damned lies and political advertising

2012-05-13 00:00:00

The television commercial is designed to spark outrage. "Billions of taxpayer dollars spent on green energy went to jobs in foreign countries," it intones. "The Obama administration admitted the truth — that $2.3 billion of tax credits went...

'Breaking Bad' characters endorse in real school election

2012-05-07 21:37:11

Assembly panel kills measure to overturn Citizens United

2012-05-01 21:38:25

Fashion reboot: an eco-friendly wardrobe makeover

2012-04-22 00:00:00

A lot has been made of organic cotton and other eco-friendly fabrics made from Tencel, hemp and bamboo as fashion rides the mega-trend of environmentalism. But recycled clothes purchased at thrift and consignment stores, as well as upcycled items reworked...

When time allows, 1992 riots are poignant lesson in L.A. schools

2012-04-15 17:47:00

They were not even born at the time their city erupted in flames, violence and rage against a system that would not convict Los Angeles police officers of brutally beating a black man. But high school students Jiaya Ingram, Ashley Torres and Jessica...

'Super PACs' largely funded by a wealthy few

2012-02-01 22:02:00

When it comes to big money in politics, Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons' influence has long been apparent in Texas, where he has plowed more than $1 million into Rick Perry's gubernatorial campaigns. Now Simmons has found a new outlet for his outsize...

Bingham Ray dies at 57; leading force in independent films

2012-01-24 00:00:00

Bingham Ray, the co-founder of October Films, one of the top independent film distribution companies of the 1990s, and a former president of United Artists who was a leading force in independent films for more than two decades, died Monday. He was 57....

Obama campaign preparing for major TV ad buy

2012-01-17 15:18:00

Republican voters may not have settled yet on a challenger to take on President Obama, but his reelection campaign is laying the groundwork for what could be a major television advertising buy to buttress his standing in the coming months. Campaign...

'Super PACs' are showing their power

2012-01-01 00:00:00

Political committees unfettered by donation limits are dominating the last weeks of the presidential nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, funding aggressive attack campaigns that are swamping the efforts of the candidates themselves. In Ohio,...

but chose instead to pursue acting full time. Her first movies were the small films "Gossip," "About Adam" and "200 Cigarettes.

2013-04-29 09:23:00

Hampton Cove The River Course at Hampton Cove in Owens Crossroads, Ala., is the only Robert Trent Jones layout without a single sand bunker. Of course, that doesn't mean it's an easy course; water comes into play on 16 of 18 holes.

2013-04-11 12:56:00

Crossroads Pub, Dayton

2012-03-28 11:44:00