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Thursday, October 07, 2010

Battle Escalates Over Undisclosed Campaign Cash

Democrats and Republicans ratcheted up their battle Wednesday over private nonprofit groups that are spending millions of dollars on advertisements in campaigns across the country -- largely favoring the GOP -- without disclosing their donors. Read More

Former Bright Donors Among Those Caught in Ala. Bribery Probe

Democratic Rep. Bobby Bright has received campaign donations from at least three of the 11 individuals indicted this week in a FBI bribery probe in Alabama while a fourth defendant was a key supporter during his 2008 Congressional campaign. Read More

Minorities Could Tip Scales in Elections

House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) suggested Wednesday that Congress could enact a public health insurance option and energy legislation next year if minorities turn out to vote and Democrats retain control of Congress. Read More

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House Battlegrounds Emerge in Middle America

By Stuart Rothenberg

While the fight for the control of the House of Representatives is taking place on a battlefield that includes almost every state, four districts have emerged as early battlegrounds in the independent expenditures war being waged by the two parties' campaign committees. Read more

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Supreme Court Debates Protest Limits

The nation's highest court debated whether the Westboro Baptist Church's protests at military funerals go too far or are protected by the First Amendment.

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