Election 2012: President Obama re-elected
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Mar 13, 2013
Tonight, President Obama speaks to the non-profit group, Organizing, for America, which some have described as the president's never-ending campaign. Where is the money behind the organization coming from?
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Obama uses campaign machine to push agenda
Jan 21, 2013
President Obama will use a deep campaign database and volunteer network in a new nonprofit. Some are concerned because it can take corporate money.
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A smaller crowd in Washington as Obama begins second term
Jan 21, 2013
Four years after the largest presidential inauguration in history, President Obama's second term begins on a more subdued note.
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After 3 years, new attempts to limit Citizens United
Jan 17, 2013
The Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, allowing unlimited campaign spending by corporations and unions, is three years old. New York is taking the lead in trying to make donors more transparent.
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2012: Reviewing the year of the super PAC
Dec 25, 2012
Super PACs spent big money on the 2012 election. But some of the biggest donors didn't exactly get a good rate of return. So, can we expect more big spending the next election cycle?
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How Americans feel about marijuana, unions post-election
Dec 13, 2012
Michigan workers protested Governor Rick Snyder's decision to pass the right-to-work bills into law yesterday. They say the laws weaken unions.
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The science behind Obama's fundraising emails
Nov 29, 2012
"Casual" and "frequent" seem to be the formula for campaign fundraising emails.
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Election donors already looking ahead to next campaigns
Nov 20, 2012
It has been two weeks since the election, and the big number we're going to focus on is: $6 billion. That's how much money was spent on the 2012 campaign... And a lot of that money came from big donors.
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How to combat long lines at the polls
Nov 16, 2012
We may not be ready for online voting yet, but could simple planning and a longer voting period improve the election process?
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Commentator: Illegal immigration hurts the economy
Mar 15, 2012
San Diego resident Nancy Parker says the costs of undocumented immigration outweigh the benefits.
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Why Saul Alinsky matters in the 2012 election
Jan 23, 2012
Newt Gingrich talks a lot about labor activist Saul Alinsky. Who was this figure in modern American community organizing?
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Marketplace interviews President Obama. What would you ask?
Mar 21, 2012
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal is traveling to Boulder City, Nevada, today to interview President Barack Obama at the Copper Mountain solar plant during the president's two-day energy tour. Send us your questions and find out how to listen.
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The problem with Obama's carrots and sticks plan
Feb 1, 2012
President Obama plans to build much of his election-year policy agenda around carrots and sticks. But commentator Amity Shlaes that plan could backfire.
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The numbers behind Mitt Romney's 47% comment
Sep 18, 2012
Mitt Romney is standing by his words from a private fundraiser that were caught on videotape. In the video, Romney says 47 percent of the country pay no income tax and are therefore predisposed to vote for President Obama.
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The return of manufacturing?
Feb 22, 2012
The GOP candidates and President Obama all have plans to boost manufacturing, but commentator Robert Reich says they're mostly wishful thinking.
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Post-election, a polling conundrum
Nov 7, 2012
Gallup's editor-in-chief on last night's election results and the rise of poll "aggregators."
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The GOP candidates largely agree on what ails the country
Feb 8, 2012
But commentator Robert Reich says they miss the cause.
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For a small business owner, taxes are the key to their vote
Nov 7, 2012
We check back in with Olalah Njenga, a small business owner and formerly undecided voter.
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Secret campaign donations -- so what?
Oct 18, 2012
Nonprofit social welfare organizations may become more potent political donors than super PACs. And they don't have to disclose who gave money.
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Lack of photo ID triggers financial penalty
Oct 15, 2012
Thousands of Americans face economic challenges because, through no fault of their own, they are unable to secure a photo ID.
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Is rebranding the GOP like rebranding Cheerios?
Mar 18, 2013
Republican advisers have released a plan to grow their party. Some high-profile conservatives say the GOP needs a message-makeover to be competitive. How do corporate marketers view the challenge?
0
Keeping Obama's machine -- and mailing list -- going
Mar 13, 2013
Tonight, President Obama speaks to the non-profit group, Organizing, for America, which some have described as the president's never-ending campaign. Where is the money behind the organization coming from?
0
Obama uses campaign machine to push agenda
Jan 21, 2013
President Obama will use a deep campaign database and volunteer network in a new nonprofit. Some are concerned because it can take corporate money.
0
A smaller crowd in Washington as Obama begins second term
Jan 21, 2013
Four years after the largest presidential inauguration in history, President Obama's second term begins on a more subdued note.
0
After 3 years, new attempts to limit Citizens United
Jan 17, 2013
The Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, allowing unlimited campaign spending by corporations and unions, is three years old. New York is taking the lead in trying to make donors more transparent.
0
2012: Reviewing the year of the super PAC
Dec 25, 2012
Super PACs spent big money on the 2012 election. But some of the biggest donors didn't exactly get a good rate of return. So, can we expect more big spending the next election cycle?
0
How Americans feel about marijuana, unions post-election
Dec 13, 2012
Michigan workers protested Governor Rick Snyder's decision to pass the right-to-work bills into law yesterday. They say the laws weaken unions.
1
The science behind Obama's fundraising emails
Nov 29, 2012
"Casual" and "frequent" seem to be the formula for campaign fundraising emails.
1
Election donors already looking ahead to next campaigns
Nov 20, 2012
It has been two weeks since the election, and the big number we're going to focus on is: $6 billion. That's how much money was spent on the 2012 campaign... And a lot of that money came from big donors.
0
How to combat long lines at the polls
Nov 16, 2012
We may not be ready for online voting yet, but could simple planning and a longer voting period improve the election process?
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