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Super PACS gain power in 2012 election season
John Dimsdale Jan 27, 2012
After a 2010 Supreme Court decision, independent organizations are gaining increasing power in national elections.
Super PACS continue to influence Republican race
John Dimsdale Jan 27, 2012
Mitt Romney has won the first two primaries in this year's presidential election race, but thanks to super PACS, candidates who aren't doing as well might stay in the race longer than ever before.
Super PACs give candidates staying power
John Dimsdale Jan 27, 2012
Super PACs that can spend unlimited money insure that candidates at the back of the pack won't drop out as quickly as they used to.
A Super PAC switches GOP candidate support
Jeremy Hobson Dec 29, 2011
Citizens for a Working America had once planned to support Michele Bachmann. It then bought an ad in Iowa for Mitt Romney's campaign.
Mid-day Extra: MTV's Choose or Lose gets lost
Jeremy Hobson Jan 27, 2012
After 20 years, MTV's long running campaign to get youth voters to the poles is getting revamped -- starting with the name
Russian billionaire to challenge Putin
Jeremy Hobson Dec 13, 2011
Vladimir Putin has a new opponent for the March presidential elections, billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the New Jersey Nets.
Economy weighs on Egyptians' minds as they vote for a new parliament.
Julia Simon Nov 28, 2011
Many plan to vote for a the party associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, whose charity efforts are well known to Egypt's poor. But some worry the Brotherhood may not make the economy a priority if it's chosen to form the next government.
Betting the odds on the Republican presidential nomination
Kai Ryssdal Nov 11, 2011
This final note today about the GOP debate and what markets can tell us about ourselves.
Obama's data management could keep him in the White House
Marc Sanchez Oct 11, 2011
CNN ran a story by Micah Sifry, co-founder of the Personal Democracy Forum, about the Obama campaign's data crunching strategy. Sifry says Obama's...
Elizabeth Warren to run for Senate
Kai Ryssdal Sep 21, 2011
This final note today. Elizabeth Warren's sick and tired and she's not going to take it anymore. So she's going to run for the Senate. She's hopi...
