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The GOP candidates largely agree on what ails the country
Robert Reich Feb 8, 2012
But commentator Robert Reich says they miss the cause.
Biggest war chest not necessarily deciding primaries
David Gura Feb 8, 2012
Rick Santorum, the candidate who has raised the least amount of money, recently won three primaries. Does this mean money doesn't matter as much as we thought?
Let's play PAC Name Fever!
Kai Ryssdal May 3, 2012
It's our first (and probably last) edition of PAC Name Fever, the super PAC name game where you decide whether they're real or fake.
Play the Super PAC Name Game!
Matt Berger Feb 8, 2012
Is that a Super PAC or a Britney Spears movie? Marvel over this list of the most obscure Super PAC names and create your own with the Super PAC Name Generator from WNYC
Super PACs live on after campaigns die
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Feb 7, 2012
The end of a political campaign does not mean the end of a super PAC. In fact, candidates who pull out of a race have no claim to the unused cash, and PAC staffers can use this so-called zombie money however they want after the candidate drops out.
Missouri primary will cost millions, but not matter
Maria Altman Feb 6, 2012
Missouri is holding its presidential primary tomorrow. Turnout is expected to be extremely low, mostly because the votes for GOP candidates won't count -- and it'll still cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
The problem with Obama's carrots and sticks plan
Amity Shlaes 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.
Required super PAC disclosures don't reveal all
John Dimsdale Feb 1, 2012
Midnight was the filing deadline for "super" political action committees to reveal where all the big money flowing into the 2012 presidential campaigns is coming from. But still, it could be a while before we know the names of donors.
Facebook seeks money in IPO, campaigns use tech
John Moe Feb 1, 2012
Everyone needs enormous piles of cash, evidently.
Stephen Colbert's super PAC raises $1 million
Kai Ryssdal Jan 31, 2012
The "Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow" super PAC filed with the Federal Election Commission today.
