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Sarah Paln's $150,000 Donor Funded Wardrobe: Sell it on eBay!

2008-11-19T04:53:46Z

Donors funded Sarah Palin's $150,000 wardrobe. Should the clothes be sold on eBay and the proceeds donated to charity?

"The Republican National Committee has spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August."

"The cash expenditures immediately raised questions among campaign finance experts about their legality under the Federal Election Commission's long-standing advisory opinions on using campaign cash to purchase items for personal use."

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Headzup: Speaking For The Troops

2008-11-01T09:30:08Z

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John McCain is about how more troops are donating more money to Barack Obama than to McCain.

Read more about it here--
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/14/obama-troops-donations/

Download daily Catch and Release Comedy™ political cartoons to your mobile phone or iPod at www.headzup.tv

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Finance, Favors and FISA

2008-10-20T12:44:15Z

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Congress considered final passage of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) this week. ANP follows the money trail to find out how telecom dollars influence Congressmen to say what they say and vote the way they do.

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U.S. Congressmen and their love of Arms Sales

2008-10-28T03:30:10Z

WASHINGTON, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. lawmakers have invested a total of 195.5 million U.S. dollars in the defense department's contract companies and gained much profit from the Iraq war, said a new study released on Thursday.

The Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington-based nonpartisan group, conducted the study by reviewing lawmakers' financial statements in 2006.

From 2004 to 2006, a total of 151 Congress members invested 78.7 million dollars to 195.5 million dollars in companies that have contracts with the Pentagon, and brought them profit of between 15.8 million dollars and 62 million dollars, according to the study.

It also found more congressional Republicans than Democrats have stocks in the defense companies, but Democrats' military-related investment in 2006 is higher than Republicans, which is 3.7 million dollars to 577,500 dollars.

The Center for Responsive Politics voiced the concerns that lawmakers' investment in the defense department contractors could constitute a conflict of interest as they take part in the decision-making on Iraq war budgets.

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White House's Weak Response to Lobbyist Access-for-Donations Report

2008-10-28T03:30:30Z

You may have seen the article over the weekend alleging that a high-flying lobbyist was hawking White House meetings with administration bigwigs in exchange for donations to the Bush library.

White House press secretary Dana Perino got a chance to deny the allegations today and served up this pretty weak reply.

For more about the lobbyist in question, Stephen P. Payne, click here.

And check out Henry Waxman's plans for an investigation.

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McCain Busted in Springfield MO for Oil Money Doantions

2008-11-19T04:34:21Z

This is video of the banner drop from the balcony inside Plaster Student Union ad Missouri State University where John McCain had a townhall meeting about his energy policy.

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What Would You Do for a Monkey? - Improv Debate

2008-10-27T15:30:27Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

In an improv comedy sketch, Cambridge student Will Perse responds to the question: Will we do anything for a monkey?

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A hilarious comedy debate starring Cambridge's Alcock Improv. against the Oxford Imps which responds to the question: Will we do anything for money?

Will Perse is a student of the University of Cambridge and a member of Cambridge's Alcock Improv Troupe.

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#1 recipient of Wal-Mart campaign contributions? Hillary Clinton.

2008-11-14T08:18:17Z

As many now know, Hillary Clinton served on the exclusive Wal-Mart board of directors from 1986 to 1992. What many may not know is she is currently the top recipient of campaign contributions from Wal-Mart executives, taking in more than Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee.

For Clinton, the contributions come just months after she turned away $5,000 that Wal-Mart had donated through its PAC to her Senate campaign. At the time, in February 2006, Clinton's spokeswoman said the senator rejected the money because of "serious differences with current company practices.

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Wal-Mart's damage to communities far outweighs charitable donations

2008-04-17T04:02:23Z

Alex Goldschmidt from Wal-Mart Watch shatters the myth that Wal-Mart's charitable donations make up for any harm it causes:

Wal-Mart loves to be seen donating money to local charities, especially around the holidays. These donations, while perhaps beneficial in their own small way, don’t even begin to make up for the amount of resources and taxpayer dollars Wal-Mart drains out of local economies. For Wal-Mart, these donations are nothing but some cheap PR.

Wal-Mart lowers median wages, exports jobs, shifts company costs to taxpayers, and leans on public subsidies to make its billions. These costs far outweigh any local donation Wal-Mart has ever made.

Wal-Mart’s charitable donations continue to lag behind its close competitors, and the Walton Family itself is ranks only 37th on the list of generous donors. But perhaps more tellingly, is that Wal-Mart donates most to charities in its own best interest.
Wal-Mart’s donations to little league teams and nursing homes also pales in comparison to the company’s donations to non-profits, think tanks and individuals willing to lobby on its behalf or grant favors in return. In doing so, Wal-Mart buys the power necessary to continue harming communities and getting away with it. Think Wal-Mart’s generous? Maybe so, but only to itself.

Arnold in his own words

2008-10-20T09:30:46Z

"Here's how it works. Money comes in, favors go out, the people lose."

This is the Ad we created for the Democratic convention and is being widely used throughout the state.

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