http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Campaign_FinanceFind stories, videos, and photos about Campaign Finance from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:15:48 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Campaign_Finance14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Campaign Finance from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/18/news/economy/health_care_lobbying/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/18/news/economy/health_care_lobbying/index.htmThe price tag to influence the health care debate in the halls of Congress has surpassed $600 million and is fast becoming a legislative record breaker.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/03/zelizer.not.fathers.bipartisanship/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/03/zelizer.not.fathers.bipartisanship/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced he would be pushing for a public option in the final health care bill, it looked as if he had given up on the possibility of a bipartisan agreement.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/23/news/economy/Main_Street_banks/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/23/news/economy/Main_Street_banks/index.htmIn the wake of the financial meltdown, Wall Street banks remain pariahs in Washington. But Main Street banks are winning big.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/08/news/economy/health_care_lobbying/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/08/news/economy/health_care_lobbying/index.htmThe fight over health care overhaul is on track to be the most expensive issue ever to hit the hallways of Congress.Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/09/scotus.campaign.finance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/09/scotus.campaign.finance/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court heard new arguments Wednesday in a dramatic case that started with a movie attacking Hillary Clinton -- but that could have far-reaching implications for U.S. elections.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/04/mears.election.laws.2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/04/mears.election.laws.2/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe campaign finance reform case being argued Wednesday at the Supreme Court is about the tension in federal elections between free speech and government regulation .Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/04/mears.election.laws.3/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/04/mears.election.laws.3/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Theodore Roosevelt is generally credited with launching a nationwide push for campaign spending reform. Embarrassed by disclosure of secret donations by insurance firms to his 1904 election, he supported congressional efforts to ban corporate dollars in national races.Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/04/mears.election.laws.1/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/04/mears.election.laws.1/index.html#cnnSTCTextMoney and politics are often equated as the fuel and engine of American democracy, but thanks to the Supreme Court, century-old government speed bumps on the campaign speech superhighway may soon be a thing of the past.Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/09/ensign.affair/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/09/ensign.affair/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe story of Sen. John Ensign's affair with a former staffer took a new twist Thursday with the revelation by Ensign that his parents gave the woman's family $96,000 as a gift.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/08/palin.gop.event/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/08/palin.gop.event/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Republican official involved in the planning for Monday night's major GOP fundraising dinner said the Alaska governor is "expected to attend" the event "and will be sitting with Sen. John Cornyn and his wife at their table."Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/02/illinois.blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/02/illinois.blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTextImpeached former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested in December on charges of conspiracy and fraud, was indicted Thursday on 16 felony counts by a federal grand jury, the U.S. attorney's office said.Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/blagojevich.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/blagojevich.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached and removed from office earlier this year, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal corruption charges.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/31/clinton.debt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/31/clinton.debt/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Hillary Clinton rang in the new year still saddled with $5.9 million in debts left over from her unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign, according to records filed Saturday with the Federal Election Commission.Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/29/zelizer.rangel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/29/zelizer.rangel/index.html#cnnSTCTextCongressman Charles Rangel's fate hangs in the balance as a report concerning the Ways and Means Committee chairman is being prepared for release in early January.Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/21/clinton.debt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/21/clinton.debt/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton had $6.4 million in presidential campaign debt at the end of November, according to a report filed Saturday with the Federal Election Commission.Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:31:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1853896,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1853896,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAt least 64,000 people from all 50 states and more than 20 other countries have given money to support or oppose a ban on same-sex marriage in CaliforniaMon, 27 Oct 2008 14:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/19/obama.fundraising/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/19/obama.fundraising/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama's campaign announced Sunday the Democratic presidential candidate raised $150 million in donations in September, setting a new high-water mark in campaign fundraising.Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/22/convention.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/22/convention.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Democrats gather in Denver, Colorado, and Republicans in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, for their political conventions this summer, they'll be taking along with them a big gift from federal taxpayers.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/23/campaign.warchests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/23/campaign.warchests/index.html#cnnSTCTextSens. John McCain and Barack Obama and the major political parties supporting their presidential bids have amassed campaign war chests totaling almost $200 million, according to campaign finance documents filed this week with the Federal Election Commission.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/17/obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/17/obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama's campaign announced Thursday that it raised $52 million last month -- more than double the amount rival John McCain brought in, according to campaign officials for the presumed Democratic presidential nominee.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819288,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819288,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPoliticians since Theodore Roosevelt have fretted over big donors' impact on U.S. elections; a hundred years later, though, campaigns still cost moneyTue, 01 Jul 2008 02:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/26/scotus.campaign.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/26/scotus.campaign.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court has struck down a provision of a federal campaign finance law that allowed opponents of wealthy candidates to exceed strict campaign spending limits.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/22/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/22/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextDays after both men reversed course on major issues, the presidential campaigns of Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain spent much of Sunday's talk-show circuit working to ensure accusations of "flip-flopping" don't stick.Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/20/obama.financing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/20/obama.financing/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama's decision to reject roughly $85 million in public financing -- as well as the strict spending limits that would accompany those funds -- did not come as a surprise to most political observers.Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/19/obama.public.financing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/19/obama.public.financing/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. John McCain on Thursday accused Sen. Barack Obama of breaking a promise when the Democrat decided to forgo public financing in this fall's campaign.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811922,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811922,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe conviction of Chicago businessman Antoin "Tony" Rezko on several charges continues to raise issues in the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack ObamaThu, 05 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/16/pf/political_donations.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/16/pf/political_donations.moneymag/index.htmAs November draws nearer, expect a barrage of pre-recorded phone calls and other pleas from presidential hopefuls who want your vote - and your financial support.Thu, 22 May 2008 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739445,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739445,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsForeign dignitaries arriving to honor the Jewish State on its anniversary are greeted by a prime minister facing new legal troublesMon, 12 May 2008 20:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/25/markets/wallstreet_election/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/25/markets/wallstreet_election/index.htmWith the 2008 race for the White House whittled down to a three-person contest, Wall Street is hedging its bets in what is almost certain to be the most expensive presidential race in history.Thu, 08 May 2008 14:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/22/scotus.millionaire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/22/scotus.millionaire/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court on Tuesday debated whether a provision of federal election law that allows opponents of certain self-financed candidates to exceed campaign spending limits unfairly punishes those who self-finance.Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:16:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1731359,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1731359,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Utah disposal company seeking federal permission to import more than 20,000 tons of nuclear waste from Italy has raised its campaign contributions to lawmakersWed, 16 Apr 2008 16:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/14/dnc.mccain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/14/dnc.mccain/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Democratic Party on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Federal Elections Commission seeking to force the group to investigate whether Sen. John McCain has violated federal spending limits for his primary campaign.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/03/31/one.sheet.campaign.finance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/03/31/one.sheet.campaign.finance/index.html#cnnSTCTextUse this information to teach your students about campaign finance.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/04/06/activity.campaign.finance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/04/06/activity.campaign.finance/index.html#cnnSTCTextStudents will learn about campaign finance and campaign finance reform.Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/03/dem.fund.raising/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/03/dem.fund.raising/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama raised more than $40 million from more than 442,000 donors in March, his presidential campaign announced Thursday.Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/27/puerto.rico.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/27/puerto.rico.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTextPuerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila and 12 associates face criminal charges related to the financing of three of Acevedo's campaigns, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday.Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/24/scotus.clinton.movie/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/24/scotus.clinton.movie/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court has rejected a conservative group's legal fight to air commercials promoting a movie critical of Sen. Hillary Clinton.Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/13/gop.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/13/gop.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn accounting scandal at the Republican Party's House campaign organization has federal agents investigating what happened to hundreds of thousands of dollars and could affect several congressional campaigns, party officials said Thursday.Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/06/democrats.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/06/democrats.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama raised $55 million in February, his campaign reported Thursday, setting a record for political fundraising in one month.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/26/dems.mccain.financing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/26/dems.mccain.financing/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. John McCain's campaign said the Republican presidential hopeful has the "constitutional right" to opt out of the public election funds program.Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/24/mccain.finance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/24/mccain.finance/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic Party Chairman Howard Dean accused Republican presidential front-runner John McCain of trying to skirt campaign finance laws Sunday by trying to opt out of public financing for his primary campaign.Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/13/larry.craig/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/13/larry.craig/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Ethics Committee issued a "letter of admonition" to Sen. Larry Craig on Wednesday in connection with his arrest in a Minneapolis airport sex sting last year. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/04/markets/election_donors/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/04/markets/election_donors/index.htmOne of the most competitive presidential elections in years is also on track to become the most expensive election ever, according to OpenSecrets.org, the web site of the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics.Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/28/rezko.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/28/rezko.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndicted real estate developer and political fundraiser Tony Rezko, whose links to Sen. Barack Obama have brought his name into the national spotlight, was arrested Monday morning, an FBI spokesman said.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/08/craig.minnesota.appeal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/08/craig.minnesota.appeal/index.html#cnnSTCTextLawyers for Sen. Larry Craig asked a Minnesota appeals court Tuesday to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea stemming from his June arrest in a public bathroom sex sting, citing a "grave procedural flaw."Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/01/fund.raising/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/01/fund.raising/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew York Sen. Hillary Clinton raised a record "over $100 million" for her Democratic presidential bid, her campaign reported.Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/27/obama.clinton.rancor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/27/obama.clinton.rancor/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust a couple of weeks ago, Sen. Hillary Clinton said she wasn't interested in attacking her opponents -- she was interested in "tackling the problems of America."Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:14:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1679979,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1679979,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIs that poor restaurant worker who gave $1,000 to the campaign a real donor, or an illegal proxy? That's the question every campaign is trying to figure out how to answerFri, 02 Nov 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/26/craig/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/26/craig/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new campaign finance report filed with the Senate shows Sen. Larry Craig spent about $23,000 in campaign money on lawyers in his ethics investigation.Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1637305,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1637305,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe court's ruling puts a chink in campaign finance law, but it also shows the ideological limits of the Roberts CourtTue, 26 Jun 2007 21:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/campaign.finance.2008/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/campaign.finance.2008/index.htmlThe Supreme Court's reversal of federal limits on independent political advertising has the potential to add "another X factor" to an already-unpredictable 2008 presidential race, one campaign finance analyst said Monday.Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/campaign.finance/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/campaign.finance/index.htmlThe Supreme Court on Monday swept aside part of a campaign finance law dealing with "issue ads."Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/25/scotus.campaign.ads/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/25/scotus.campaign.ads/index.htmlA majority of the Supreme Court's conservative bench appeared ready Wednesday to turn aside part of a sweeping campaign finance reform law with important implications for the upcoming presidential electionWed, 25 Apr 2007 20:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/04/schneider.mccain/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/04/schneider.mccain/index.htmlWhy is the McCain campaign like a balky computer? When you get lots of error messages, you know it's time to reboot.Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/26/scotus.campaignfinance/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/26/scotus.campaignfinance/index.htmlThe Supreme Court on Monday struck down Vermont's strict limits on state campaign spending limits, finding the laws unfairly violate the free speech rights of candidates to raise money and publicize their views.Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/30/news/economy/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/30/news/economy/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmTransparency is a big trend these days in corporate America.Tue, 30 May 2006 18:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/25/technology/business2_browser0425/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/25/technology/business2_browser0425/index.htmThe crusade to win a greater share of the operating system market away from Microsoft's Windows has long fired up the hearts of the Mac and Linux faithful. But popularity breeds contempt - from hackers. A new study of "malware" - viruses, worms, and other software nasties - released Friday by Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab shows a doubling in the number of viruses and worms targeting Linux from 2004 to 2005. The trend is worth watching, says Linux Pipeline, but must be put in context. There were only 863 cases of Linux attacks last year, while Symantec found 11,000 viruses and worms in Windows. And Apple's Mac? It got off easy in the Kaspersky report, but last week brought news of vulnerabilities in OS X. Additionally, independent security researcher Tom Ferris posted to his blog a series of "serious" Mac security breaches that he recently discovered.Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/20/ivins.compare/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/20/ivins.compare/index.html"Compare and contrast," read the directions for essay exams in the old college blue books. Compare and contrast the trials of Zacarias Moussaoui and Jeffrey Skilling.Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/04/delay.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/04/delay.election/index.htmlEmbattled Rep. Tom DeLay said Tuesday he's dropping his bid for re-election, while insisting he's never acted improperly.Tue, 04 Apr 2006 04:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/27/news/economy/lobbyist_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/27/news/economy/lobbyist_fortune/index.htmYes, the Jack Abramoff scandal is a cancer eating away at the heart of Washington, fresh proof of the Beltway's culture of corruption, etc., etc. But for business, this tawdry episode is a reminder of something that gets too little notice: A company's return on lobbying and campaign contributions--let's call it return on political investment, or ROPI--is astronomically higher than any real investment it can make. These remarkable returns, not any inherent venality, explain why the pseudo-reforms likely to come in Abramoff's wake will do nothing to stop the meltdowns from recurring.Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/01/23/8367041/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/01/23/8367041/index.htmWhen does good old-fashioned lobbying become bribery? That's the question Congress and business leaders alike find themselves grappling with since the fall of Jack Abramoff, Washington's most notor... Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/03/abramoff.fallout/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/03/abramoff.fallout/index.htmlHouse Speaker Dennis Hastert became the latest lawmaker to dump campaign contributions from clients of high-flying lobbyist Jack Abramoff, giving about $70,000 to charity Tuesday.Wed, 04 Jan 2006 01:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/20/roberts.campaigndonations.ap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/20/roberts.campaigndonations.ap/index.htmlSupreme Court nominee John G. Roberts has donated to the political campaigns of several Republican candidates, including one senator who will vote on Roberts' appointment to the high court.Wed, 20 Jul 2005 18:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/14/technology/google_democrats/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/14/technology/google_democrats/index.htmGoogle Inc. employees took out their wallets and showed overwhelming support for the Democratic Party last year, according to a report Monday in USA Today.Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/12/01/8192193/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/12/01/8192193/index.htmSo far this election season, financial services companies and their employees have doled out some $250 million in campaign contributions, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That's mor...Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/19/ethics.delay.ap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/19/ethics.delay.ap/index.htmlHouse ethics committee leaders say the complaint that led to a rebuke of Republican leader Tom DeLay in October was filled with exaggerations. They warned lawmakers of possible discipline if it happens again.Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/08/mon.hot/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/08/mon.hot/index.htmlCheck out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.Mon, 08 Nov 2004 12:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/10/11/Clean.Elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/10/11/Clean.Elections/index.htmlIn addition to choosing a U.S. president, the 2004 election is a referendum on the success of the McCain-Feingold reforms, otherwise known as the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Act of 2002.Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/11/news/newsmakers/sinclair_kerry/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/11/news/newsmakers/sinclair_kerry/index.htmSinclair Broadcast Group, owner of the largest group of television stations in the nation, plans to air a documentary that accuses Sen. John Kerry of betraying American prisoners during the Vietnam War, a newspaper reported Monday.Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/26/news/election_conventions/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/26/news/election_conventions/index.htmThe 2004 Democratic National Convention that begins on Monday, as well as the Republican National Convention in August, will be brought to you by the following corporate sponsors...Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/19/tape.tm/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/19/tape.tm/index.htmlA top Democratic donor is accused of entrapping his brother-in-law -- and sending his sister the tapeMon, 19 Jul 2004 17:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/04/19/367338/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/04/19/367338/index.htmAs this issue went to press, President Bush was hosting 455 elite fundraisers at ritzy Reynolds Plantation, a Georgia resort, to celebrate the $170 million that's been raised for his campaign. That...Mon, 19 Apr 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/12/campaign.fund/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/12/campaign.fund/index.htmlYou look at your federal income tax return and you ponder that box marked "Presidential Election Campaign."Mon, 12 Apr 2004 20:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/07/kerry.exley/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/07/kerry.exley/index.htmlJohn Kerry has hired an Internet-savvy Democrat to run his presidential campaign's online communications, a move that raises new questions about the link between his campaign and the independent groups that run TV ads on his behalf.Wed, 07 Apr 2004 16:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/02/election.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/02/election.main/index.htmlThe Democratic Party and its all-but-official nominee for the White House announced Friday that they have broken fund-raising records in recent months, helping stock the barrels for the campaign to oust President Bush.Fri, 02 Apr 2004 19:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/22/monday/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/22/monday/index.htmlCheck out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/08/ads/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/08/ads/index.htmlPolitical ad spending has ignited a controversy over whether some groups are circumventing the spirit -- if not the letter -- of new campaign finance laws.Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/07/moveon.ads/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/07/moveon.ads/index.htmlThe Republican National Committee is warning television stations across the country not to run ads from the MoveOn.org Voter Fund that criticize President Bush, charging that the left-leaning political group is paying for them with money raised in violation of the new campaign-finance law.Sun, 07 Mar 2004 05:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/03/01/362323/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/03/01/362323/index.htmGEORGE BUSH Mon, 01 Mar 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/10/352861/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/10/352861/index.htmThe fourth floor of the building directly across the street from the AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington looks abandoned. No receptionist greets visitors. The hallway lights aren't turned on. Most ...Mon, 10 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/05/01/322800/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/05/01/322800/index.htmTo hear the hype about the new campaign-finance law, you'd think that advocates for small business would be miserable. With big money banished from politics, interest groups will have to turn elsew...Wed, 01 May 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/02/300090/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/02/300090/index.htmDear FORTUNE Readers: Here's some of the latest buzz from D.C.: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290601/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290601/index.htmWarren Buffett started life as a Republican. He all but inherited the preference from his father, a four-term Republican Congressman from Nebraska. Buffett was so zealous that he was president of t...Mon, 30 Oct 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/10/283784/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/10/283784/index.htmLarry Lindsey is a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and the top economic advisor to Texas governor George W. Bush. But because of arcane campaign-finance rules, he has been reduced...Mon, 10 Jul 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272816/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272816/index.htmVice President Al Gore's visit to a Buddhist temple near Los Angeles in 1996 is the very symbol of campaign-finance chicanery, particularly illegal contributions from Asia. Gore tried to distance h...Mon, 07 Feb 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/07/19/263103/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/07/19/263103/index.htmGeorge W. Bush collected $2.4 million from his maiden presidential mailing, an astounding amount for an initial request. A San Francisco psychiatrist raised $60,000 for Bill Bradley by making phone...Mon, 19 Jul 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247874/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/07/247874/index.htmAny Democrat running for President needs to be Terry McAuliffe's best friend. Vice President Al Gore flew through a snowstorm last year to attend McAuliffe's 40th birthday party. On the grip-'n'-gr...Mon, 07 Sep 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/12/01/234632/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/12/01/234632/index.htmOrdinary Americans are prohibited from climbing Mount Rushmore, where the faces of four great Presidents are carved in granite. But this September, just before the Senate began debating campaign fi...Mon, 01 Dec 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/03/03/222717/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/03/03/222717/index.htmJerry Kohlberg is accustomed to being a pioneer and a pariah. As an investment banker at Bear Stearns in the 1960s, he invented the leveraged buyout and with it became one of the richest men in Ame...Mon, 03 Mar 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1995/02/01/201331/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1995/02/01/201331/index.htmEXCLUSIVE Wed, 01 Feb 1995 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/06/08/69117/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/06/08/69117/index.htmEVEN BEFORE Miami model Donna Rice -- and how she spent the night of May 1 -- made headlines, Gary Hart's presidential campaign was in trouble. Though he led the Democratic polls, Hart lagged behin...Mon, 08 Jun 1987 04:01:00 EDT