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Sunlight urges FCC to keep open the political ad file 27 Aug 2013 | 06:33 pm
The Federal Communications Commission should not back down from requiring all broadcast stations to post political ad purchase disclosures online in time for next year's congressional midterm election...
Senate Conservatives Fund raises pressure, dollars over Obamacare battle 24 Aug 2013 | 01:27 am
The Senate Conservatives Fund, a political action committee founded by former North Carolina senator and current Heritage Foundation president Jim DeMint, has released a slew of radio spots, Internet ...
Tempers flair as FEC postpones votes on contentious issues yet again 23 Aug 2013 | 02:53 am
In what might almost be dubbed a summer repeat of its last meeting, the Federal Election Commission sidestepped consideration of a pair of controversial issues while ruling on relatively minor ones. ...
Senate Conservatives Fund targets Lindsey Graham 20 Aug 2013 | 11:14 pm
A group founded by former Sen. Jim DeMint is targeting fellow South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, charging the two-term Republican with being insufficiently hostile to President Barack Obam...
FDA board considers "modified risk" tobacco products 16 Aug 2013 | 06:40 pm
Past promises by the tobacco industry that "light" and "low-tar" cigarettes were healthy alternatives proved wrong. Now, for the first time, if tobacco companies want to claim that their product does...
Is Obama administration caving to industry pressure on overseas marketing of tobacco? 16 Aug 2013 | 06:21 pm
This is a special report from FairWarning.org, a member -- like the Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group -- of the Investigative News Network. Facing vehement protest from tobacco state lawmakers and ...
Under the radar lobbying: How food suppliers are pushing back on safety regs 15 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm
Among the many groups pushing for exemption from new food safety rules meant to prevent outbreaks of deady bacteria are a group of dry bulb onion farmers from Idaho and Oregon. "To date there has nev...
Citing Sunlight Foundation report, watchdog groups file complaint against Santorum 14 Aug 2013 | 11:38 pm
Campaign finance watchdog groups filed a complaint Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission alleging that Rick Santorum's presidential campaign illegally directed a donation to a super PAC. The...
Just how big is Cory Booker's financial edge in Tuesday's primary? 13 Aug 2013 | 07:40 pm
Cory Booker has had a huge financial advantage to help propel him to a likely victory in Tuesday's Democratic primary for the special Senate election in New Jersey. The Newark mayor has dropped about...
Ad watch: RNC launches attack on Hillary Clinton 12 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
It's the dog days of August. It's more than three years till the next presidential election. But the Republican National Committee is attacking like it's 2016 already. The spot above, which just appe...
