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Just How Rich Is Sheldon Adelson?

Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has dramatically changed the course of the Republican presidential primary this year, injecting about $11 million into Newt Gingrich's super PAC, enabling the former Speaker in the House to stay in the race and continue to... read full article »

The Freakiest Super PAC

Let’s be honest: it kind of makes sense to have a super PAC. If you have a candidate who you know will support the policies that are advantageous to you and the money to prop him up, you just might... read full article »

What Do Santorum’s Big Wins Say About Money in Politics?

Rick Santorum was the big winner in yesterday’s votes in Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado. Some in the press, including the Washington Post’s Ezra Klein, claim that Santorum’s wins mean “money isn’t everything.” Santorum’s campaign has much less cash on hand... read full article »

Big Winner in 2012? TV Companies

A huge chunk of the money spent during election seasons goes toward political advertising on TV. In 2008, campaigns spent $1.5 billion on TV ads. In 2010, that number climbed to $2 billion.... read full article »

Jack Abramoff Faces Reporters

Jack Abramoff, a new member of the team at United Republic, visited the liberal advocacy group Public Citizen yesterday and fielded questions from reporters. Abramoff was convicted on charges of fraud, corruption, and conspiracy in 2006. Since his release from... read full article »

United Republic Calls on Romney and Obama to Immediately Release Reform Agendas

Late last night, the Obama campaign announced that it would support the work of Priorities USA, a super PAC supporting Obama’s candidacy. Super PACs are “non-campaign” organizations that can raise and spend unlimited amounts on influencing elections. Both Mitt Romney... read full article »

Lobbyists Just Want to Be Treated Like Everyone Else

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley added an amendment to the anti-insider training STOCK Act passed in the Senate last week that would force Washington influence peddlers who collect political intelligence and sell it to corporate clients.... read full article »

Can We Still Believe in Change?

President Obama came into office with big plans, audacious plans. He was going to reform healthcare and the tax system, make banks work for the people, and pass serious global warming legislation. But, as Harvard Law professor and United Republic... read full article »

Super Bowl Team Owners Bet on Obama

President Obama might be a Chicago Bears fan, but the owners of the New England Patriots and the New York Giants are fans of him.... read full article »

Anti-Corruption Blog Launches Today

Today, United Republic announced the launch of Republic Report, a multimedia muckraking blog dedicated to exposing the corrupting influence of money in politics. Written by a team of investigators, as well as former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the blog will feature... read full article »

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