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Romney's Super PAC Walloped Obama's in April

Matt Cantor — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:37:00 CDT

Mitt Romney's super PAC pretty much lapped President Obama's last month, pulling in $4.6 million in April, to Priorities USA Action's $1.6 million. The kicker? That was the smallest haul of the year for the pro-Romney Restore Our Future, Politico reports. April was a particularly weak month for...

Edwards Case Hinges on Lone Word: 'The'

Matt Cantor — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:26:06 CDT

Bill Clinton wondered about the meaning of "is" when talking to the grand jury vis-a-vis Monica Lewinsky in 1998; now John Edwards' defense team is building its case around the word "the," reports ABC News . The statute at the heart of the case refers to campaign cash designated "for the...

'Bunny' Money Was Gift for Edwards: Lawyer

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:25:05 CDT

Another prosecution witness in the John Edwards trial may have just helped torpedo the prosecution. The lawyer for Rachel "Bunny" Mellon testified today that the billionaire heiress gave Edwards payments as gifts, not campaign contributions, MSNBC reports. Falsely labeled for furniture purchases, the checks were always intended to help Edwards...

Obama's $45M Haul in February Trounces January

Matt Cantor — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:01:10 CDT

President Obama's fundraising numbers got a little more impressive last month: He followed up a $29.1 million January with a $45 million February haul. That's almost twice the average amount he scored in the last three months of 2011, and brings this election cycle's total to $300 million, the...

FEC to John Edwards: You Owe $2.1M

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:48:05 CDT

John Edwards owes the US Treasury a couple million dollars, and he has just 30 days to pay it. The Federal Election Commission announced yesterday that Edwards received $2.1 million too much in matching funds from the Treasury during his 2008 Democratic nomination campaign, MSNBC reports. The commission dismissed...

Romney Super PAC Spent 2x What It Raised Last Month

Rob Quinn — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:25:05 CST

Mitt Romney and the pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future were big spenders in January, according to the latest campaign filings. Restore Our Future spent $13.9 million in January—mostly on attack ads—and raised less than half that amount during the same period, Politico reports. Romney's campaign also...

Obama Raised $29M Last Month

Matt Cantor — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:13:05 CST

President Obama raised a healthy $29.1 million for his campaign and the Democrats last month, bringing his total haul for this election to $250 million. Some 98% of last month's donations were of $250 or less, the campaign said. Nonpartisan analysts said donations of $200 or less made up...

Romney Hauls In $24M in Best Quarter Yet

Kevin Spak — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:36:15 CST

If Mitt Romney fans wanted even more good news today, here it comes: The frontrunner raised $24 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, his best total yet, bringing his yearly total up to $56 million—of which $19 million is still on hand, the campaign announced today. The LA...

Edwards Seeks Trial Delay

Rob Quinn — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:30:23 CST

John Edwards is suffering from an undisclosed medical condition and will be too sick to stand trial next month, his lawyers say. The former presidential candidate's attorneys filed a motion seeking to have the trial, which was due to begin Jan. 30, pushed back another 60 days, ABC reports. Edwards...