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Regulating Banks vs. Displacing Them: Where Clinton and Sanders Disagree on Wall Street
Sanders and Clinton often use similar rhetoric when discussing Wall Street, but their financial policies are far from the same.

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Big Campaign Cash for Clinton From Monsanto Lobbyist
Clinton is widely seen as a friend to genetically engineered crop technology and agrichemical interests.

The Most Expensive Election Ever Is a Billionaire’s Playground: Except for Bernie Sanders
Let's examine the relationships between our 21st century plutocrats and the contenders who have raised $5 million or more.

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Bernie Sanders and Election Season at the Supreme Court
Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign is an opportunity to reveal the dangers of the Supreme Court's political overreach.

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2016 Will Be a Test for Super PACs
Sanders and Trump have one distinctive thing in common: they have no Super PACs propping up their candidacies.

Fifteen Things We Learned About Money in Politics in 2015
A Crossroads GPS document from the FEC finally saw the light of day after a court order, among other revelations.

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How Dark Money Groups Can Get Away With Breaking the Law
Registered nonprofits are spending anonymous campaign cash on political ads, despite their tax-exempt status.

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Super PACs, Dark Money and the Hillary Clinton Campaign, Part 1
The day after Hillary announced her intention to run for President, Ready for Hillary officially changed its name to Ready PAC to keep operating.

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William Rivers Pitt | Hillary Clinton Goes Bush League
Terrorists are not the only ones who use terrorism for personal gain.

FEC: Notable Conservatives Tied to Nonprofit Scofflaw
But regulators unlikely to punish group that backed GOP candidates.