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"The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor" by Nathaniel Currier, a lithograph depicting the 1773 Boston Tea Party shows how some colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans. In this scandal, the IRS was looking for political operatives disguised as tea partiers. (Wikicommons)
The Taxman and the Tea Party
May 15, 2013 | Money & Politics

The revelation that a Cincinnati IRS field office was targeting conservative social welfare organizations for special scrutiny has generated more outrage than even the IRS is used to receiving. Continue reading

Jim Messina, national chairman of Organizing for Action and President Obama's former campaign manager. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
In Reversal, Organizing for Action Won’t Take Corporate Cash
March 7, 2013 | Money & Politics
The president's nonprofit announces a change in policy after receiving criticism from editorial boards and campaign finance reformers.
Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to former President George W. Bush, right, talks to Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Karl Rove’s New Plan to Take Over the Senate in 2014
February 4, 2013 | Money & Politics
American Crossroads, the super PAC Rove founded, is starting a new project that will back established moderate candidates who are more likely to win general elections over far-right ideologues.
Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to former President George W. Bush, right, talks to Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
On Election Day, Money and Magical Thinking
November 12, 2012 | On Democracy

Senior Writer Michael Winship looks at how the partnership of money and politics played out both during and after the election. Continue reading

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This Week in Dark Money: Oct. 26, 2012
October 26, 2012 | Money & Politics
A roundup of the week that was in political dark money, including a look at where attacks ads are most concentrated and tallies of the exponential increase in spending since Citizens United.
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This Week in Dark Money: Oct. 12, 2012
October 12, 2012 | Money & Politics

From Mother Jones, the week that was in the world of political dark money, including Karl Rove’s American Crossroads and liberal super PACs in the Massachusetts congressional race. Continue reading

Becky Olson votes while her 2-year old daughter Lauren walks underneath the voting booths set up at the Seventh Day Adventist church Tuesday morning, Nov. 7, 2006, in Kuna, Idaho. (AP Photo/Troy Maben)
Election Expert Richard Hasen on Voter Fraud and Disenfranchisement
September 25, 2012 | Q&A

Richard Hasen, author of the Election Law Blog, discusses truths and exaggerations on both sides of the voting rights debate. Continue reading

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Craig Unger on the Continuing Power of Karl Rove
September 14, 2012

Author Craig Unger describes the behind-the-scenes maneuvering that may enable Karl Rove to to once again affect a presidential election. Continue reading

Karl Rove talks in his mobile phone as he walks across the floor before the second session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Book Excerpt: Boss Rove: Inside Karl Rove’s Secret Kingdom of Power
September 14, 2012
An excerpt from Craig Unger's new book, framing Karl Rove as Republican Party kingmaker.
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This Week in Dark Money: Sept. 6, 2012
September 7, 2012 | Money & Politics
The election's 10 weeks away, but spending from outside groups has already eclipsed the $301.6 million spent in 2008.
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