campaign contributions

As Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) marks his line of opposition to a public insurance plan in the Democrats’ health reform bill, it’s worth noting that no industry has given more to Nelson’s congressional career than the insurers. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks campaign contributions, insurance companies have donated nearly $1.3 million to Nelson [...]

Citing reports alleging that Sen. Barack Obama  has received illegal campaign contributions from overseas, McCain campaign manager Rick Davis called for the Obama campaign to release its small-donor list ($200 or less) and live up to its promise of transparency. Federal rules don’t require disclosure of such donors.
Davis offered sardonic praise for Obama’s record-setting fund-raising [...]

I was just checking out a new feature at OpenSecrets.org — the Center for Responsive Politics’ website that tracks money in politics.
Among other things, you can follow the personal campaign contributions of individual lobbyists. It also lets you see which candidates have received the most money from lobbyists and political action committees (PACs).
Naturally, the first [...]

With a Republican National Committee lawyer calling on the Federal Elections Commission to investigate the Obama campaign for accepting contributions in excess of federal limits, the FEC is looking into dozens of excessive donations to the McCain campaign as well, reports The Washington Post.
Following a Newsweek report that the commission flagged some donors to Sen. [...]