| Diocese of Portland Closes Churches for Lack of $50K, Spends $554K to Outlaw ... 3 days ago by Camvent Mirth Item: Citing a Biddeford Parish deficit of $48,000, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland announced in August 2009 that it would be closing down three churches there. Item: As of October 20, 2009 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland had spent $553,608.27 on its campaign to outlaw same-sex marriag ... New England Confidential - newenglandconfidential.com ·  1 reference |
| So what counts as a Rothstein contribution? 3 days ago by Gary Fineout It didn't take long for both parties and politicians of all stripes to start returning money that they had collected from Broward County attorney Scott Rothstein, who stands accused of defrauding investors. But a key question remains: How much money should be returned? Gov. Charlie Crist, who attend ... The Fine Print - findout.typepad.com/the_fine_print · Rank: 183,366 · 18 references |
| 91% of Stand for Marriage Maine’s October Cash Came from 3 Religious Groups 3 days ago by Jim A recently-released campaign finance report reveals that between October 1 and October 20, the anti-gay group “Stand for Marriage Maine” raised $1,410,689.80 in cash contributions. $1.4 million is a lot of money, especially for small-state Maine politics. 91% of that money came from just three sourc ... Irregular Times: News ... - irregulartimes.com · Rank: 2,182 · 351 references |
| Jon Corzine Fails to Buy New Jersey Election 3 days ago by Jonathan McLeod Alright, it’s just about time to permanently retire the trope that lots of campaign spending buys elections, and, thus, scrap all ill-conceived and undemocratic campaign finance laws. In politics, money isn’t everything; just ask soon to be former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine: Corzine, a former W ... ThePolitic.com - thepolitic.com · Rank: 93,586 · 59 references |
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