en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/politics/money/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/politics/ron_paul_supporters_raise_millio/ Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul's supporters raised over $6 million Sunday to boost the 10-term Texas congressman's campaign for the White House. Called a "Money Bomb," the goal was to raise as much money as possible on the Internet in one day. T news politics 2007-12-17 08:20:47 http://www.newsique.com/politics/ron_paul_supporters_raise_millio/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/17/paul.fundraising.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/ron_paul_supporters_raise_millio/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/disarray_on_12_billion_iraq_cont/ Meanwhile the State Department continues to try to sort out another DynCorp debacle identified in a separate audit earlier this year — the purchase of hundreds of residential trailers in Baghdad. Bowen says the trailers, years after their purchase, are news politics 2007-10-23 08:06:21 http://www.newsique.com/politics/disarray_on_12_billion_iraq_cont/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21428395/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Important [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/disarray_on_12_billion_iraq_cont/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_reappraise_wall_street_val/ Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told Wall Street investors Monday that several of them have been too focused on their own gain at the expense of struggling Americans and echoed Franklin Delano Roosevelt's call for a "reappraisal of values." news politics 2007-09-17 22:23:24 http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_reappraise_wall_street_val/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_el_pr/obama_economy;_ylt=AggF1L9fj_7NkBT9aR_8AiSs0NUE http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_reappraise_wall_street_val/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/buffett_offers_clinton_economic_/ Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton was all ears at a fundraiser Tuesday evening when famed billionaire investor Warren Buffett suggested ramping up the tax code on big businesses and the super rich. The Berkshire Hathaway (Charts, Fortune 500) news politics 2007-06-27 14:08:19 http://www.newsique.com/politics/buffett_offers_clinton_economic_/ CNN http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/26/news/newsmakers/clinton_buffett/index.htm?postversion=2007062700 http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/buffett_offers_clinton_economic_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/romney_taps_donors_via_mormon_ch/ An array of donors who never had given money in a federal election opened their wallets to Mitt Romney this year, drawn to him through his networks in the business world and the Mormon church. Utah, seldom a go-to state for politicians seeking money, w news politics 2007-04-18 16:22:50 http://www.newsique.com/politics/romney_taps_donors_via_mormon_ch/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18178560/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [6] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/romney_taps_donors_via_mormon_ch/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_returns_lobbyists_contribu/ Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign has returned more than $50,000 in political contributions after discovering the donors were lobbyists. Obama, who has pledged to change the ways of Washington, has repeatedly said he will not accept news politics 2007-04-14 02:21:12 http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_returns_lobbyists_contribu/ Associated Press http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBAMA_LOBBYISTS?SITE=FLMYR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://www.newsique.com/sources/ap/ 95 Amazing [15] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_returns_lobbyists_contribu/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/democrats_eye_oil_money_for_cons/ House Democrats in the first weeks of the new Congress plan to establish a dedicated fund to promote renewable energy and conservation, using money from oil companies. That's only one legislative hit the oil industry is expected to take next year as a Co news politics 2006-12-27 11:20:54 http://www.newsique.com/politics/democrats_eye_oil_money_for_cons/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061226/ap_on_go_co/congress_oil http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Interesting [7] 90 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/democrats_eye_oil_money_for_cons/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_clinton_spend_extravagantl/ It could be an indication of how close the competition between the two leaders is, and how high the stakes involved are. Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are both spending extravagantly on their electoral campaigns. In contrast, Republican John news politics 2008-02-25 00:11:32 http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_clinton_spend_extravagantl/ www.electionspeak.com http://www.electionspeak.com/USElections/obama-clinton-spend-extravagantly-on-campaigns/ Under Rated [1] emmy http://www.newsique.com/profiles/emmy/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_clinton_spend_extravagantl/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_promises__210_billion_for_/ Democrat Barack Obama has promised that if he becomes president he will spend $ 210 billion to create more jobs. It is a clever strategy that is intended to win him the support of the economically deprived section of the electorate who had, up until now, news politics 2008-02-14 23:21:50 http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_promises__210_billion_for_/ www.electionspeak.com http://www.electionspeak.com/USElections/obama-promises-$-210-billion-for-jobs/ Under Rated [1] emmy http://www.newsique.com/profiles/emmy/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_promises__210_billion_for_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_huckabee_head_to_nh/ Money, a defining measure of candidate strength throughout 2007, turned out to be not so determinative in Iowa. Romney, a multimillionaire who pumped more than $17 million of his own money into the campaign by September, spent about $7 million on ads in I news politics 2008-01-04 08:48:37 http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_huckabee_head_to_nh/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22501956/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/obama_huckabee_head_to_nh/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/us-iraqi_contract_in_disarray/ A $1.2bn contract for training Iraqi police was so badly managed that auditors do not know how the money was spent, the US state department says. The programme was run by a private US company, DynCorp. It insists there has been no intentional fraud. news politics 2007-10-23 08:25:48 http://www.newsique.com/politics/us-iraqi_contract_in_disarray/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7057629.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/us-iraqi_contract_in_disarray/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/pentagon_seeks_190bn_war_funds/ US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has asked Congress for nearly $190bn to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He told a Senate committee the money would help pay for armoured vehicles to protect US troops from roadside bombs. Democrats say they w news politics 2007-09-26 16:54:38 http://www.newsique.com/politics/pentagon_seeks_190bn_war_funds/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7015087.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/pentagon_seeks_190bn_war_funds/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/clinton_fear_realized_in_donor_t/ The campaign is refunding $850,000 to these donors, viewing the money as tainted. Yet the campaign is also risking another public relations mess by saying that it would take back the money if it clearly came from the donor’s bank account, not from Mr. H news politics 2007-09-12 08:26:56 http://www.newsique.com/politics/clinton_fear_realized_in_donor_t/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20735751/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/clinton_fear_realized_in_donor_t/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/newsom_harris_and_ma_among_local/ San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, District Attorney Kamala Harris, Assemblywoman Fiona Ma and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa took money from fugitive fundraiser Norman Hsu, the deep-pocketed Democrat who handed out more than $250,000 to Sen. Hilla news politics 2007-08-31 09:26:30 http://www.newsique.com/politics/newsom_harris_and_ma_among_local/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/150408202/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/newsom_harris_and_ma_among_local/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/waitress_speaks_for_democrats_in/ A North Carolina waitress on Saturday lauded the Democratic-initiated increase in the minimum wage, saying in the party's weekly radio address that the extra money will have a ripple effect on millions of lives. Fawn Townsend, a nightshift server in Ra news politics 2007-08-18 12:59:55 http://www.newsique.com/politics/waitress_speaks_for_democrats_in/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/18/Dems.radio.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/waitress_speaks_for_democrats_in/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/campaigns_raise_burn_more_cash_m/ Candidates for the White House are not only raising far more than ever before, many are also spending that money as fast as they get it, leaving some close to being forced from the race almost six months before the first votes are cast. Campaign financ news politics 2007-07-16 08:14:01 http://www.newsique.com/politics/campaigns_raise_burn_more_cash_m/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/15/AR2007071500465.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/campaigns_raise_burn_more_cash_m/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/forget_sen_vitters_penis_follow_/ While the media has given extensive coverage to GOP Sen. David Vitter's sexual indiscretions, the real scandal is his dealings with money and politics. The mainstream media has been all over GOP Louisiana Senator David Vitter -- The New York Times, The opinion politics 2007-07-13 11:27:46 http://www.newsique.com/politics/forget_sen_vitters_penis_follow_/ Alter Net http://www.alternet.org/story/56772/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/alternet/ 86 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/forget_sen_vitters_penis_follow_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/08_money_race_some_nickel-and-di/ Presidential candidates are using low-cost tickets to fundraisers, online contests and concerts featuring pop stars to lure a group they hope will give them an edge: donors who contribute in small amounts. Republican Mitt Romney last month staged a $10 news politics 2007-07-11 08:23:39 http://www.newsique.com/politics/08_money_race_some_nickel-and-di/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/132536287/2007-07-10-small-donors_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/08_money_race_some_nickel-and-di/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/for_romney_a_fundraising_drop-of/ Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who led Republican candidates in money raised during the first three months of the presidential race with $21 million, told top fundraisers yesterday that his campaign will bring in less during the second quarter news politics 2007-07-01 00:19:47 http://www.newsique.com/politics/for_romney_a_fundraising_drop-of/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/29/AR2007062902204.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/for_romney_a_fundraising_drop-of/#comments http://www.newsique.com/politics/fundraising_gap_likely_to_persis/ Twelve weeks ago, after raising less money than two other Republican candidates in the first three months of 2007, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the early favorite for his party's presidential nomination, declared that it was his fault, said he hoped "to g news politics 2007-06-23 09:25:14 http://www.newsique.com/politics/fundraising_gap_likely_to_persis/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/22/AR2007062202190.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/politics/fundraising_gap_likely_to_persis/#comments