In the interest of public service, here is a list of
resources to keep track of all the money flowing into
various campaigns for the 2000 election.
Federal Election
CommisionFEC Privacy
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Primary
Scoop
PrimaryScoop.com is a non-partisan, free information
service provided by Griffin Strategy Group of Concord, New
Hampshire.
PrimaryScoop.com exclusives have been picked up by the
Washington Post, the Washington Times, the Weekly
Standard, National Review, National Journal's Hotline, the
Des Moines Register, and Campaigns and Elections -- to
name just a few.
In August 1999 alone, our traffic grew by more than
250%
over the previous month. Since we launched as an
independent site earlier this year, the number of monthly
visitors has grown by more than 3,000%. Our daily email
subscription list has averaged 100% growth every month.
The roster of organizations that generate the most
traffic
to our site regularly includes all of the presidential
campaigns of both parties, the members and staff of the
U.S. House and Senate, the national party committees, and
national media outlets like CNN, ABC, the Wall Street
Journal, and US News and World Report. In addition, many
national issue advocacy groups are avid followers of our
daily reports.
Money and Politics
The Bureau of National Affairs,
Inc.
Internet Privacy Policy
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BNA): BNA International, Inc., BNA Communications, Inc.,
Tax Management, Inc., BNA Software, Pike & Fischer, and
the Institute of Management & Administration, Inc.
BNA,Inc. publishes its information services in
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and various electronic media, including Web-based formats.
We are continually adapting to changes in technology to
bring you the information you rely on faster and more
efficiently than ever before.
BNA publishes this Privacy Policy to reaffirm our
commitment to maintaining the privacy of our customers in
the electronic environment and inform you of our practices
concerning the collection and use of information you
provide us.
Browsing a BNA Web Site
A visitor to a BNA Web site is not required to reveal
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BNA Web servers
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Mother Jones
The Mother Jones 400
MOTHER JONES' third annual survey and searchable database
of the country's top 400 political donors.
Nov./Dec. 1998
In this, our third annual Mother Jones 400, you'll see
how the wealthy enjoy more than their fair share of access
to politicians because of the money they spend, and how
that access appears to help their businesses. You'll also
see how the occasional big contributor, such as No. 4 Carl
Lindner, gives so much money that his largesse transcends
ideology and he wields equal power in both parties.
FECInfo
*** A place to discover who gave what to which Federal
candidates when...***
The non-partisan Federal candidate campaign money page.
FECInfo is a public service from
Public Disclosure, Inc
Open
Secrets
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Campaign spending in the last election cycle broke all
records - but who paid for it? Here's our look at the
industries and issues behind the money.
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ELECTION 2000: CONGRESSIONAL RACES
Our analysis of the campaign contributions fueling
every congressional and Senate race, including breakdowns
by industry, geography, and top contributors.