A Question of Coordination

Obama campaign official: ‘We do work with some of the (c)(3)s’
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The apparent admission of a top lawyer for the Obama campaign during a recent conference call that the campaign has “work[ed] with some” nonprofit organizations raises questions about the campaign’s coordination with liberal nonprofit groups and could put the nonprofit status of those groups at risk.

Phantom Savings

Obama’s debt-reduction plan is filled with gimmicks
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President Barack Obama is perpetuating a repeatedly debunked claim regarding his commitment to deficit reduction, one of the highest priority issues for voters this election cycle.

The Wind Lobby and American Domestic Policy

Obama champions wind tax credit favored by campaign donors
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A wind energy tax credit championed by President Barack Obama will benefit financially a group of large American corporations that have donated overwhelmingly to Democratic candidates and committees.

The Green Tape Letters

Obama Energy official coordinated message with Center for American Progress, emails show
Silver, Spinner

An Obama administration official actively collaborated with a prominent left-wing think tank in 2011 to advance the president’s green energy agenda, in possible violation of federal law, emails obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show.

The One Percent Gets Its Turn

Green Energy Millionaire and Billionaire Set to Take the Stage
Steyer, Westly

CHARLOTTE — Democratic National Convention (DNC) attendees on Wednesday will hear from two speakers who Republicans and conservatives say epitomize the cronyism and hypocrisy that have plagued the Obama administration over the past several years.

Hurricane Mostyn

Trial lawyer Steve Mostyn and wife fund anti-Romney smear campaign
Amber and Steve Mostyn

The pro-Obama Super PAC Priorities USA has run a coordinated campaign to smear Mitt Romney’s character, even going so far as to suggest he was responsible for the death of a woman by cancer. That campaign has been financed in part by Steve and Amber Mostyn.

Sugar Daddy in Chief

Five examples of Obama using executive authority to entice key constituencies
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President Obama has repeatedly over the past several months used his executive authority to reward certain key constituencies, a process sometimes referred to as “vote buying.”

Barack Obama: Social Issues Extremist

Efforts to paint Romney-Ryan as extreme on social issues may backfire
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Democrats have seized on Rep. Todd Akin’s (R., Mo.) incendiary remarks about “legitimate rape” in an effort to paint Republicans as “extreme” when it comes to abortion and, by extension, all social issues.

6 Things Clinton Doesn’t Tell You in His Pro-Obama Ad

From financial deregulation to cutting taxes for millionaires, a look at the real Clinton record
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Former President Bill Clinton appears in new Obama campaign ad, in which he outlines the “clear choice” between the president and his Republican opponent.

The Cashin Bundler

Obama bundler Stephen Cashin tied to George Soros, controversial West African pols
Stephen Cashin

An international investment guru who has ties to left-wing billionaire George Soros and a number of controversial West African politicians is raising money for President Obama’s re-election campaign.