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Mr. Boucher is the number-one recipient of campaign contributions from utility-company employees and political-action committees, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
In Virginia House Race, Cap and Trade Matters Tennille Tracy 2010
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Her political-action committee released a video Friday focusing on her recent trip to Iowa that had all the earmarks of a campaign spot.
Calls Rise To Broaden GOP Field Jonathan Weisman 2011
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"The company was Bain Capital, more ruthless than Wall Street," says the ad from Winning Our Future, a pro-Gingrich political-action committee.
Romney Backers and Rivals Spar Over Bain in TV Ads Janet Hook 2012
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He is also the fifth-largest recipient in the House of Representatives of contributions from coal-company employees and political-action committees.
In Virginia House Race, Cap and Trade Matters Tennille Tracy 2010
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Meanwhile, a political-action committee supporting Mr. Perry has so far spent $1.7 million on TV and radio ads in the state.
Perry, After Poor Showings, Mines New Terrain Kristina Peterson 2012
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Mr. Koch and his brother, Charles G. Koch, are the co-owners of Koch Industries Inc., the largest corporate donor to the governor's election campaign through its political-action committee.
GOP Retreats on Indiana Labor Law Amy Merrick 2011
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On Tuesday, the pro-Gingrich political-action committee bought $6 million of airtime in Florida for television ads, according to Rick Tyler, a strategist for the so-called super PAC, Winning Our Future.
Stance on Israel Ties Gingrich to Big Donor Alicia Mundy 2012
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He assured them he would protect women's right to choose abortion and said he would neither expand nor restrict such a right as governor, according to Nicole Roos, chairwoman of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts' political-action committee.
For Romney, 2005 Was Key Year of Policy Shifts Jonathan Weisman 2011
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A leader of Demand Progress, a political-action group Mr. Swartz helped establish, said in a statement that "it's like trying to put someone in jail for allegedly checking too many books out of the library."
Activist Indicted in Suspected Hacking at MIT Kevin Helliker 2011
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Under the now-void state law, it had to operate a separate political-action committee, which had raised about $10,000, said the association's president, Gary Marbut.
Judge Strikes Down Montana's Ban on Corporate Political Expenditures Jess Bravin 2010
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