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By Suzanne Merkelson

The $1 billion total surpasses the $750 million that Barack Obama, one of the most prolific fundraisers ever, collected for his 2008 campaign.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31468.htm



Sheldon Adelson s Pro-Romney Donations Will Be 'Limitless,' Could Top $100M

By Steven Bertoni

Adelson, who has built Las Vegas Sands into an global casino empire, will do ''whatever it takes'' to defeat Obama.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article31584.htm



Sheldon Adelson Probed For Illicit Ties With Chinese Officials, Gangsters

There was once a time, not so long ago, when Sheldon Adelson, the 79 year-old gambling mogul who recently vowed to spend $100 million to elect Mitt Romney, would have considered such profligate political largesse beyond his means.

http://is.gd/c8Xq26


From Information Clearing House

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The Occupied Amendment: Rep. Ted Deutch on Banning Corporate Campaign Money

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: ''In December Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) joined with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to introduce the OCCUPIED constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United campaign finance decision. It stands for 'Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy.' Deutch says the effort is aimed at stopping corporate dominance over politics.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/9556-the-occupied-amendment-rep-ted-deutch-on-banning-corporate-campaign-money



Justice Roberts Fixes Supreme Court Schedule; Will Help Romney, Big Business Dominate Election

Suzanne Merkelson, Republic Report: ''Even if the Court doesn t do the right thing and overturn Citizens United this year, we can hope that the 'foreign entities' loophole will prove to be the case s Kryptonite. But despite all that, the Court s timing on the decision is more than unfortunate, it s destructive for American democracy.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/9560-justice-roberts-fixes-supreme-court-schedule-will-help-romney-big-business-dominate-election



Inside the Investigation of Leading Republican Money Man Sheldon Adelson

Matt Isaacs, Lowell Bergman and Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica: ''A decade ago gambling magnate and leading Republican donor Sheldon Adelson looked at a desolate spit of land in Macau and imagined a glittering strip of casinos, hotels and malls. Where competitors saw obstacles, including Macau s hostility to outsiders and historic links to Chinese organized crime, Adelson envisaged a chance to make billions.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10374-inside-the-investigation-of-leading-republican-money-man-sheldon-adelson

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How wonderful a leader Romney will be
http://lewrockwell.com/goyette/goyette37.1.html

The Failure of 'Law and Order Conservatism'
http://lewrockwell.com/mcmaken/mcmaken141.html

From Free to Unfree
http://lewrockwell.com/berwick/berwick53.1.html

Tax-Loving Conservatives
http://lewrockwell.com/north/north1152.html

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Public Citizen: During Resolutions Week, People Throughout the Nation Rally for Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/06/08-4

As Senate GOP Blocks DISCLOSE Act, Top Donor Sheldon Adelson Probed for Bribery and Mob Ties
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2012/07/18-0



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