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Kim Barker, ProPublica: ''Two conservative nonprofits, Crossroads GPS and Americans for Prosperity, have poured almost $60 million into TV ads to influence the presidential race so far, outgunning all super PACs put together, new spending estimates show. These nonprofits ... don t have to disclose their donors to the public.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/10922-two-dark-money-groups-outspending-all-super-pacs-combined



How Americans for Prosperity Will Keep Hiding Donors in Shifting Election Landscape, but Retain Tax-Exempt Status

Brendan Fischer, PRWatch: ''Even if [David Koch s nonprofit, Americans for Prosperity] and similar groups are engaging in a greater degree of undeniably 'political' activity than in years past ... they will likely find other ways to continue reaping the benefits of tax-exempt status while influencing elections.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/11262-how-americans-for-prosperity-will-keep-hiding-donors-in-shifting-election-landscape-but-retain-tax-exempt-status



Dark Money Poured Into New Mexico Senate Contest

Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica: ''Dark money groups flooded Albuquerque s airwaves in August, aiming to sway a hotly contested U.S. Senate race by making more than half the political ad buys on top TV stations.''

http://truth-out.org/news/item/11861-dark-money-poured-into-new-mexico-senate-contest

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Dark Money Rises
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/11/02-2

US Chamber of Commerce Becomes #1 'Shadow Money' Spender
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/11/02-7

How Big Money and Secret Spending Distort Democracy
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2012/11/02-3



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