Copyrighted Image? DMCA | Incoming House Republican chairmen raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars from special-interest groups shortly before the November election, as it became apparent their party would take over. Overall, the chairmen took in $7.8 million in PAC money from Jan. 1, 2009, through Nov. 22, 2010, a more-than-40% jump over the entire 2008 election cycle. |