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April 11, 2011
Dan Froomkin: How 'Independent Expenditures' Are Remaking Elections
By Sheila Samples
The spending of untraceable money has become particularly popular with conservative organizations like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which spent almost $33 million in the 2010 cycle; the American Action Network; and Karl Rove's nonprofit organization, Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies.
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The spending of untraceable money has become particularly popular with conservative organizations like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which spent almost $33 million in the 2010 cycle; the American Action Network; and Karl Rove's nonprofit organization, Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies.Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.