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BusinessWeek September 30, 2010 Jonathan D. Salant	How Money Flows to Candidates This year's fund-raising features a complex network of interest groups and nonprofit organizations.
Reason July 2007 Brian Doherty	Political Payoff While there are no solid data proving that campaign contributions directly change politicians' behavior, a new study offers evidence that political giving helps corporations.
CFO July 1, 2004 Tim Reason	Office Politics Banned from making political donations, U.S. companies harvest them from employees instead.
Reason December 2005 Bradley A. Smith	John McCain's War on Political Speech How the Arizona senator and other campaign finance reformers use the law to muffle critics and trample the First Amendment.
Knowledge@Wharton July 2, 2003	Soft Money, Hard Money: Campaign-Finance Reform's Impact on Business The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act's ban on corporate and union political donations may be made permanent, and the business community will be forced to find alternative ways of advancing its agenda on Capitol Hill.
Investment Advisor June 2006	Numerology During the 2003-2004 election cycle, the Financial Planning Association's PAC contributed $5,000 to federal candidates... As of March 31, 2006, the FPA has contributed $32,000 to federal candidates... etc.
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Fast Company April 2005 Brenda Goodman	True Colors The presidential election is long over -- but not the shouting. Two new left-leaning Web sites, choosetheblue.com and buyblue.org, draw on public data to pinpoint companies' political inclinations -- and encourage consumers to vote with their wallets.
BusinessWeek April 23, 2007 Richard S. Dunham	As Power Shifts, So Do The Dollars The Democrats are getting more PAC funds this election season.
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Bank Technology News August 2004 John Adams	Political Contribution Management: Arnold Webifies His War Chest A subtle nugget of the California Governor's political prowess is his campaign's use of contribution-management technology -- which could lead to an advanced way of managing election finance.
Reason July 2004 Matt Welch	Only Money Campaign finance reform in the U.S. bites supporters in the rear.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Shedding Light on Hidden Agendas Disclosing political contributions is a smart business move. After all, if you've invested in a publicly traded company, wouldn't you want to know whether it's supporting politicians, causes, or agendas with which you disagree?
CFO April 15, 2012 Sarah Johnson	Show Us the Money Shareholders are pressuring companies to reveal their political contributions.
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InternetNews April 19, 2007 Andy Patrizio	On The SaaS Trail of CampaignForce Salesforce.com's CRM application is for the political candidate who has everything except access to campaign donor information.
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U.S. Banker July 2004 Lee Conrad	Gadflies: They Say, 'Show Me the Money,' and Mean It What do Wells Fargo and the Teamsters have in common? Neither knew how much money Wells contributed to political causes last year.
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Search Engine Watch October 16, 2007 Greg Jarboe	Search About to Upset the Political Applecart Search engines have not eclipsed newspapers and television as the primary source of political information yet. But that day is not far off. Here are some usage stats.
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