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Corruption in campaign finance

Where is Republican billionaire “kingmaker” Sheldon Adelson? Beset with legal troubles, the casino magnate and Republican powerbroker seems to be holding back, despite acquiring Nevada’s most influential newspaper. Sheldon Adelson and the missing $100 million: The casino mogul, the biggest donor of 2012, is withholding his big checks, puzzling Republicans. Mega-donors shy away from fight with Trump: Fearful of counterattacks, rich conservatives and their allies are mostly holding their fire. David Frum on the twilight of the Super PAC: The campaign groups are enriching the people who run them — but are they helping anyone else? You can download Taxation Only with Representation: The Conservative Conscience and Campaign Finance Reform by Richard W. Painter (“This book is the first comprehensive discussion of corruption in campaign finance from the viewpoint of a political conservative”.)