Obama Woos California Zip Codes With Rich History of Political Giving

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Obama Woos California Zip Codes With Rich History of Political Giving

As President Barack Obama campaigns this week throughout California, he’s visiting several Zip codes that share a commonality: the people within them gave Obama millions of dollars during his 2008 presidential run. The Zip codes include Beverly Hill’s 90210, as well as the 94301 of Palo Alto, Calif., where Facebook is located. » Read More

Joint Project Leads to Revelations About Congressional Committees, Freshmen

The Center for Responsive Politics and The Fiscal Times last week concluded a three-part joint series with a live web chat explaining how special interests are targeting key congressional committees and newly elected members of Congress with disproportionate attention — and money. Read the series’ three installments here, here and here. And view a reply of a live web chat with the series’ reporters and editors by clicking here.