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Jane Mayer talked about her book Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, in which she investigates the wealth and influence of billionaires i…

Peter Stone discussed his book Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, His Republican Allies, and the Buying of Washington, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Interviewed by Charles Lewis, …

Mr. Lewis talked about pending Congressional legislation on the influence of money in politics, funding for presidential primaries, his career at the Center for Public Integrity and his curr…

Panelists discussed the costs of presidential campaigning with a group of high school and college students from the Washington, D.C. area. Mr. Milewski moderated the discussion. Panelists ad…

Mr. Lewis talked about political fundraising for the 2004 presidential campaign. He is the author of The Buying of the President 2004: Who’s Really Bankrolling Bush and His Democratic Challe…

Participants spoke to students about the campaign finance system, its influence on political campaigns, and efforts to reform the system. Following their remarks they answered questions from…

Mr. Lewis released a report detailing the major contributors to presidential campaigns and outlining public policy favors performed by the candidates for the contributing organizations. He t…

Panelists discussed the role of money in U.S. politics beyond election cycles in the constant attempt by politicians to raise money for future elections. They also examined how reporters can…

Charles Lewis, Center for Public Integrity-Executive Director, spoke about the role of money in presidential and congressional elections. He argued that the public has a right to know more a…

Charles Lewis, Executive Director of the Center for Public Integrity, spoke about his book, “The Buying of the President.” The book is a study on the 1996 presidential candidates.

Charles Lewis and Kevin Chaffee, both with the Center for Public Integrity talked with reporters about former members of Congress and their spending of campaign funds. Mr. Chafee is the auth…

Mr. Lewis discussed the use of congressional campaign funds by retiring members of congress. The Center for Public Integrity recently published a report called “Savings for a Rainy Day.” In…

The Center of Public Integrity held a news conference to release their report on how members of Congress spend their excess campaign funds. The report, entitled “Saving for a Rainy Day: How …