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A Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires

06. Mai 2026 um 10:00
After Watergate, Congress tried to curtail the role of money in politics. But a pivotal Supreme Court case nipped it in the bud. Years later, new details are emerging on how wealthy Americans were conferred with a “right to spend” on elections.

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A landmark Supreme Court case laid the groundwork for the tremendous amounts spent on today’s elections.

David A. Keene, Leader of Two Right-Wing Groups, Dies at 80

16. März 2026 um 18:21
He led the N.R.A. and, for 29 years, the American Conservative Union, which organizes the influential annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. He was also a columnist.

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David A. Keene at the National Rifle Association’s national convention in 2012, during his term as the group’s president.
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