Records show how wealthy shape US presidential race
By John Whitesides | China Daily | Updated: 2012-02-02 08:03
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US Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney greets supporters at his Florida primary night rally in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday. Mike Carlson / Reuters |
WASHINGTON - Groups known as "Super PACs" raised more than $42 million to back Republican US presidential contenders in 2011, according to campaign filings that show how new donation rules are allowing a relatively few wealthy people to shape the race.
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