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[[Image:Business money 0ALECexposed flat.jpgjpg|200px160px|left]]<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/node/11211 The Real "Winner" 11230 Inside ALEC: Naked Contempt for the Press and Public in Iowa: New "Super" Front Groups That Are Super Corrupting Our Democracy Thanks to "Citizens United"Scottsdale] </h3>by Beau Hodai<br>''[Excerpt]'' - Bob Ortega, of the Arizona Republic, stepped outside the Westin's eastern gate on the morning of November 30 to scope out the [[Lisa GravesAmerican Legislative Exchange Council]]<br>Contrary (ALEC) occupation. Ortega was one of the few reporters to most press accountsbe credentialed by ALEC for coverage of the conference. Following the incident where the police tore down the protesters’ banner, there Ortega attempted to return to the conference. He was a decisive winner stopped by police in riot gear, pepper spray in hand, at the Iowa caucuses last night, and it was neither Rick Santorum nor Mitt RomneyWestin gate. The "winner" was cops told Ortega that he could not enter the sogrounds. Ortega showed them his ALEC-called "Super" PACs (political action committees)issued press credentials, identified himself and identified the mutant front groups for political candidates that were paper he represented. "createdI don't care who you are, turn around and leave or you're going to be arrested," in the aftermath retorted one of the Uofficers.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision Ortega persisted in arguing his point, explaining that unleashed corporations he had permission from both ALEC and billionaires Kierland security to spend unlimited money influencing elections. The losers were attend the American people and conference -- at which point a cop grabbed him by the integrity of arm from behind. "Okay, you've been warned," said the democratic processcop, which is so vulnerable who commenced to march Ortega off to attack ads and other influence funded by the 1%a waiting paddy wagon. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/11211 11230 here].
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[[Image:CarlForti.png|frame|left|Carl Forti]]<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/node/11214 Mitt Romney's "Super" Friends Take Aim Through the "Restore Our Future" Super PAC]</h3> by [[Lisa Graves]]<br>In the Iowa caucus race, the pro-Mitt Romney Super PAC called "Restore Our Future" massively outspent the candidate's official presidential campaign on advertising. The Restore Our Future PAC [http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/03/9926906-romney-super-pac-outpaces-romney-campaign-in-iowa-ad-spending spent] over $3 million in ads, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/romney-versus-gingrich-a-super-pacs-over-the-top-ad/2011/12/20/gIQAeJQn7O_blog.html primarily negative ads against Newt Gingrich], who was the target of more than [http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/22/nation/la-na-iowa-ad-blizzard-20111223 1,200 negative ad spots] from this PAC and others in the span of about a month. With so-called "independent" groups poised to outraise and outspend the electoral candidates themselves, the question is who is really behind this Super PAC and others unleashed by the U.S. Supreme Court's "[http://www.united4thepeople.org Citizens United]" revision of the First Amendment to allow individuals and corporations to give unlimited amounts of money to influence U.S. elections. Read the rest of this item [http://http://www.prwatch.org/node/11214 here].
