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Dark money political groups target voters based on their Internet habits

Lauren Berns was browsing Talking Points Memo when he saw an ad with President Obama’s face. “Stop the Reckless Spending,” the ad read, and in smaller print, Paid for by Crossroads GPS.    Berns was surprised. Why was Crossroads GPS, a group that powerful Republican strategist Karl Rove helped found,advertising…

Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS faces third FEC complaint

A third complaint has been filed with the Federal Election Commission alleging that Crossroads GPS, a group co-founded by Republican strategist Karl Rove, has been unlawfully hiding its donors from the public by masquerading as a “social welfare” organization. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed the complaint…

Democrats challenge tax-exempt status of GOP campaign groups

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Monday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging that three major pro-Republican groups were violating federal campaign laws. The complaint targets 60 Plus Association, Crossroads GPS, and Americans for Prosperity. All of the groups are registered as tax-exempt nonprofit 501c(4) organizations, also…

‘Strong chance’ lawsuit against Crossroads GPS will prevail — after November

On Tuesday, a lawyer for President Barack Obama filed a compliant with the Federal Elections Commission over Karl Rove’s organization, Crossroads GPS. Robert Bauer, the Obama campaign’s chief counsel, claimed the organization was unlawfully hiding its donors from the public by masquerading as a “social welfare” organization. Legal action against…