Edwards Returns Lobbyist Money
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John Edwards, who reiterated his commitment Tuesday to never accept campaign donations from special interest groups, has returned thousands of dollars from lobbyists
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A brief history of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund:
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Senator Hillary Rodham Clintonâs campaign will return approximately $850,000 to donors who were tapped by Norman Hsu, a disgraced fund-raiser.
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A seven-year-old political donation has proven costly for the Senate's most senior Democrat.
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In a raw populist appeal, Democrat John Edwards on Saturday accused presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton of defending a lobbyist-driven political system that is "rigged against regular Americans" and killed her plan for universal health care.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards reversed course Thursday by signing onto the public financing system he once rejected with the belief he could raise more money on his own.
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Democrat John Edwards raised more than $9 million from April through June for his presidential campaign and relied on nearly 100,000 donors during the first half of the year.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Wednesday that conservative author Ann Coulter's attacks are hurtful as his campaign used her remarks in an appeal for money.
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Senator Hillary Rodham Clintonâs campaign said it would give away thousands that it received from a Democratic donor who is considered a fugitive in California.
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John Edwardsâ use of a tax-exempt organization to finance his travel and employ people connected to his campaign was unusual among candidates for national office.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton announced last night that she will return $850,000 in campaign donations solicited by Norman Hsu, severing ties with a top fundraiser who was jailed last week after attempting to flee from criminal charges in California.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Green must return $468,000 in campaign cash he had raised as a member of Congress, Wisconsin's Election Board ruled Wednesday.
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Bloomberg - July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards embraced the idea of raising taxes on the managers of private-equity firms and hedge funds.
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Wife of Sen. John Edwards had postponed a doctor&#39;s visit to finish his vice presidential campaign. By Ron Fournier and Randolph Schmid The Associated Press.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is donating to charity a $5,000 contribution to his 2004 Senate campaign from an indicted former Illinois official, a spokesman said Friday.
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Former Sen. John Edwards today suspended his campaign to be president but did not endorse either  Democratic rival. He said he had pledges from Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama that they would fight to end poverty. "This is the cause of my life," he said.
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An investment fund for philanthropist Rachel Mellon contributed $495,000 to a labor-backed group that is running ads in Iowa in support of Democrat John Edwards' presidential campaign.