NRCC Makes Large Independent Expenditures
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Making use of the rule that allows party committees to make independent expenditures*, the National Republican Congressional Committee reported several payments over $100,000 on Friday, including a payment of $118,882 for "media placement" in opposition to Brad Ellsworth's campaign in Indiana's 8th District, a payment of $102,996 for "issue ad placement" in opposition to Ron Klein in Florida's 22nd District, a payment of $132,136 for "issue ad placement" in opposition to Phil Kellam in Virginia's 2nd, a payment of $131,976 for "issue ad placement" in opposition to Friends of Baron Hill in Indiana's 9th, and a payment of $111,751 for "issue ad placement" in opposition to Leonard L. Boswell in Iowa's 3rd.
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Spending by presidential and congressional candidates and the national party committees that support them already tops &#36;1 billion for the 2004 election cycle, with more than two months of campaigning to go.
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Spending on research will more than double this year, with a growing amount coming from the private sector.
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By The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 15--Both a state task force last year and the conservation group Environmental Defense this week have drawn similar conclusions about North Carolina's privately owned forests.
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Mexico&#39;s Cemex has helped RMC Group&#39;s shareholders to salsa their way out of debt that weighed like concrete boots. Photo: Rick Stevens.
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The energy servicing company should benefit from high utilization and rising rates.
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Private spending, supported by a growing number of very wealthy families, is gaining ground on public investment.
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THE drive to save businesses money while protecting the environment has stepped up a gear with two key appointments.   Regional development agency One NorthEast has appointed two resource efficiency managers - one for construction and another for the process industry.
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National Democratic Party committees raised nearly $60 million in the first four months of this year, one-fourth more than two years ago and twice as much as they collected during the same period in 2003.
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Some pledges were huge, such as a commitment from the Florida Power &amp; Light Co. to build a solar power plant as part of a $2.4 billion clean energy program.
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By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 27--WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., has secured almost $79 million in funding for Colorado as part of the 2008 Energy and Water Appropriations bill.
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Nova Scotia makes a name for itself as a rigorous enforcer of recycling. Now a study finds that while the province may be spending millions on its garbage program, it's actually saving far more. By Stephen Leahy.
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Free personal and nursing care appears to be costing much more than expected, according to executive figures.
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By Bruce Gerstman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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The national, state and local party organizations of the Republican and Democratic parties spent a combined total of about $1.1 billion on elections for federal office in the 2005-06 election cycle, according to data released Wednesday by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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A local committee helping the Republican National Committee hold its New York convention raised roughly &#36;60 million to &#36;70 million in private money for the event. Corporate donors include:
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The costs involved in running a data center now represent a large chunk of IT's total budget.