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A Republican Super PAC in California
Former GOP officials going outside party to create a Super PAC will even settle for moderate Democrats. Will big money destroy the two-party system in California?
By Warren Olney • • 54m ListenCalifornia voters are turning away from political parties in droves, and Independents are deciding most statewide elections. Now former Republican officials and fundraisers have gone outside the party to create a Super PAC, trying to retain enough seats to support business interests in the Assembly and Senate. They'll settle for moderate Democrats. Will big money destroy the two-party system in California? Also, will the Forum in Inglewood become Madison Square Garden West? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, NATO and Syria: the military option.
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4 storiesMadison Square Garden Owners to Renovate the LA Forum
The " Fabulous Forum " isn't so fabulous any more. The Kings and Lakers moved downtown to the Staples Center in 1999, along with the kind of big-name entertainment acts that used to draw big crowds to Inglewood.
Read the story9 minCan California's Political Parties Survive Super PAC's?
Steve Schmidt, a senior advisor to the McCain-Palin ticket in 2008, says, "The California Republican Party has collapsed." In "the Number One richest state for politics in America, the donor community has defunded" the state GOP, which is "an unworthy and unsafe investment," Schmidt says .
Read the story22 minPolitical Groups Fight to Shroud Super PAC Donors
Conservatives used to argue that full disclosure of campaign contributions would prevent corruption. Now they're making a pitch for secrecy. If the names of high-profile political donors were made public, contributors could face bullying and harassment from liberals out to "muzzle" free speech.
Read the story10 minNATO Calls Emergency Meeting after Syria Downs Turkish Jet
At today's meeting in Brussels, the leaders of the NATO alliance denounced Syria for shooting down a Turkish jet fighter. Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan threatened Syria with retaliation and warned against any military approach to the Turkish border.
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