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Is foreign money influencing U.S. politics? With the lack of financial transparency into a wide range of groups with nonprofit tax status, it's anyone's guess. So-called 501(c) organizations don't have to disclose their funders. It's time to close the loophole of anonymous donations.

What companies have shelled out the most to America's political campaigns? Using data from the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, we've created a top-10 list, offering a look at the candidates they support, the issues that concern them and their lobbying habits.

Political upsets in Peruvian regional elections could indicate a national shift to the left -- and some business leaders worry that could discourage foreign investment in the country, which has rich natural resources such as oil, gas and gold.

Republicans in the House of Representatives promised to end "job-killing tax hikes" and repeal the health reform law as part of their campaign manifesto for the November election. In their "Pledge to America," House Republicans also say they will ban federal funding for abortion, cancel any...

Despite some big gains lately, the market has been range-bound for months, with the S&P 500 turning positive for 2010 only on Tuesday. What can shake this torpor? If history is any guide, the coming midterm elections.

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down two long-standing limits on corporate spending in U.S. political campaigns by a 5-4 vote. Companies can now use money from their general treasuries to pay for political ads.

The biggest problem with the Democratic Party and its prospects in next year's midterms might not be the economy or jobs or health care after all. The problem might be rank stupidity. A new poll from Research 2000 indicates that Democratic turnout on Election Day was low because, quite simply,...

Despite mainstream media predictions about the election hinging on the president's performance, it appears as though the economy was a much greater factor in the two key gubernatorial races yesterday. The economy was the anvil that crushed the chances of Democrats Jon Corzine and Creigh...

The Tea Party rallies this week have prompted an obvious question from investors and public officials alike: will the Tea Partiers seek an economic third way? Let's put on the old political science hat for a moment to see if history and research can tell us anything about third party attempts in...