Records show how wealthy shape US presidential race
<p><span word="Groups">Groups</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="PACs">PACs</span>" <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $42 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="contenders">contenders</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="filings">filings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="donation">donation</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="FEC">FEC</span>) <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vivid">vivid</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2010 <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="unlimited">unlimited</span> <span word="donations">donations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="committees">committees</span> (<span word="PACs">PACs</span>), <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="PAC">PAC</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="front">front</span>-<span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Restore">Restore</span> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="Future">Future</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> - <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="ads">ads</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Newt">Newt</span> <span word="Gingrich">Gingrich</span>, <span word="Romney">Romney</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>.</p><p><span word="Restore">Restore</span> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="Future">Future</span> <span word="hauled">hauled</span> <span word="in">in</span> $30 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> $24 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="chunk">chunk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="barrage">barrage</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Gingrich">Gingrich</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="credited">credited</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="primary">primary</span>. <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="state">state</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="nominee">nominee</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span> 6 <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="group">group</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bankroll">bankroll</span> <span word="dwarfed">dwarfed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PACs">PACs</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="contenders">contenders</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="backs">backs</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>. <span word="Priorities">Priorities</span> <span word="USA">USA</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="raised">raised</span> $4.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> $1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span> 31.</p>
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