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Tim Farnam reports on the intersection of politics with business and money. He joined the Post in 2010 after three years in the Washington bureau of the Wall Street Journal. A native of New Haven, Conn., he attended New York University and studied politics, journalism and computer science. He was a writer for Newsday, covering crime and other local issues, and a blogger for Talking Points Memo in 2007. He won the 2010 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress for a series on taxpayer-funded overseas travel by U.S. lawmakers.
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Ryan is a top fundraiser in Congress
Rep. Paul Ryan has become one of the top fundraisers in Congress in recent years, amassing more than $8 million for this year’s election through his campaign and political committee.
Miracle-Gro goes out on a limb with donation
Fertilizer company donates $200,000 to the Restore Our Future super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, making it among the first public companies with well-known consumer brands to publicly enter the new world of campaign funding.
Romney’s July fundraising outpaces Obama’s
Both candidates spent more time with donors than at voter events.
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- In 2012 campaign, Obama and Romney inundate swing states with ads
- Explosives removed from James Holmes’s apartment, officials say
- President Obama spent twice as much as Mitt Romney in June
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- Mitt Romney attracts big donations from financial industry, including Goldman Sachs and Bain
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