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Liberal ‘media’ group gets $520G dark money donation for war on right
Fow News ^ | 12-5-13 | Tori Richards

Posted on 12/05/2013 8:40:40 AM PST by ThethoughtsofGreg

Two weeks ago, the liberal Center for Media and Democracy kicked off a national campaign to reveal the identities of anonymous contributors to conservative groups in an effort to unseat the GOP governor here.

Now the group may have to answer embarrassing questions about its own finances.

A Watchdog.org review of financial documents reveals the Madison-based CMD, which bills itself as a journalism organization, received $520,000 in 2011 from the Schwab Charitable Fund. That’s 60 percent of the $864,740 CMD received that year.

CMD lists no donors on its tax returns, but its website identifies numerous financial backers without any financial data. Several are highlighted in bold and labeled “current donors.” But one important name is missing: Schwab.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: 2011; astroturf; c4md; cmd; democratscandals; dncbrownshirts; doublestandard; hypocrisy; johnstauber; klausschwab; liberalmedia; liberals; madison; md; scf; schwab; schwabcharitablefund; stauber; wef; wisconsin

1 posted on 12/05/2013 8:40:40 AM PST by ThethoughtsofGreg
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To: ThethoughtsofGreg

Well, time to look for a new broker.


2 posted on 12/05/2013 8:52:30 AM PST by Arm_Bears (Refuse; Resist; Rebel; Revolt!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

posted a month ago, thanks ThethoughtsofGreg.


3 posted on 01/04/2014 8:02:43 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: ThethoughtsofGreg

bump


4 posted on 01/04/2014 8:32:26 PM PST by GOPJ ("Remember who the real enemy is... ")
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To: ThethoughtsofGreg

And they are active again for the 2024 election


5 posted on 09/30/2024 10:59:07 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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