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Obama's Campaign Turned Advocacy Group Raises Questions About Money

by Peter Overby, NPR
January 18, 2013

The Obama campaign, with its blockbuster fundraising lists, is being converted into a 501(c)(4) advocacy group. In a video this morning, first lady Michelle Obama announced that Obama For America, the juggernaut campaign committee, is becoming Organizing For Action. The move raises controversial issues about the political uses of a tax-exempt group.

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  • All Things Considered, January 18, 2013
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