Meet the "Americans for Responsible Leadership," a "social welfare" charity (i.e., tax-exempt and sponsor-exempt) organization out of Arizona, which has garnered its biggest publicity by unexpected dumping huge sums of money into California's political races.
I got a call from them last night. On my mobile phone. "Hi, this is a call from Americans for Responsible Leadership, this is Jessica …"
"This is my mobile phone. It is dinner time. And I don't accept political calls. Please take me off your list."
Fifteen second later, my phone rings again. "Hi, this is a call from Americans for Responsible Leadership, this is Jessica …"
I may have been less polite the second time around, but no less brief. I did not get a third call, but did note down the name. And, hey presto, ran across it in the news this morning.
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Controversial Arizona nonprofit releases name of contributors — more nonprofits
In a stunning reversal, an obscure Arizona nonprofit at the center of a legal battle over secret political contributions released on Monday morning the identity of its contributors, which it had been …
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