Elections and Voting
  
  
    
      
  
  
  
      
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        February 18, 2011 -
        
  
        By Naomi Martin, The Lens  Louisiana politicians could use their control over the upcoming 
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        February 17, 2011 -
        
  
        When Republican
  
      
     
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
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        Date on which the U.S. Supreme Court issued the landmark Citizens United decision by a 5-4 vote, ending the prohibition on corporate spending in elections and allowing certain anonymous contributions: 1/21/2010  Amount of spending by outside groups in the 2010 U.S. mid-term elections: $294.2 million  
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
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        NOTE: Welcome to those of you who ran across this story through Atlantic Wire, National Journal and