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Whose money ... and where's it going?(Briefing Room)
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Campaigns & Elections
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June 1, 2008
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- Daniels, Doug
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Soon after George W. Bush's re-election in 2004, wealthy Democratic donors from across the country, dispirited and frustrated, scrambled to understand why their efforts to retake the White House had failed--and just how they could utilize their considerable means to help elect Democrats moving forward.
Out of the ruins sprouted two organizations: Catalist, a voter data firm headed by Democratic operative Harold Ickes, and the Democracy Alliance, an investment partnership devoted to progressive politics. These organizations, with the aid of big-money contributors like billionaire activist George Soros, sought to counter what have traditionally been perceived as Republican ...
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What's Next for George Soros's Democracy Alliance?
Human Events;
January 14, 2008 ;
Vadum, Matthew; Dellinger, James;
787 words
...Billionaires for Big Government The Democracy Alliance (DA) is maturing. After several years of internal...no clue what "progressive" means. Origins of the Democracy Alliance In 2003, Democratic Party activists and supporters...the Phoenix Group, which was later renamed the Democracy ...
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THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GEORGE SOROS
ABC Nightline;
November 5, 1997 ;
DAVE MARASH, TED KOPPEL;
787 words
......somewhere doing another good cause. GEORGE SOROS, Financier/Philanthropist: December...And just who is this dangerous saint? GEORGE SOROS: I personally think of myself basically...which he lives. TED KOPPEL: (voice-over) George Soros is that and more. He is one of the wealthiest...
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Interview With George Soros; Interview With Helen Mirren
Finance Wire;
April 11, 2008 ;
787 words
......billionaire investor, philanthropist and author George Soros. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GEORGE SOROS: So, you have to actually limit the amount...CHARLIE ROSE. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) CHARLIE ROSE: George Soros is here, and he is a billionaire investor...
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GEORGE SOROS GEORGE SOROS HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE AT THE NATIONAL PRESS...
Washington Transcript Service;
September 28, 2004 ;
787 words
...Washington Transcript Service 09-28-2004 GEORGE SOROS HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE AT THE NATIONAL...IN IRAQ SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 SPEAKERS: GEORGE SOROS, CHAIRMAN, SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT GENERAL...man of courage and a man of action: George Soros. George has earned his place in the...
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GEORGE SOROS HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB ON...
Political Transcript Wire;
September 28, 2004 ;
787 words
...GEORGE SOROS HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE AT THE NATIONAL...IN IRAQ SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 SPEAKERS: GEORGE SOROS, CHAIRMAN, SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT GENERAL...man of courage and a man of action: George Soros. George has earned his place in the...
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ESTONIA: PRESIDENT ILVES MEETS GEORGE SOROS IN NEW YORK
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
September 27, 2007 ;
137 words
......President Toomas Hendrik Ilves met with George Soros in New York yesterday and thanked him...Estonian Head of State. President Ilves and George Soros spoke of the latter's plans to open...Europe. At the meeting, the efforts of George Soros and Estonia to help Georgia on the road...
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Blair Hull keeps his hand in politics via Democracy Alliance
Chicago Sun-Times;
September 14, 2006 ;
Lynn Sweet;
663 words
......group Hull is a part of called the Democracy Alliance. It is an association of about 100 affluent contributors -- George Soros is one of them -- and it may emerge...to be publically disclosed. The Democracy Alliance is a rare, possibly unique entity...Together and The Media Fund.) ...
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Rich Man's Crusade; Money wars: George Soros is spending millions to...
Newsweek International;
October 18, 2004 ;
Mabry, Marcus Beith, Malcolm;
787 words
......prime ministers about affairs of state, George Soros found himself last Tuesday standing...above New York's Central Park. Why is George Soros, the billionaire investor-philanthropist...laws, will buy them undue influence. George Soros has purchased the Democratic Party...
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Profile: George Soros
Morning Edition (NPR);
May 9, 2005 ;
STEVE INSKEEP;
787 words
......Morning Edition (NPR) 05-09-2005 Profile: George Soros Host: STEVE INSKEEP Time: 11:00 AM-12...I'm Steve Inskeep. The billionaire George Soros is considering his next moves after...last year's presidential campaign. Mr. GEORGE SOROS (Philanthropist): I mean, I saw it very...
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The Thursday Interview: George Soros; The man who broke the Bank He'll...
The Independent - London;
March 14, 2002 ;
Rose George;
787 words
...George Soros has always wanted to be more than the...published books, and now an eighth - George Soros on Globalisation - which explains why...with war and deprivation along the way. George Soros was born in Budapest in 1930, to Jewish...
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George Soros on Globalization
Australian CPA;
July 1, 2002 ;
Parker, Derek;
160 words
...George Soros on Globalization By George Soros PublicAffairs, $40.00 (hardcover) In the heated debate over globalisation, financier George Soros is often cast as a worldclass villain. This book finds him...
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Profile: George Soros' philosophy on making and spending money
Morning Edition (NPR);
April 3, 2001 ;
BOB EDWARDS;
787 words
...00-00-0000 Profile: George Soros' philosophy on making and spending money Host...wealthiest men, financier and philanthropist George Soros. SUSAN STAMBERG reporting: Retired now, George Soros ran a hedge fund, buying and selling stocks...
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Financier George Soros becomes honorary citizen of Budapest
AP Worldstream;
January 29, 2003 ;
267 words
......billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros became an honorary citizen of Budapest...has done more toward that end than George Soros, Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky said at the ceremony. George Soros is an extraordinary person, who has...
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George Soros & Sir Mark Malloch Brown
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;
May 20, 2007 ;
David Rhodes;
787 words
......Slick Willie," it is equally true for George Soros and his friend Mark Malloch Brown in 2007. George Soros was born in Hungary on Aug. 12, 1930...public speaker and an inveterate meddler. George Soros, who will be 77 in August, is, according...
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