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Starbucks CEO urges halt to U.S. political donations

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Howard Schultz is winning support for his call to withhold political contributions from U.S. lawmakers until they strike a "fair, bipartisan" deal on the country's debt, revenue and spending.Schultz recently led the world's biggest ...

Obama helps Democrats outpace Republican fundraising

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and fellow Democrats beat Republicans in the race for campaign dollars during May, as the president stepped up fundraising ahead of the 2012 contest for the White House.The Democratic National Committee pulled in $10.5 million, compared ...

Obama order on contractor donations feared stalled

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is under pressure from consumer activists to follow through with its plan to force government contractors to disclose their political contributions, a rule that companies say will politicize awards of government business.Consumer group Public Citizen said ...

California's Brown advances toward governor run

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown took a major step toward running for governor on Tuesday by filing paperwork that will allow him to raise campaign funds more aggressively.Brown, a Democrat who served as governor of California from the ...