Peter H. Stone

Peter H. Stone has covered money and politics and lobbying in Washington for over two decades. He's the author of Heist, a book about Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal published by FSG. Stone is currently working on a new book about super donors and Citizens United.

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Money War

McConnell’s Super PAC Muscle

As the Senate minority leader prepares for the battle of his career, two conservative super PACs with ties to the biggest guns in GOP fundraising are lining up behind him.

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Dark Money

PAC Probe Touches Koch Ally

A California grand jury has been convened in a probe that began when a PAC didn’t disclose the sources of its spending, as required by California law. Peter Stone reports.

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Dubya's Quiet $15 Million Payday

George W. Bush said after bin Laden's killing that he wanted to stay out of the public eye. But Peter H. Stone says he's becoming a high-profile figure on the buck-raking circuit.

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The Race for 2012's Billions

The next presidential race will be driven by more money than ever before—and the GOP is already besting the Dems' fundraising. Peter H. Stone on the tactics behind the furious money grab.

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Will the Gun Lobby Win Again?

After tragedies like Tucson, the NRA has moved to block new gun laws—laws that Peter Stone, of the Center for Public Integrity, says would have saved lives by blocking the sale of high-capacity magazines used by the gunman.

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McConnell’s Super PAC Muscle

PAC Probe Touches Koch Ally

Dubya's Quiet $15 Million Payday

The Race for 2012's Billions

Will the Gun Lobby Win Again?

Tom DeLay Ducks Justice