It is described here: The plan, which is awaiting approval, calls for running commercials linking Mr. Obama to incendiary comments by his former spiritual adviser, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., whose race-related sermons
WASHINGTON — First it was Sheldon Adelson, a casino mogul who helped finance Newt Gingrich's presidential ambitions. Then it was Foster Friess, a multimillionaire with the propensity for off-color jokes who threw his
By Reid Pillifant Earlier this week, Ricketts' "Ending Spending" super PAC—the same one that was pitched on an expansive Jeremiah Wright ad campaign—poured over $250000 into the Nebraska Senate race on behalf of Deb Fischer, a little-known state
By ERIC OLSON – eolson@shawmedia.com Joe Ricketts, the 70-year-old patriarch of the Ricketts family, owns a stake in the Cubs along with four of his children. The Ricketts family wants taxpayers to pitch in $200 million or more so they can renovate
How Joe Ricketts and his four children are connected through business and the "super PAC" that is being criticized for a proposed ad against President Obama. Related Article » Laura and Tom both distanced themselves from the proposal Thursday.
