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Today on Your Call: Super PACs and lobbyists

On today's Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we discuss the coverage of the massive amount of money the super packs are pouring into this year's political campaigns. Super PACs raised more than $140 million last year. We will also talk about the investigation into lobbying money-flooding Washington. We will be joined by the Nation’s Lee Fang and the Huffington Post’s Paul Blumenthal. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join the conversation on the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Paul Blumenthal, reporter with the Huffington Post covering money in politics

Lee Fang, reporting fellow with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute and the author of The Machine: A Field Guide to the Resurgent Right

Web Resources:

The Nation: Where Have All the Lobbyists Gone?

Huffington Post: Obama Will Raise Money For Super PACs Despite Past Criticism Of Money In Politics: Report