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There was another lying ad about Rossi for Patty on FNC earlier this a.m. I wrote down the name of the group that sponsored the ad: Citizens for Strength and Security Action Fund.

I just did a search on bing.com (I won’t use google) and openscrets was one of the entries. Here are the donations listed to the’Action Fund’ in 2008 and 2010.

2010:
To name a few: SEIU $800K; Communication Workers of America $400k; Democratic Governors Assoc $100k; Foundation for Patients Rights $250k

http://www.opensecrets.org/527s/527cmtedetail_donors.php?cycle=2010&ein=263220209

2008:
Patriot Majority $600k; SEIU $220k; UFCW $1.1M
http://www.opensecrets.org/527s/527cmtedetail_donors.php?cycle=2008&ein=263220209

Also found a link to this from NPR Oct 7, 2008:

Citizens For Strength And Security Unveiled
03:05 pm
October 7, 2008
by Will Evans

Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) might be curious who is funding an attack ad blaming her for job losses, especially now when she’s increasingly in danger losing her own job.

All the ad said was “Paid for by Citizens for Strength and Security.” Turns out the citizens are unions.

According to a new government filing, the group’s ad was funded by the Service Employees International Union ($220,000), the Communications Workers of America ($200,000) and the Patriot Majority Fund ($280,000). Patriot Majority itself is funded mainly by labor unions.

Patriot Majority is, like Citizens for Strength and Security, a 527 organization run by a Democratic operative with ads targeting Senate races. Why not just merge?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/secretmoney/2008/10/citizens_for_strength_and_secu.html