AllPolitics
brings you an online companion to the CNN special "Democracy for Sale."
This special section was produced by Janine Yagielski, Sue Hoye, R. Morris Barrett, Gary Hulmes, Kathleen Hayden, Tom Moore, David Pate, Barbara Hogan, Pete Mountanos and Craig Staats.
Thompson Committee Wraps Up Its Work
With none of the bombast or sniping that marked some of its campaign finance hearings, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Thursday adopted a Republican-written majority report on a predictable 8-7 vote.
Democrats will produce their own final minority report, ripping most of the conclusions of the Republican majority.
Full Story All The Hearing News
It started out as a flap over political donations from non-U.S. citizens, then mushroomed into a far-reaching imbroglio over Democratic and Republican fund-raising practices. Here's a primer on the genesis of this scandal.
Fred Thompson may have thought the hearing would vault him into the forefront of the 2000 presidential race, but many other players in this drama would have preferred to remain anonymous. DNC fund-raisers, Clinton staffers and Buddhist nuns all found their way into the spotlight of the hearings.
From "FEC" to "soft-money," the lingo of campaign fund-raising has seeped into the national lexicon. But put away the dictionary, because this glossary will explain all the arcane terms, ranging from "bundling" to "full disclosure."