Campaign articles
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Newcastle council could be complicit in sportswashing, campaigners claim
Saudi Arabian-controlled Newcastle United lobbied for fundingEmails highlight relationship between council officials and clubHuman rights campaigners have suggested Newcastle city council could be complicit in sportswashing after its executives lobbied officials at the Saudi Arabian-controlled Newcastle United, attempting to secure investments and funding.More than 200 pages of emails obtained under a freedom of information request highlight a close relationship between senior council officials...
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Is less really more? Trump's campaign plans to find out
Donald Trump's presidential campaign is trying to sell donors on the idea that less is more when it comes to his flagging ground game in critical battleground states. “We’re focused on quality over quantity. I mean, how novel a concept,” chief Trump strategist Chris LaCivita told a crowd of mega donors on May 4 at Mar-a-Lago. But here's how that leaner field organization looks on the ground to many GOP state strategists: “There is no sign of life,” said Kim Owens, a Republican operative in...
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She invented Mother's Day -- then waged lifelong campaign against it
She invented Mother's Day -- then waged lifelong campaign against it (Second column, 13th story, link)