Dick Armey On FreedomWorks Exit: 'Couldn't Leave With Empty Pockets'

Eric Lach | December 29, 2012, 10:54AM

In another interview concerning the circumstances of his departure from FreedomWorks in September, former House majority leader Dick Armey said this week he accepted an $8 million settlement from a board member of the organization because he "couldn't leave with empty pockets."

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In Montana, Dark Money Helped Democrats Hold a Key Senate Seat

December 28, 2012, 2:26PM

by Kim Barker, ProPublica

In the waning days of Montana's hotly contested Senate race, a small outfit called Montana Hunters and Anglers, launched by liberal activists, tried something drastic.

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Dewhurst Campaign Manager Suspected Of Stealing $600K

Eric Lach | December 28, 2012, 12:17PM

A Texas political consultant who served as a campaign manager for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst since 2008 has been accused of stealing at least $600,000 from the politician's campaign accounts.

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Report: Cancer Center Chief Funneled Millions To FreedomWorks

Eric Lach | December 27, 2012, 11:03AM

The Washington Post's story of former House Majority Leader Dick Armey's attempted coup of the tea party group FreedomWorks had the political press buzzing on Wednesday. But in the background, behind the dramatic account of a high-stakes D.C. power struggle, Amy Gardner's story also supplied some answers to one of the abiding money mysteries of 2012 election.

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