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American Solutions for Winning the Future

Newt's Presidential Campaign Spells End For 'American Solutions'

Ryan J. Reilly | August 26, 2011, 4:45PM

Republican Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich's decision to make a run for the nomination has cost some Americans their jobs.

The Center for Public Integrity's Peter H. Stone breaks the news that the political group American Solutions for Winning the Future is a thing of the past. The 527 group, which raised $52 million in the four years since Gingrich founded it, closed its K Street offices and laid off its final six employees early last month.

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Topics: American Solutions PAC, American Solutions for Winning the Future, Newt Gingrich

American Solutions for Winning the Future

Newt Gingrich's Former PAC Took In Just $34 Per Day In April

Ryan J. Reilly | May 19, 2011, 12:06PM

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA)

As Newt Gingrich prepared his run for president, his main political action committee dramatically scaled back its fundraising activity. American Solutions PAC took in only $1,040 in the month of April -- an average of just $34.66 per day.

"The $1,040 raised in April was money that trickled in late from one mail piece we sent out at the beginning of the year," Dan Kotman of American Solutions told TPM in an email.

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Topics: American Solutions PAC, American Solutions for Winning the Future, Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Coal Interests Fueling Gingrich's Cash-Burning 527

Ryan J. Reilly and Melissa Jeltsen | December 16, 2010, 8:50AM

The recently released IRS filings of Newt Gingrich's American Solutions for Winning the Future makes a few things clear: the coal industry loves him; he's a fan of private planes; and for a self proclaimed fiscal conservative, he's getting a measly return on the millions he's throwing at a Christian telemarketing company that raises cash for the 527 group.

American Solutions, which is dedicated to "creating the next generation of solutions that will ensure the United States remains the safest, freest and most prosperous country in the world" -- raked in $14.5 million in contributions last year, according to IRS filings.

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Topics: 527, American Solutions for Winning the Future, Campaign Finance, Coal Mining, Environment, Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Gingrich's 527 Promotes Itself And Newt -- But Not GOP Candidates

Ryan J. Reilly | October 5, 2010, 9:24AM

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA)

These days, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United, most so-called "527" groups -- able to accept unlimited contributions and hide the sources of their donations -- have taken to helping their favorite candidates and attacking their opponents in political advertisements.

Not Newt Gingrich's 527 group. The vast majority of expenses by American Solutions for Winning the Future from April-June 2010 went towards promoting both the organization itself and one man: Newt Gingrich.

American Solutions spent at least $2.3 million on fundraising activities, travel expenses and direct marketing in the months of April, May and June -- including over $1.4 million on direct marketing alone -- according to an analysis by TPMMuckraker. That's the majority of the $3.2 million the group spent altogether. The group took in $3.4 million in donations during that period.

The AP found in an earlier review that American Solutions spent nearly all of the $20 million it has raised in the past two years on administrative and travel expenses.