The majority of House campaign donations so far in 2014 has come from dark money sources—which do not reveal their original funders.

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The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 12, 2014

The DOC NYC film festival opens tomorrow. Artistic director Thom Powers, and two directors with films in the festival – Ben Niles of “Some Kind of Spark” and Chris Moukarbel of “Banksy Does New York” – discuss the festival and the documentaries in it. Plus: the paternity leave penalty; “dark” money in the 2014 midterms and the New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza looks ahead to 2016 presidential contenders; and the science of trust and what it says about building social unity.

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