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With no limits, Missouri political donor thrives

Published Oct 19, 2012 at 8:00 am (Updated Oct 19, 2012)

(From The New York Times) COLUMBIA, Mo. — When the first $150,000 check showed up in his campaign account, Shane Schoeller was locked in a tight Republican primary for the unheralded office of Missouri secretary of state, battling two fellow lawmakers with virtually identical platforms.

An additional $250,000 arrived in August, after Mr. Schoeller had nearly run out of money and faced a tough general election campaign against a well-financed Democratic opponent.

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