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good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, big, big, big politics. according to the federal election commission. that would make it the most expensive election season in american history. but here's the dirty truth about american history. money always seeps into politics, and it has been going and going and going for a long time. take president mckinley's campaign at the turn of the century. even know that guy? railroad and steel barron's gave him kingly sums of $6 million for his 1896-1900 win. that would be a lot of money now. president nixon was given $2.5 milli...

election commission. that would make it the most expensive election season in american history. but here's the dirty truth about american history. money always seeps into politics, and it has been going and going and going for a long time. take president mckinley's campaign at the turn of the century. even know that guy? railroad and steel barron's gave him the then insanely kingly sums of $6 million for his 1896-1900 presidential win. that would be a lot of money even now. president nixon was given $2.5 million by one guy, an insurance executive when he ran for president in '68 and ...

"outfront" tonight, big, big, and bigger money in politics. upwards of $11 million will be spent on this year's election, according to the federal election commission. that would make it the most expensive election season in american history. but here's the dirty truth about american history. money always seeps into politics, and it has been going and going and going for a long time. take president mckinley's campaign at the turn of the century. even know that guy? railroad and steel barron's gave him the then insanely kingly sums of $6 million for his 18 - 1896-1900 presidential win...

an idea that has bipartisan sport, at least outside of washington. some of what's broken has to do with the way congress does its business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business, passed through the senate. neither party has been blamed. now both parties should put an end to it. for starters, i ask them to pass a simple rule that all judicial and public nominations receive a simple umor down vote within 90 days. the executive branch also needs to change. too often, it's inefficient, outdated, and remote. that's why i have asked this co...

help, the claims their government is out to kill them. cnn's nic robertson with an exclusive story. >> what does this now mean now? >> i'll able to pay my mortgage every month on time. >> solving the mortgage crisis from a very unlikely savior. could he help save your home? we find out this hour. that and more right here, right now on cnn. this is cnn breaking news. >> i'm don lemon. thank you so much for joining us. we're going to begin this newscast with breaking news tonight. a major shake-up in the republican battle for president. he said he had a ticket to ride after finishing...