Talbot: Mystery $1 million flows into Alabama primary race [View All]

Something subversive is afoot in Alabama's Republican primary.

A shadowy outfit called the New Sons of Liberty Inc. is poised to launch a major, statewide advertising campaign in connection with the race. The group has committed more than $1 million toward the purchase television air time on networks in the state's five largest media markets, beginning May 21.

The group is a non-profit 501c4 organization, enabling it to spend unlimited sums on lobbying without disclosing its donors. Its origins remain unclear, but the group apparently is related to a grass roots organization called New Sons of Liberty Society.

The society, based in Downers Grove, Ill., is a so-called "birther" group formed to advocate for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would require candidates for president to show a valid birth certificate.

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