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A political watchdog group wants federal officials to investigate whether a prominent Anne Arundel County developer and philan-thropist violated campaign-finance laws.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission Tuesday claiming Edward St. John of Severna Park illegally funneled more than $60,000 in contributions to the Maryland Republican State Central Committee and the 2006 U.S. Senate campaign of Michael Steele through his company's...