. >> mike loveses wao*e loveses w. >> reporter: but big money has changed the way candidates campaigniticians relines on contributions may be less likely to challenge their party's line in washington. >> it's harder and harder to carve out independent paths when the only way to get any kind of name recognition is through media and media buys mean spending money. >> reporter: hardy has funded most of his campaign on his credit cards. he may seep years but if the polls are an indication, he face a long road ahead to the election. al jazerra, kasper, wyoming. >>> the european union says it will mott recognize elections held by pro-russia separatist million dollars eastern ukraine, the e.u. is describing the polls as obstacles to peace, russia says it respects the will of the people and will recognize the result. separatists hope the election will bring some legitimacy to the self declared republics in eastern ukraine, exit polls indicate that the leader of the people's republic has won his region. >>> the u.n. says 91 journalists around. world remember killed last year. human rights and