Campaign Finance Reform

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Roh's Second New Day

Bernard Rowan | Posted 06.28.2009 | World

Read More: Suicide, Corruption, Roh Moo-Hyun, Shame, Democracy, South Korea, Campaign Finance Reform, Roh-Moo-Hyun-Suicide, Asia, World News

The death of Roh Moo-hyun is a call for Koreans on all sides of the political spectrum to limit the influence of money on political candidates and their families.

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In Choosing Souter's Replacement, Obama Should Follow the Lead of... George W. Bush?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Collective Bargaining, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Al Franken, George W. Bush, President Obama, Activist Judges, David Souter, Clarence Thomas, Harriet Miers, Campaign Finance Reform, Sandra Day O'Connor, Conservatives, George H.W. Bush, Partial Birth Abortion, Antitrust, William Rehnquist, Judge Henry Friendly, William O. Douglas, Antonin Scalia, d.c. Handgun Ban, John Roberts, Hank Aaron, Barack Obama, Conservative Activist Judges, Exclusionary Rule, Jimmy Carter, Samuel Alito, Bipartisanship, Anthony Kennedy, Republicans, Politics News

If George W. Bush was able to influence the Court for the next 20 years, Obama certainly should do the same.

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It's the Process That Counts!

Jay Mandle | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fair Elections, Fair Elections Now Act, Campaign Finance Reform, Campaign Finance, Politics News

Advocates of publicly funded political campaigns are handicapped because changing the way electoral efforts are paid for is a "process" issue.

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Quinn: Limit Fundraising, Donate Campaign Cash To Charity To Even Playing Field

Associated Press | Posted 05.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Pat Quinn, Campaign Finance Reform, Illinois Reform Commission, Pat Quinn Campaign Finance Reform, Quinn Fundraising, Lisa Madigan Fundraising, Lisa Madigan, Pat Quinn Campaign Fund, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

Gov. Pat Quinn wants campaign finance limits in place for next year's election, a key component of his effort to clean up state government. The Democ...

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Durbin: "If you even knew how much time we spend raising money..."

Lawrence Lessig | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Fair Elections Now Act, Campaign Finance Reform, Lawrence Lessig, Change Congress, Campaign Finance, Dick Durbin, Politics News

For years, financial institutions like Bank of America and AIG donated millions to the very people who were supposed to regulate them. The result is obvious.

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Reform Panel Calls For Campaign Contribution Limits As Part Of Anti-Corruption Plan

AP | Posted 05.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Campaign Finance Reform, Pat Quinn, Illinois Reform Commission Plan, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Campaign Finance Laws, Illinois Reform Commission, Patrick Collins, Illinois Campaign Contribution Limits, Chicago News

CHICAGO — The Illinois reform commission launched in response to the corruption scandal surrounding ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vi...

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Feingold Pushing Campaign Finance Bill, You Can Help Pass It

Paul Blumenthal | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russ Feingold, Campaign Finance Reports, Campaign Finance Reform, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, Campaign Finance, Transparency, Politics News

Did you know that Senators still file their campaign finance reports on paper, delaying the disclosure of contributors to their campaigns, sometimes for months?

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Stanford, Madoff Scandals Show Need for Campaign Finance Reform

Duncan Quirk | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Legislative Term Limits, R. Allen Stanford, Madoff Fraud, Allen Stanford, Allen Stanford Sec Investigation, Stanford, Madoff Scandal, Public Financing, Bernie Madoff, Campaign Finance, Campaign Finance Reform, Madoff, Public Campaign Fincancing, Stanford Financial, 2008 Campaign, Public Campaign Financing, Bernard Madoff, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Politics News

Senators and Representatives are elected to represent their constituents, so why should Madoff and Stanford and others be allowed to donate to campaigns for which they are not constituents?

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Daschle's Situation, and the Small-Dollar Solution

Joe Trippi | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lobbying, Public Financing, Lobbyists, Donors, Change Congress, Tom Daschle, Tom Daschle Taxes, Daschle Withdraws, Leo Hindery, Tom Daschle Withdraws Nomination, Campaign Finance Reform, Joe Trippi, Daschle Withdraws Nomination, Tom Daschle Health Care, Tom Daschle Hhs, Daschle Taxes, Tom Daschle Health and Human Services, Daschle Tax Records, Politics News

Like many decent people, Daschle got caught in a bad system that is so corrupted by money it hardly matters whether the money is from good people with good intentions or bad people with bad intentions.

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Hope + Lessig = Change

Sarah Newman | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Lawrence Lessig, through his group, Change Congress, has already done some of the important legwork to get us involved in removing the influence of special interests in Congress.

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Blago and Me

Neil McCarthy | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Chuck Schumer, Blagojevich, Chicago Governor, Illinois Governor, Gov. Blagojevich, Friends of Blagojevich, Campaign Finance Reform, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Obama, Blagojevich Complaint, Governor Arrested, Blagojevich Indictment, Blagojevich Arrested, Patrick Fitzgerald, Blagojevich Corruption, Politics News

In electoral politics we want to avoid the rich and famous in favor of the modest but qualified. But we make it impossible for anyone but the rich and famous to get the jobs and then keep them.

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The Future of Progressive Reform

Jay Mandle | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Finance Reform, Presidential Politics, Public Financing, Politics News

Over and beyond the need to stimulate the economy, this country urgently requires reform and renewal. Unhappily, the way Obama's campaign was funded means that we are unlikely to get it.

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Ideas for Obama

Curtis Black | Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago

President-elect Barack Obama now faces tremendous challenges, and local advocates -- many of whom have worked with Obama over the years -- offer a range of ideas on how to move forward.

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Ky Dems Look to "Ditch Mitch" in Clean Sweep of Incumbent GOP

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home

Voters on November 4, 2008, will be genuine Deciders, using the election not only to select a president but to clean house--to clear a path by gettin...

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What's Special About Wall Street

Jonathan Neil Schneider | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Documentaries, Congress, Pork, Bailout, Mr. Schneider Goes to Washington, Video, Campaign Finance Reform, Campaign Finance, Politics News

With the election fast approaching and this issue still not getting the attention it warrants, I decided to screen Mr. Schneider Goes to Washington in its entirety for free.

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U.S. is Great, But Its Government System Stinks

Diane Francis | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Wall Street Crisis, Debt Crisis, Wall Street, Washington, Parliamentary Systems, Financial Crisis, Main Street, Canada, Campaign Finance Reform, Economy, Politics News

The economic crisis will pass but America's biggest crisis is the fact that Washington is an 18th Century American political system operating in the 21st.

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Got Change?

Jonathan Neil Schneider | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Campaign Finance Reform, Wall Street, Lobbyists, Change, Mccain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

While we may have figured out that Washington is inept, we would be foolish to think they are incompetent, at least when it comes to running for office.

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Wall Street greed and contributions should be illegal

Diane Francis | Posted 10.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Europe, u.s. Economy Problems, Campaign Finance Reform, Bailout, Lehman Brothers, Economy, U.S. Economic Crisis, Banks, Federal Reserve, Henry Paulson, Canada, Business News

In 2006, the big five Wall Street firms handed out bonuses to their worldwide employees equivalent to the GDP of Vietnam or about $70 billion. Now to ...

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Two Pennies for Your Thoughts

Nick Nyhart | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Campaign Contributions, Clean Elections, Campaign Finance, Campaign Finance Reform, Politics News

Every time I write a donation check to a candidate this year I'm going to put in my 2 cents in support of Clean Elections modeled programs -- literally. I will be adding $.02 to every donation I make.

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Breaking the Logjam on Global Warming

Jay Mandle | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Global Warming, Campaign Finance Reform, Green Technology, Campaign Finance, Politics News

Start-up innovators can't match the campaign contributions made by the big petroleum interests. We need a more democratic political system in order to move on to a fossil fuel-free future.

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Prebuttal: McCain's Reform Credentials Have Turned to Sand

David Donnelly | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Campaign Money Watch, John McCain, Clean Elections, Ralph Reed, Reform, Maverick, McCain Lobbyist, Republican Convention, Lobbyist, Abramoff, Rnc, Earmarks, Presidential Campaign, Public Financing, Sarah Palin, Campaign Finance Reform, Politics News

The John McCain who fought for campaign finance reform in the past is not the same John McCain speaking tonight. Here's what he'll claim, and what the truth really is.

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Why Does the Media and the American Public Allow McCain to Ignore the Facts with No Consequences?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: GI Bill, Paris Hilton, Jerry Falwell, Gas Prices, John McCain, Andrea Mitchell, Britney Spears, Obama Ambtious, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, McCain Offshore Drilling, Mccain Georgia Lobbyist, Jim Webb, Russia Georgia War, Iraq GAO Report Conclusions, Barack Obama, Mccain Letter Nbc Media Bias, Randy Scheunemann, Bush Tax Cuts, Veterans, Campaign Finance Reform, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Mccain Flip-Flop, Pat Robertson, Disabled Veterans Mccain, Politics News

If Britney or Paris were to claim they were virgins, the media and public would go into apoplexy, but McCain can be equally dishonest about important policy issues, and virtually nobody says a word.

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Well Regulated BS

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fannie Mae Bailout, Campaign Finance Reform, Freddie Mac, Freddie Mac Bailout, Economy, Government Regulations, Banking, Banking Crisis, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Campaign Finance, Politics News

As long as politicians can take money from the industries that are supposed to be regulated, taxpayers will keep paying for the profiteering of these industries.

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Core of McCain-Feingold Untouched

Sen. Russ Feingold | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Russ Feingold, John McCain, Campaign Finance Reform, Soft Money, Mccain-Feingold, Campaign Finance, Politics News

Today's decision on the millionaire's amendment left the core of the McCain-Feingold law intact, and that's good news for everyone who cares about stamping out corruption in government.

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7 Days: A "Democracy Czar" Can Make Up for Obama's Rejection of Public Funding -- w/ Waldman, Huffington, Shrum & Green

Mark Green | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: 7 Days in America, Campaign Finance Reform, Public Financing, Politics News

It will be forgivable that Obama opted out of the public finance system if he appoints a White House "Democracy Czar" to repair the broken presidential system he rejected.

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