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Obama Needs to Play Offense on the Supreme Court

Doug Kendall | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Netroots, Guantanamo, Supreme Court, Gun Control, John McCain, Child Rape, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Exxon Valdez, Politics News

The Obama campaign has promised to play offense this fall. On the Supreme Court, they need to step up to the plate.

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Obama Courting Clinton Donors

MOMocrats | Posted 07.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Hillary Clinton Fundraising, Barack Obama Fundraising, Fundraising, Barack Obama, Public Financing, Hillary Clinton, Campaign Finance, Home News

Obama's wooing big Clinton donors is disturbing to those who rejoiced in the fact that his campaign was immune to the influence of big money donors. You can be sure the GOP will exploit this to the fullest extent.

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Presidential Campaigning on the Down-Low?

Brian Palmer | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain, American Muslims, Jim Hightower, Campaign Finance, Obama Public Financing, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

Even if one disagrees with his call on public financing, Obama did a principled thing: he made a tough choice, and then he defended it publicly. That's democracy in action.

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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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The Group of 15

Cenk Uygur | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: George W. Bush, The Group of 15, Telecom Immunity, Senator Feingold, The Young Turks, Joe Lieberman, Senate Democrats, Fisa, Democratic Senators, Campaign Finance, Politics News

The Democrats who voted with the Republicans on FISA are actually worse than Joe Lieberman. Why? Because at least we know what we're getting with Lieberman.

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Obama's Cash Conundrum

Tim Dickinson | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Obama Public Financing, Obama Donors, Obama Public Funds, Politics News

Had Obama accepted public financing, the same people who are now squawking about "tactics over truth" would have instead been pillorying the candidate for blithely throwing his biggest gun in the river.

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McCain Surrogate Hits Obama On Public Financing, Sidesteps On McCain Loan

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cnn, John McCain, Video, Mccain Public Financing, Obama Public Financing, Public Financing, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Politics News

On CNN's American Morning today, McCain surrogate Nancy Pfotenhauer continued last week's attacks on Senator Barack Obama's decision to opt out of pub...

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News Flash: Anchor Stands Against "Unfair" Campaign Spending

Jeff Cohen | Posted 06.29.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Charlie Gibson, Mccain Public Finance, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Media News

When longtime media lapdogs on campaign inequities transform into fierce watchdogs in the face of Obama's online fundraising clout, the public is wise to be suspicious.

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Why Obama Is Right To Reject Public Financing

John K. Wilson | Posted 06.27.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Home News

The present public election financing system is a mirage. The goal should be to increase participation and limit the sway of large donors, which is what the Obama campaign is doing.

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Cindy McCain's Jet Used In Fundraising, DNC Cries Foul

Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, John McCain, Cindy McCain Corporate Jet, John McCain 2008, Campaign Fundraising, DNC McCain, Campaign Finance, Cindy McCain, Howard Dean, Election 2008, Corporate Jet, McCain's Money, Politics News

Cindy McCain's corporate jet use on the campaign trail straddles the line on campaign finance laws, according to a report in today's Wall Street Journ...

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McCain Friendly Charity Keeps Donor List Secret

The Swamp | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Non-Profit Foundations, John McCain, Rick Davis Reform Institute, Reform Institute, 2008 Campaign, Mccain, Soft Money, McCain Supporters, Campaign Finance Reform, Campaign Finance, Politics News

In 2001, John McCain helped found a northern Virginia think tank that has frequently taken policy positions that dovetail with his and provided payche...

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McCain Spends $1M Campaigning Without Rival In Mich.

Dan Treul | Posted 06.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Michigan Primary, Barack Obama, Mccain, Presidential Race, Tracking Polls, Campaign Finance, Political Ads, Obama, Vote 08, Michigan, John McCain, Political Polls, Home News

McCain has been managing to lose a race against no one in the critical general election state, despite spending more than $500,000 per week since the end of May on TV ads there.

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In Victory for American Voters, Von Spakovsky Withdraws From Consideration

Laura MacCleery | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Hans Von Spakovsky, John McCain, Justice Department, Federal Election Commission, Campaign Finance, Fec, Politics News

Federal Election Commission nominee Hans von Spakovsky's withdrawal is undoubtedly good news, and will help to assure that the FEC will be restored to its previous, albeit minimal, functionality.

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George Will Disses McCain As 'Situational Ethicist'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vicki Iseman, John McCain, Iseman McCain, George Will, Campaign Finance, Politics News

Last week, John McCain earned himself a brief respite from being called a political turncoat by his fellow conservatives because the New York Times wr...

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John McCain's Strategy to Influence the Democratic Race

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Polls, John McCain, Breaking Politics News, Hillary Clinton, Money in Politics, Breaking Off the Bus News, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Offthebus, Home News

It seems that McCain has figured this out, and he's decided to do whatever possible to tilt the remaining Democratic contests in Senator Clinton's favor and to thwart Senator Obama, McCain's greater general-election threat.

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Obama and McCain Duel On Campaign Finance

Campaign Diaries | Daniel Nichanian | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, John McCain, John McCain 2008, Money in Politics, Huffington Post Off the Bus, Barack Obama, Offthebus, Campaign Finance, Home News

In a preview of what right now appears as the most probable general election match-up, Barack Obama and John McCain have been going back and forth in ...

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McCain Rejects Primary Public Funds

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: McCain Private Funds, John McCain, Campaign Finance Reform, McCain Matching Funds, Campaign Finance, Mccain Campaign Finance, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain, a passionate advocate of limits on campaign finances, is turning down government matching funds for the primary t...

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Wealthy Donors Dominated 2008 Primary Cycle

Nancy Watzman | Posted 05.11.2009 | Home

Read More: Mitt Romney, Off the Bus, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Small Donors, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Small Donors 2008, Wealthy Donors Presidential Campagins, Small Donors Online Campaigns, Grassroots Presidential Cycle, Small Donors California, Small Donors New York, Lobbyists Presidential Campaigns, Small Donors Internet Strategy, Small Donors Florida, Transparency, Home News

Big donors--those giving $1,000 or more--still account for the bulk of money collected by frontrunner presidential candidates, according to an analysi...

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Top Giuliani Staffers To Go Without Pay

Associated Press | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Republican Primary, Rudy Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani Falling, Rudy Giuliani 2008, Giuliani Staffers, Florida Primary, Giuliani, Fundraising, 2008 Election, Campaign Finance, Politics News

About a dozen senior campaign staffers for Rudy Giuliani are forgoing their January paychecks, aides said Friday, a sign of possible money trouble for...

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Lobbyist for Pakistan Maxed Out Donations to Clinton

Zephyr Teachout | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Pakistan, Campaign Finance, Offthebus, Home News

Hillary Clinton has accepted tens of thousands of dollars in donations from Cassidy & Associates, lobbyists to Pakistan's government.

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GOP Leader Boehner Admits Republican Fundraising "Sucks"

Politico | Jim VandeHei and John F. Harris | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Republicans Have No Money, Rep. John Boehner, Campaign Finance, The Money Primary, Gop Fundraising, Republicans, Fundraising, Politics News

One of the best things that can be said of Rep. John A. Boehner's leadership is that the head of House Republicans is no Newt Gingrich, no Tom DeLay. ...

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Clinton Fundraiser Norman Hsu Indicted By Grand Jury On 15 Counts

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election, Breaking Politics News, Norman Hsu, Hillary Clinton, Campaign Finance, Ponzi Scheme, Politics News

A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted Norman Hsu, a top Democratic fundraiser accused of cheating investors of at least $20 million and using some ...

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NewsCorp Digs Deep to Raise Funds For Hillary

The Age | Anne Davies | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, Bundlers, Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Campaign Finance, Politics News

Rupert Murdoch's Fox News network might lean to the right and its commentators are harsh critics of Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, but it see...

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Clinton Reports $35 Million In The Bank, Edging Obama's $32 Million

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Republican Presidential Candidate, 2008 Elections, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Fundraising, Democrats, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, Politics News

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton ended September with more money in the bank than rival Barack Obama, holding $35 million cash on hand for the presiden...

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