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ConservativeTransparency.org: Peeling Off Conservatives' AstroTurf Mask

Chris Harris | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: ConservativeTransparency.Org, Tea Party, Astroturf, Federal Election Commission, Politics News
Chris Harris

The 2008 elections revealed the country's appetite for change. Yet as Washington takes up the mantle of progress, powerful lobbying firms are spending millions of dollars to keep things the same.

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History Will Judge

Andrew Reinbach | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Judicial Activism, US Supreme Court, Mccain-Feingold, Federal Election Commission, Right-Wing Extremism, Federal Campaign Reform, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Politics News
Andrew Reinbach

You have to wonder whether the Justices are in the service of powers determined to remake America to their advantage, or if they respect themselves and want to make good law.

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As Supreme Court Hears Landmark Campaign Finance Case, Public Funding Solution is Missing

Bob Kerrey | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Public Funding, Campaign Finance Reform, Congress, Political Science, Federal Election Commission, Free Speech, Fec, First Amendment, US Senate, Fair Elections Now Act, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Bob Kerrey

When campaign finance legislation levels up rather than limits down political speech, the result is more candidates from diverse backgrounds competing for support. Call it the ''more speech'' solution.

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Coming Soon to a Democracy Near You ...

Michael Winship | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, John McCain, Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Election Commission, Hillary the Movie, Campaign Legal Center, Floyd Abrams. Trevor Potter, Hillary Clinton, Citizens United, Mccain-Feingold, Politics News
Michael Winship

Depending on the outcome of a special Supreme Court hearing, Hillary: The Movie could unleash a new torrent of cash flooding into campaigns from big business.

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Former Dem Strategist Connected To Missouri Bombing

STL Today | Tony Messenger, Robert Patrick, and Jake Wagman | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Missouri, Fbi, Democratic Operative, Clayton Bombing, Milton Ohlsen III, Federal Election Commission, Politics News

A federal search warrant obtained by the Post-Dispatch connects a former Democratic campaign strategist to a Clayton bombing last year that seriously ...

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Giving Birth to a New Conspiracy

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 09.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Birthers, Congress, Birther-Movement, Federal Election Commission, Cnn, Bill Posey, Racism, Environmet, Media, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Media News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

It's frightening, frightening that the media lends credibility by seriously reporting on a group that has no factual foundation for its claims and rejects all factual materials that refute them.

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Supreme Court to Rule on Citizens United Case

Elliot Tarloff | Posted 07.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Law, Federal Election Commission, Wisconsin Right to Life II, Law Center, Supreme Court Cases, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Politics News
Elliot Tarloff

In recent cases, the Court has indicated that it will follow an approach that can best be characterized either as minimalism or as an incrementalist approach to ultimately transformative goals.

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FEC Says Coleman Can Use Campaign Funds To Pay Some Legal Bills

The Hill | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Minnesota, Nasser Kazeminy, Norm Coleman, Federal Election Commission, Al Franken, Minnesota Senate Race, FBI Coleman, Coleman Lawsuit, Fec, Politics News

It looks to be a split decision on former Sen. Norm Coleman's (R-Minn.) request to use campaign funds for a legal matter...

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Lieberman Campaign To Pay $50,000 FEC Fine

The Boston Globe | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Joe Lieberman Fine, Joe Lieberman FEC Fine, Joe Lieberman, Joe Lieberman 2006, Federal Election Commission, Politics News

U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman's campaign has agreed to pay a $50,000 civil penalty in connection with what federal authorities call improper petty cash paym...

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Capitol Hill: Parties All the Time

Harry Hanbury | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abramoff, Capitol Hill, Federal Election Commission, Fundraising Events, Fundraising, Capitol Hill Party, Jack Abramoff, Politics News
Harry Hanbury

You do not show up to a Congressional fundraiser with a video crew and ask to speak to a member of Congress or their staff. Even just for two minutes. But that's what I did.

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Number Of Political Action Committees Hits Record

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 04.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political Action Committee, Pacs, Federal Election Commission, Politics News

WASHINGTON — More groups than ever are contributing money to presidential and congressional candidates as their strongest growth in a generation...

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Sam Stein

Franken Looks For New Funds For Legal Battle

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dscc Commission, Franken Fec, Al Franken Campaign Cash, Federal Election Commission, Al Franken, Dscc Marc Elias, Fec, Franken Money, Franken Dscc, Dscc Advisory Opinion, Politics News

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Al Franken's camp are exploring avenues to bolster the Democratic challenger's funds during Norm Cole...

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Obama's Lesson on Campaign Finance

Jim Jaffe | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political Corruption, Obama, Campaign, Federal Election Commission, Campaign Contributions, Campaign Money Watch, Obama Fundraising, Politics News
Jim Jaffe

If you don't have enough friends to donate their time or money to help elect you, it is extremely unlikely that you'll later have enough friends to vote you into office.

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Are the Conventions Worth 32 Cents?

Jay Mandle | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Breaking Politics News, Special Interest Groups, Public Financing, Republican Convention, Federal Election Commission, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Jay Mandle

Party conventions are not supposed to be privately financed. Political conventions have, in short, become one more way that inequality is built into our political system.

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Wal-Mart Plays Fear Factor and Workers Lose

James P. Hoffa | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: United Food and Commercial Workers, Federal Election Commission, Employee Free Choice Act, Vlad the Impaler, Texas, Canada, Teamsters, Wall Street Journal, Wal-Mart, Fec, Politics News
James P. Hoffa

In an effort to push their anti-worker agenda, the corporate behemoth has begun herding its employees into mandatory meetings where the topic is simple and clear -- vote Republican, or else.

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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
Laura MacCleery

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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Will Thomas

Online Progressives File FEC Complaint Against McCain

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Thomas | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: McCain Public Funds, McCain FEC, Mccain Public Financing, McCain DailyKos, John McCain, McCain Firedoglake, Public Funds, Public Financing, Federal Election Commission, Fec, McCain Federal Election Commission, Breaking Politics News, Politics News

The media may have lost interest in Sen. John McCain's fervent efforts to dodge campaign finance restrictions, but liberal bloggers are ratcheting up ...

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FEC To Shut Down Just As Primaries Begin

Washington Post | Matthew Mosk | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: FED, Political Spending, President Bush, Federal Election Commission, Campaign Spending, Politics News

The federal agency in charge of policing the torrent of political spending during the upcoming presidential primaries will, for all practical purposes...

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