Mccain Feingold

Notes from the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: An Open Letter to and from Senator McCain

Jeffrey Jena | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

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"I actually don't give a big horse's backside who you pick as a running mate. He or she will have little or no effect on my life over the next 20 or 30 years, but justices will be around for a long time."

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The Swiftboaters Are Back: GOP Funds Group With Finance Law Loophole

Talking Points Memo | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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The "Swift Boaters" from 2004 are back at it. A group of top Republican contributors who financially fueled the famous "Swift Boat" campaign ads that...

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Core of McCain-Feingold Untouched

Sen. Russ Feingold | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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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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Author Of McCain-Feingold: Obama Smart To Opt Out Of Public Funds

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

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One of the principal authors of the most significant campaign finance legislation since Watergate said he was neither "outraged" nor "surprised" with ...

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The NRA On Sen. John McCain, Then And Now

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John McCain is scheduled to speak before the NRA convention in Louisville this Friday, May 16, 2008, and I suspect he might have to perform a hig...

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Code Words and McCain's Speech on Judges

Doug Kendall | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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If the proper role of the judiciary is going to be one of "the defining issues of this presidential election," as John McCain asserted today, he shoul...

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McCain Financing Structure With RNC Skirts Intention Of Public Finance

Huffington Post | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

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The media has been abuzz over speculation that John McCain will accept public financing in the general election. The attention has overshadowed a new...

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John McCain is Breaking the Law He Wrote -- So Where's Fred Wertheimer Now?

Jane Hamsher | Posted 02.25.2008 | Home

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Fred Wertheimer and his friends at the Washington Post editorial board were all over Obama for a perceived infraction that had no legal implications -- so why are they so silent about McCain?

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NYT: Why Won't "Reformer" McCain Release His Tax Returns?

NY Times | Posted 02.15.2008 | Politics

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As the presidential campaign narrows and its costs skyrocket, detailed disclosure of financial resources becomes ever more important. Of the leading c...

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Like a Whorehouse

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

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I leave it to economists to figure out why members of Congress sell out so cheaply, acting more like street walkers than call girls. Maybe this is the case because the competition among the whores is so intense.

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