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Fair Elections Week of Action Makes Impact
Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 12:19pm.
The Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1826) has now reached 134 co-sponsors in the US House of Representatives - more than half of the Democratic Caucus.

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How to Get Our Democracy Back
Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 12:14pm.
Larry Lessig, co-founder of Change Congress, explains that in order to enact real change, we must alter the way members of Congress are elected.
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Religious Leaders Take Action
Submitted by Monica Rober on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 2:02pm.
Over 200 religious leaders have signed onto a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) asking Congress to pass the Fair Elections Now Act in the wake of the Citizens United decision.
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Democracy Can Fix Bad Court Decision
Submitted by Monica Rober on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 5:11pm.
The executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign points out that there are ways to combat the Citizens United ruling to ensure that ordinary citizens have a voice in the political system - namely the Fair Elections Now Act.
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Obama Knocks Supreme Court Decision
Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 4:44pm.
President Obama slams the Citizens United decision in his State of the Union Address, The Afro-American reports.
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American Public Fed Up with Washington
Submitted by Monica Rober on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 3:25pm.
A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll has found that 84% of respondents believe that special interests have too much influence in the political process - and the Citizens United decision will only make this worse. It's time to pass the Fair Elections Now Act.
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