2012
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Apr05
Clips Round-up for 4/5/11
Campaign Finance/Ethics
McComish, the Supreme Court and the Fiesta Bowl Scandal
Doug Kendall writes on the connection between the U.S. Supreme Court case McComish v. Bennett and what’s currently going on in Arizona with the Fiesta Bowl scandal. -
Apr04
Clips Round-up for 4/4/11
Bright and early this morning President Obama launched his re-election campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-VZLvVF1FQ.
Campaign Finance/Ethics
Campaign finance reform and the Supreme Court
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2011/04/11/110411taco_talk_toobin?printable=true -
Apr01
Clips Round-up for 4/1/11
Campaign Finance/Ethics
Federal judge upholds campaign finance law
"In his decision on Thursday, District Court Judge William Conley ruled that the law did not infringe on free speech rights, as alleged by the primary plaintiff in the case, Wisconsin Right to Life."
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Mar23
Clips Round-up for 3/23/11
Untitled Document Wisconsin Protest
Hundreds of Wisconsin Protestors Crash GOP Fundraiser
The Slatest picks up the protests. -
Mar22
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Mar15
Clips Round-up for 3/15/11
Campaign Finance/Ethics
Obama cannot ignore the FEC any longer
Public Citizen’s Craig Holman has this op-ed on the broken FEC and how Obama can fix it. -
Mar14
Clips Round-up for 3/13/11
For folks that don’t know, we’ll be having a protest outside the Wisconsin Republican fundraiser here in DC on Wednesday:
http://campaignmoney.org/march16. Join us!
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Mar10
Clips Round-up for 3/10/11
Untitled Document Breaking Press Release from Public Campaign Action Fund:
Wisconsin Republicans Vote Against Workers – Raise Money From DC Lobbyists
http://campaignmoney.org/press-room/2011/03/10/wisconsin-republicans-vote-against-workers
Campaign Finance/Ethics
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Mar08
Because it's Never Too Early
The 2012 presidential election is, for all intents and purposes, already in full swing. And The Atlantic reports today that potential Republican contender, business tycoon Donald Trump, may already be in hot water over alleged campaign finance violations.
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Mar08
Clips Round-up for 3/8/11
Campaign Finance/Ethics
Trump already in campaign legal trouble?
In a sign he’s not really serious about running for president, Donald Trump may have already broken campaign finance law, says Campaign Legal Center’s Paul Ryan.