2012
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Mar06
Clips Round-up for 3/6/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
NYT: Senate to choose an insider trading bill
STOCK Act update: "Senate leaders, eager to avoid a freewheeling, unpredictable debate on Congressional ethics, are considering simply accepting a House-passed bill to ban insider trading by lawmakers." -
Mar05
Clips Round-up for 3/5/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Politico: FEC's bad rap getting worse
"Meet the Federal Election Commission, the agency tasked with enforcing campaign finance law. This six-person panel has long been slow-moving and frequently divided, but this year its members have taken their reputation to new heights just as money emerges as the biggest legal issue of the season." -
Mar01
President Obama Reaches 100th Fundraiser Mark
CBS News reports today that in New York City tonight, President Obama will reach his 100th fundraiser of the cycle.
From the article:
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Feb28
Clips Round-up for 2/28/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Politico: Senate may try House STOCK bill
"Senate Democratic and GOP leaders are considering taking up a House-passed version of legislation barring insider trading by lawmakers and congressional aides, a move designed to break a deadlock over the high-profile reform bill." More from AP. -
Feb27
Clips Round-up for 2/27/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Roll Call: Campaign finance onus placed on agencies
"Democrats on Capitol Hill have called for hearings and legislation to rein in unrestricted campaign money, but the real action is at a handful of federal agencies being bombarded with letters from lawmakers, lobbyists and activists." -
Feb23
Clips Round-up for 2/23/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
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Feb21
Clips Round-up for 2/21/12
Hey everyone, stop getting on Shel Adelson's case. He's "against very wealthy people attempting to or influencing elections." But, he might give $100M to Gingrich anyway.
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Feb17
Clips Round-up for 2/17/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Sheboygan Press: Disclosure needed on all campaign money
Editorial on disclosure: "At a time when information is becoming more and more available to the average person, it's more than ironic that we see attempts by state and national lawmakers to keep information about who is trying to influence elections from the voters." -
Feb14
Clips Round-up for 2/14/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
The Nation: New Mexico legislature to Congress: Amend against "Citizens United"
On the New Mexico legislature's passage of a resolution which "calls on the Congress to pass and send to the states for ratification a constitutional amendment to overturn the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC." -
Feb13
Clips Round-up for 2/13/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
NYT: Attacks on disclosure