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Aug24
Clips Round-up for 8/24/12
Hey look! It's a state making it EASIER to vote! ThinkProgress: "Election Day Registration (EDR), which allows citizens to register up to and on Election Day, passed the California State Senate today by a party-line vote of 23-13. AB 1436 had passed the State Assembly in May 47-26."
Aug23Clips Round-up for 8/23/12
Mitt Romney will provide some details on his energy plan today. Kurt Walters at Public Campaign Action Fund runs down all his big oil donors.
Oh, and want to know who is running those ads you're seeing? Download Sunlight Foundation's new app, Ad Hawk!
Aug22Clips Round-up for 8/22/12
Wow, check out this story in the Miami Herald on the possibility that David Rivera ran a shadow campaign in the Democratic primary in his race. This is a sentence you never want to see in a story about a member of Congress (emphasis added): "Among the revelations: The mailers were often paid in envelopes stuffed with crisp hundred-dollar bills."
Aug21Clips round up for 8/21/2012
First off, that "FBI is investigating congressman for skinny dipping in the Sea of Galilee" story? Yeah, it wasn't about skinny-dipping--it's about the ongoing investigation into Congressman Michael Grimm.
And yesterday was FEC day for presidential campaigns and many PACs. Here's a rundown of the top stories:
Aug20Clips round up for 8/20/2012
In the ongoing voting wars in Ohio, the Franklin County GOP chair had this to say over the weekend: "I guess I really actually feel we shouldn’t contort the voting process to accommodate the urban — read African-American — voter-turnout machine. Let’s be fair and reasonable."
Aug16Clips Round-up for 8/16/12
With the Romney campaign forcing Paul Ryan to back off his own budget plan (and its unpopular Medicare changes), one could ask where those who voted for the plan--and received money from Ryan's leadership PAC (and insurance money) over the years--stand today. Here's that list.
Aug15Clips Round-up for 8/15/12
Aug14Clips Round-up for 8/14/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Bloomberg: New York's AG probes nonprofits' political spending
"Eric Schneiderman, the New York attorney general, is investigating whether non-profit groups known to be active in politics are spending more than permitted by tax rules to influence the elections in November."Aug13Clips Round-up for 8/13/12
On the announcement that Rep. Paul Ryan will be Mitt Romney's running mate, news outlets quickly published stories about Ryan's fundraising and special interest ties. Public Campaign Action Fund has a roundup--ties to a convicted felon who tried to build an Indian casino, insurance industry donors who would benefit from his Medicare plan, lobbyists, Tom DeLay, and more.
Aug10