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Jun22
Clips Round-up for 6/22/12
Oh look, Waffle House gave $100,000 to American Crossroads in May. Want a 30 second attack ad with that ham and cheese omelet?
Also, watch this great new video from Wednesday's rally at Amerian Crossroads' office.
Jun21Clips round up for 6/21/2012
This is the perfect example of why Mitt Romney needs to release his bundlers: This weekend, "[t]he presumptive nominee and his senior advisers and aides are hosting two days of policy sessions and campaign strategy discussions at a Deer Valley resort for more than 100 top fundraisers and their spouses.
Jun20Clips Round-up for 6/20/12
Yesterday's House hearing with Jamie Dimon was tougher than the Senate, but we wonder how Eric Cantor would have acted if he were a committee member. His leadership PAC got $45k from JPMorgan donors in May.
Jun19Clips Round-up for 6/19/12
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon will appear before the House Financial Services Committee today. Will its chair, Spencer Bachus, use kid gloves?
Jun18Clips Round-up 6/18/12
Must-read from the Washington Post's Dan Eggen writes on Watergate's anniversary, "Four decades later, there’s little need for furtive fundraising or secret handoffs of cash.
Jun15Clips Round-up for 6/15/12
Dave Levinthal writes in Politico: "But as the 2012 election is saturated by billions of dollars, campaign-finance reformers have largely lost faith in a president they say is willfully neglecting his reformist agenda while cynically embracing key elements of a new, laissez-faire election system he’s long demonized." Lots of familiar names in this piece.
Jun14Clips Round-up for 6/14/12
Yesterday's top story, of course, was news that Adelson has made a $10 million donation to Restore Our Future (and possibly more).
Jun13Clips Round-up for 6/13/12
Great op-ed in New York from Sierra Club and WE ACT for Environmental Justice: "As advocates for the environment and environmental justice, we see many causes for concern these days, from the quickening pace of global warming to the frenzied pursuit of fracking.
Jun12Clips Round-up for 6/12/12
Hey, the FEC did something right--it approved campaign contributions via text message.
Jun11Clips Round-up for 6/11/12
The FEC might approve text message campaign contributions today. Public Campaign's Aaron Scherb has done a lot of work with the people that asked for the ruling and to get organizations and members of Congress on board in support of the measure.