Clips
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Jun06
Clips Round-up for 6/6/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Secret cash: the worst political scandal of all
Michael Winship has this column on campaign finance scandals and the problems of secret money.
"The Greeks had a word for it -- "oligarchy" -- political clout based on economic dominance." -
Jun03
Clips for June 3, 2011
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Transparency efforts by corporations undermine Chamber's anti-disclosure stance
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/transparency_efforts_by_corporations_undermine_chambers_anti-disclosure_stance.php
"But many of the companies affiliated with the Chamber have extolled the values of disclosure and already publicly reveal their donations voluntarily." -
Jun02
Clips Round-up for 6/2/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Conflict of interest: Contractors and their political spending
Marketplace talks to Robert Reich about government contractor transparency.
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Jun01
Clips Round-up for 6/1/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Judge asks for briefing on whether he should reconsider ruling on direct corporate contribution ban
The judge who last week overturned a ban on direct corporate contributions to candidates may be questioning that decision. -
May31
Clips Round-up for 5/31/11
Make sure to check out the launch of ThinkProgress's redesigned site: http://www.thinkprogress.org.
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May27
Clips Round-up for 5/27/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
GOP bills curb effects of donor order -
May26
Clips Round-up for 5/26/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Fight harder, Dems
Brent Budowsky defends Democrats getting in on the secret money game for 2012: "It is profoundly ironic, but profoundly true, that large and undisclosed donations that we might disapprove of, in theory, are the best way to eliminate them, in practice."
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May25
Clips Round-up for 5/25/11
Fair Elections/Campaign Finance
John Edwards May Face Criminal Charges
Uh Oh. “Multiple reports say former senator and presidential candidate John Edwards will soon be indicted by the Justice Department on criminal charges for allegedly violating campaign finance laws in an effort to cover up his extramarital affair.”
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May24
Clips Round-up for 5/24/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Members weigh in on draft disclosure order -
May23
Clips Round-up for 5/23/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Transparency v. free speech
Great column from Eliza Newlin Carney this week on disclosure. Anonymity as First Amendment is "an argument that flies in the face of common sense, public opinion and legal precedent."