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Now is the Time to Act for Fair Elections
Submitted by Monica Rober on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 9:22am.
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Common Cause President Bob Edgar says now is the time for the Fair Elections Now Act in The Washington Post.
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Clips Round-Up for 5/26/10
Submitted by Sam Greenberg on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 9:43am.
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The round-up of news clips for May 26, 2010.
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Rising Tide of Frustration
Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 1:08pm.
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Common Cause President Bob Edgar discusses how a restless electorate are showing they want change by voting for challengers in primary elections.
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Bill May Up Profile of Political Sponsors
Submitted by Monica Rober on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 8:51am.
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John Dimsdale with Marketplace radio interviews Common Cause President Bob Edgar about Congress' legislative response to the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling.
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NPR: Groups push for public financing
Submitted by Adam Smith on Tue, 03/23/2010 - 8:43am.
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This morning on NPR, Peter Overby interviewed several Fair Elections advocates about pushing for public financing of elections in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC.
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Campaign Reform Groups: New Proposal Not Enough
Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 1:17pm.
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In a press conference today, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-M.D.) revealed a legislative response to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. "We need to move very quickly to blunt the corrosive impact of this decision on democracy," noted Rep. Van Hollen. While Public Campaign and Common Cause agree with this assessment, we believe that any response must go further to include public financing of congressional elections.
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