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Clips round-up for 7/29/11

Submitted by akumar@publicampaign.org on Jul 29, 2011

Fair Elections/Campaign Finance
House Democrats to Obama: Require Contractors to Disclose Political Donations
“More than 60 House Democrats have signed a letter asking President Obama to issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to disclose political contributions.”

A Recap: Campus Progress National Conference

Submitted by tpelkyi@publicampaign.org on Jul 12, 2011

The 7^th annual Campus Progress National Conference kicked off on July 6^th with a focus on how young people can build political power to overcome the corporate domination of our democracy.

Clips Round-up for 7/11/11

Submitted by akumar@publicampaign.org on Jul 11, 2011

Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Clean Elections take a hit, by Renee Loth
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/07/09/clean_elections_take_a_hit/
A good, though somewhat pessimistic, piece in the Globe by Renee on the McComish decision. "The story of unchecked corporate power is everywhere. Somebody needs to write a new ending."

Clips Round-up for 7/8/11

Submitted by akumar@publicampaign.org on Jul 08, 2011