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Clips Round-up for 8/26/10

Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 9:20am.

The round-up of news clips for August 26, 2010.

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Fraudulent Fundraisers

Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 11:57am.

Posted in: bundling | campaign finance reform | Democrats | fundraising

With another top Democratic fundraiser being charged with fraud, evidence continues to mount showing the need for campaign finance reform.

read more | Monica Rober's blog | 3 comments | 739 reads

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Deep-pocketed Donors Want Campaign Finance Reform

Submitted by Monica Rober on Wed, 05/06/2009 - 9:16am.

Posted in: campaign donors | Democrats | Fair Elections Now Act

A group of Democratic donors is clamoring for campaign finance reform. The 58 donors, who have collectively given over $16 million in political contributions, sent an open letter to Democratic members of Congress calling for the Fair Elections Now Act.

read more | Monica Rober's blog | 1 comment | 746 reads

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Hands Off Campaign Finance Reform

Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 2:57pm.

Posted in: Citizens' Election Program | Clean Elections | Connecticut | Democrats

The Hartford Courant editorializes on the Citizens' Election Program today, arguing that it should be left in Connecticut's budget.

"The state's fiscal crisis is serious, but it shouldn't be used as an excuse to get rid of one of the most important political reforms in decades."

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