ethics
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Sep22
Clips Round-up for 9/22/11
The supercommittee will hold a meeting at 10 am today. Member Pat Toomey will hold a fundraiser right before: http://politicalpartytime.org/blog/2011/09/02/pat-toomey-also-solicits-d-c-donors-during-deficit-talks/.
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
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Sep20
Most Corrupt Members of Congress
The Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has released their seventh annual Most Corrupt report, highlighting the most corrupt members of Congress. This year's report names "19 members of Congress – 14 members whose actions violated the law or who otherwise engaged in serious misconduct, and five others whose lack of regard for the rules earned them a dishonorable mention."
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Jul19
Clips round-up for 7/19/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Lawmaker requests end to ethics panel investigation
Citing misconduct, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is calling for a termination of the ethic committee investigation of her. -
Jul07
Clips round-up for 7/7/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
AZ elections no longer free or fair
An op-ed from the student newspaper at the University of Arizona: "Last week in a narrow 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upended Arizona's Citizens Clean Elections Act, dealing yet another crippling blow to the democratic process."
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Jun30
Clips Round-up for 6/30/11
Fair Elections/Campaign Finance
Where Campaign Finance Needs to Go Now
Public Campaign Action Fund Board Member Zephyr Teachout discusses the implications of the McComish case and the importance of small dollar matching funds going forward.
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Jun23
Clips Round-up for 6/23/11
Jun13Clips Round-up for 6/13/11
Campaign Finance/Fair ElectionsA great profile on Common Cause Minnesota's Mike Dean and the accountability campaign against Target and its political spending.Jun07Clips Round-up for 6/7/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Why the 2012 election will be the most expensive everMay27Clips Round-up for 5/27/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
GOP bills curb effects of donor orderMay25Clips 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.”