John Edwards
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Mar19
Clips round up for 3/19/2012
Check out United Republic's new video, "Sh*t lobbyist say."
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Sep07
Clips Round-up for 9/7/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Fulfilling the promise of "Citizens United" -
Jul22
Clips round-up for 7/22/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Watt moves to slash ethics office budget by 40%
With the blessing of Republican leaders, Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) will push to slash the budget of the Office of Congressional Ethics. Makes total sense, what with the pristine reputation of the House Ethics Committee as of late.
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Jul15
Clips Round-up for 7/15/11
Fair Elections/Campaign Finance
Before our briefing on Tuesday, we interviewed Rep. Walter Jones (D-N.C.) on why he supports the Fair Elections Now Act: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtazGPneSWA
11 Reasons We Need the Shareholder Protection Act
Ciara Torres-Spellicsy gives a variety of reason of why we need the recently introduced Shareholder Protection Act. -
Jun17
Clips Round-up for 6/17/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Feds Appeal Judge’s Ruling on Campaign Finance Law
“Federal prosecutors on Thursday appealed a judge’s ruling that prompted howls of protest from campaign-finance reform advocates when he declared the law that bans corporate contributions to federal candidates is unconstitutional.”
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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." -
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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Oct16
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Oct04
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Sep28