Jon Huntsman
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Dec09
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and How to Make a Vote Today Pay Off Tomorrow
Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from December 5 through December 9, 2011.
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Dec05
Clips Round-up 12/5/2011
Crazy story on the real impact of voter ID laws: 84 year old woman in Wisconsin, born without a birth certificate, can't vote until she pays money to get the clerk to create one--something that could cost from $20 to $200.
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Nov28
Clips Round-up 11/28/2011
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
FEC to tell Mike Lee he can't form his very own super PAC -
Sep02
Clips Round-up for 9/2/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Obama executive order gets push from interest groups
Good government groups are still pressing the White House on an executive order on disclosure of government contractor political spending. "If he doesn’t have the guts to do it this year, I don’t see why he’s going to have the guts to do it next year."
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Aug30
Clips Round-up for 8/30/11
Congress/2012
House GOP leaders outline sweeping attack on EPA rules
The House GOP will spend the fall attacking the EPA. You'll be surprised, of course, at the campaign giving by energy interests so far this year: http://campaignmoney.org/blog/2011/08/29/house-gop-fall-agenda-benefit-energy-interests.
Jon Huntsman's low-dollar debate watch party at Kalorama home -
Jun27
Clips Round-up for 6/27/11
Campaign Finance/Fair ElectionsThe Maine legislature ended without repealing gubernatorial Clean Elections.
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Jun24
Clips Round-up for 6/24/11
Campaign Finance/Fair ElectionsGarrett Epps writes of the Virginia court's decision to allow direct corporate contributions to candidates: "Judge Cacheris's opinion is a prime example of right-wing judicial aggressiveness and simple-minded constitutional mythology."
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Jun21
Clips Round-up for 6/21/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections"Stephen Colbert is assuring the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that the dollar bills he collected in exchange for handshakes outside of their building last month went to him and not the 'super PAC' he's hoping to form."
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Jun13
Clips 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.Jun08Clips Round-up for 6/8/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Reform is needed
Sen. Claire McCaskill doubles down on her opposition to government contractor disclosure in this op-ed in the Post-Dispatch. She should've mentioned her support for Fair Elections.