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Apr13
Clips Round-up for 4/13/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Reuters: US ban on political ads on public TV struck down -
Dec12
Clips Round-up for 12/12/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Donor secrecy in political campaigns is unethical
"The enormous stash of secret money already flooding into this presidential race makes Watergate look quaint."
Who is paying for political ads? -
Dec06
Clips Round-up for 12/6/11
"Failure to update the matching funds component of the law to reflect modern realities would marginalize voters by making the Legislature for sale to the highest bidder," the Times Record <http://www.timesrecord.com/articles/2011/12/05/opinion/editorials/doc4edd04d02d33c159554599.txt> in Maine editorializes on the state's Clean Elections system. Our David Donnelly, who ran the Clean Elections ballot initiative campaign, points out this was the first paper to endorse the plan back then.
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections -
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 -
Nov22
Clips Round-up for 11/22/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Uncoordinated coordination: Six reasons limits on super PACs are barely limits at all
On the fiction of contribution limits in the age of super PACs.
Newt Gingrich, the man who changed Washington -
Nov10
Clips Round-up for 11/10/11
On Tuesday, ThinkProgress reported how Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) flew off the handle and yelled at a constituent that, "Don't blame banks, and don't blame the marketplace for the mess we're in right now! I am tired of hearing that crap!" Well, we're tired of hearing politicians do the bidding of Wall Street. I am tired of hearing THAT crap. So, we launched a new site: http://iamtiredofhearingthatcrap.tumblr.com/. What are you tired of hearing of?
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Jul29
Clips round-up for 7/29/11
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.”
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Jul28
Clips round-up for 7/28/11
Fair Elections/Campaign Finance
O’Donnell Wants IRS to Punish Watchdog
Former Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell (R) wants the IRS to revoke CREW’s tax-exempt status.
Conservative Group Asks Court to Cut Disclosure Rules -
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.