Michele Bachmann
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Jul11
Clips Round-up for 7/11/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Clean Elections take a hit, by Renee Loth
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/07/09/clean_elections_take_a_hit/
A good, though somewhat pessimistic, piece in the Globe by Renee on the McComish decision. "The story of unchecked corporate power is everywhere. Somebody needs to write a new ending." -
Jun22
Clips Round-up for 6/22/11
Campaign Finance/Fair ElectionsAnd news from New York: "Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced today the passage of legislation that provides for public financing of campaigns for the Office of the State Comptroller beginning in 2014.
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Jun20
Clips Round-up for 6/20/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections"The FEC this week sent a letter demanding Crossroads GPS, the Karl Rove-backed nonprofit that pumped millions of dollars in anonymous donations into last year's Congressional campaigns, disclose its contributors. The request appears unlikely to be honored but it could signal an effort to tighten regulations on controversial third-party groups."
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Jun14
Clips Round-up for 6/14/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Lawmakers Set to Double Donor Limits For Gubernatorial Candidates -
May27
Clips Round-up for 5/27/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
GOP bills curb effects of donor order