Mitt Romney
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Jan13
Clips Round-up for 1/13/12
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Back to the robber barons
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Dec22
Clips Round-up for 12/22/11
This will (likely) be the last clips report of 2011. Thanks for reading--see you on the other side!
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
When is a lobbyist not a lobbyist
Interesting piece from Howard Marlowe on the need to close the lobbyist loophole.
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Dec21
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Dec20
Clips Round-up for 12/20/11
Two things - We've been adding lots of videos and other content to our #OccupyDemocracy site. Check it out http://www.occupydemocracy.org/.
Second - 1994 Mitt Romney agreed with us - money plays too big a role in our political system. But 2011 Mitt " Corporations are People" Romney, with a "not coordinated" super PAC, thinks differently. Tell 2011 Mitt Romney: Stand with 1994 Mitt Romney! http://action.endthemoneychase.com/1994romney
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Dec16
The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and the One Percent of the One Percent
Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from December 12 through December 16, 2011.
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Dec15
Clips Round-up for 12/15/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Occupy Denver to ask Bennett, Udall to support anti-Citizens United amendment
Spurred by a proposed new amendment that would challenge the idea that “corporations are people”, members of Occupy Denver have planned a march for Thursday to the officers of Sen. Michael Bennett (D) and Sen. Mark Udall (D) to ask them to support the amendment."
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Dec14
Clips Round-up for 12/14/11
Larry Lessig was on the Daily Show last night. Watch it here: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-december-13-2011/exclusive---lawrence-lessig-extended-interview-pt--1. In part 2 he talks solutions: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-december-13-2011/exclusive---lawrence-lessig-extended-interview-pt--2.
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Time to take back our government -
Dec13
Clips Round-up for 12/13/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Limits on political donations invalidated
"A federal appeals court on Monday struck down a Wisconsin law limiting how much any one person can donate to independent political action groups."
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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."
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Dec09
Clips Round-up for 12/9/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Public campaign financing will stop rule of wealthy
A letter in NY: "Only public campaign financing can preserve American democracy from the connivance of the very rich and the politically powerful in establishing plutocracy ... rule by the immensely wealthy. "