Rick Perry
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Sep16
End of Summer Recap: The Chronicles of Money, Politics, and the Summer of Special Interest Money "Well" Spent
It's been a whirlwind end of the summer. Here's a recap of Public Campaign and Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) work from August 19-September 16, 2011.
FROM THE BLOG:
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Sep14
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Sep13
Clips Round-up for 9/13/11
Last night at the GOP debate, Rick Perry said <http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/09/13/quote_of_the_day.html> , "if you're saying I can be bought for $5,000, I'm offended." Exactly. It takes a lot more than that!
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Rep. Issa hit with ethics allegations -
Sep08
Clips Round-up for 9/8/11
The supercommittee will meet for the first time today at 10:30. Sunlight Foundation will be doing "Sunlight Live." http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/2011/sunlight-live-cover-first-supercommittee-hearing/
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
SEC should require corporate political spending disclosures: report -
Sep07
Clips Round-up for 9/7/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Fulfilling the promise of "Citizens United" -
Sep06
Clips Round-up for 9/6/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Beware the super PAC
A Washington Post editorial: "Whether the right approach is to press for tighter regulations or new legislation, this much is clear: The growth of the super PAC threatens to make limits on campaign contributions a mere fig leaf barely covering the reality of outsize checks — for which the candidates are undoubtedly grateful to the donor."
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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 -
Aug29
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Aug25