Rick Perry
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Aug25
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Aug23
Clips Round-up for 8/23/11
Congress/2012
Super Disclose Them
The New York Times wants transparency for the supercommittee and mentions Brennan Center's call for disclosure of spending by outside groups. But, they need to go further!
Open debt talks are a super idea
The Nashua Telegraph wants transparency too.
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Aug22
Clips Round-up for 8/22/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Our view: Minor changes won't fix Clean Elections ailment
The Portland Press-Herald editorializes on possible updates to Maine's Clean Elections system to deal with the McComish decision. Increasing the flat fee or allowing extra $5 donations won't do it, they write.
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Aug18
Clips Round-up for 8/18/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Attorney general: state campaign finance law likely unconstitutional
Nebraska's AG has released an opinion stating that he believes the state's public financing law is unconstitutional due to U.S. Supreme Court's McComish decision.
Congress/2012
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Aug17
Clips Round-up for 8/17/11
Congress
Deficit supercommittee members have close ties to many lobbyists
"More than 100 former staffers of the bipartisan, bicameral supercommittee members have gone to work for entities that lobby Congress, according to data collected by the Center for Responsive Politics." And that's why we need disclosure and a break from fundraising.
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Aug15
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Aug11
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Aug01
Clips Round-up for 8/1/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Editorial: Why is Congress tied up in knots?
This Sacramento Bee editorial provides a few solutions to our broken Congress. One includes providing more campaign finance transparency--particularly by requiring Senators to file reports electronically