special interests


Raging Grannies Honor Granny D
Submitted by Monica Rober on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 10:50am.
The "Raging Grannies" have dedicated their latest music video about campaign finance reform to Doris "Granny D" Haddock. (Note: If you are offended by somewhat vulgar hand gestures, we suggest you refrain from watching the video.)
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Sen. Bayh Co-sponsors Fair Elections
Submitted by Monica Rober on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 4:36pm.
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) became the tenth Senate co-sponsor of the Fair Elections Now Act.
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The Price Tag of Politics
Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 5:35pm.
On Face the Nation, Bob Schieffer discusses the consequences of money in politics.
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Sen. Dodd on The Colbert Report
Submitted by Monica Rober on Wed, 02/10/2010 - 11:12am.
On The Colbert Report, Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) slams the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling and tells Stephen that he supports public financing of congressional campaigns.
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New Polling Exposes Voter Anger
Submitted by Monica Rober on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 10:33am.
Citizens United ruling fuels voter ire: new bipartisan polling reveals voters' anger with special interest influence in Washington. Politico reports that a whopping 79% of respondents think that Congress is controlled by those who finance their campaigns.
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Millions More to Flood Campaign Coffers
Submitted by Johnny Papagiannis on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 10:04am.
In the Huffington Post yesterday, President Obama's National Deputy Campaign Manager in 2008, Steve Hildebrand, says millions more to flood campaign coffers following the Citizens United ruling - and the only way to curb the influence of money in politics is the Fair Elections Now Act.
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