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Nov08
Clips Round-up for 11/8/11
One of the biggest opponents of Arizona's Clean Elections system faces a recall election today. While Russell Pearce became known nationally for his anti-immigrant positions (and that's why he's on the ballot), the recall election has focused on his corruption, special interest ties, Fiesta Bowl scandal, and opposition to Clean Elections. Public Campaign Action Fund's Campaign Money Watch spent $47,000 communicating with voters, solely with the corruption message (the largest independent expenditure in the race).
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Nov01
Clips Round-up for 11/1/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Throw a light on secret funds
A call for transparency from Arizona.
Systemic corruption for rich and poor -
Oct26
Clips Round-up for 10/26/11
This first story felt like it needed to stand on its own:
Tucker Carlson on hosting Jack Abramoff book party: "What he did is hardly out of the ordinary for Washington" -
Oct19
Clips Round-up for 10/19/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Occupy Wall Street planning a national convention, releases potential demands
An Occupy Wall Street working group put out its demands--the first four all have to do with money and politics and influence peddling. You can see them here: https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/. -
Oct18
Clips Round-up for 10/18/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Rules of the Game: Super PACs multiply, head to Hill
Eliza Newlin Carney asks, are super PACs the new black? Will they be the new leadership PAC?
Cain's 9-9-9 plan, the tax code, and the campaign finance connection -
Oct14
Clips Round-up for 10/14/11
Oh look, supercommittee member Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) filed his 3rd quarter fundraising reports yesterday. Is that a Las Vegas fundraiser I see in September? http://campaignmoney.org/blog/2011/10/14/supercommittee-member-dave-camps-3rd-quarter-fundraising. Seems like he might have something more important to do.
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Still another hole in our campaign finance laws -
Oct13
Clips Round-up for 10/13/11
Join us in DC next Tuesday for an event at GWU Law School featuring Larry Lessig. He'll talk about his new book, "Republic Lost." http://publicampaign.org/blog/2011/10/12/join-us-how-money-corrupts-congress-lawrence-lessig
Also, Several members and friends of this list made the "Top Grassroots Lobbyists" list at The Hill: Bob Edgar, Craig Holman, Meredith McGehee, Ed Mierzwinski, Melanie Sloan, and Fred Wertheimer: http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/187225-top-lobbyists-grassroots
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Oct07
Clips Round-up for 10/7/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Hybrid PACs: Super PACs and traditional PACs can merge
Regular PACs, which can donate money to candidates, can now raise money like super PACs, which can't donate. They just have to have separate bank accounts for the donatable and non-donatable money.
Revising the "get money out" draft amendment -
Oct04
Clips Round-up for 10/4/11
Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
State for sale
Do read Jane Meyer's article on North Carolina conservative millionaire Art Pope and his money that helped reshape politics in the state.
An open letter to election reformers on the left -
Sep28