Citizens United/Fair ElectionsLiberal groups seek public financing of elections, by Peter Overby  Groups are pushing for public financing in the wake of Citizens United. Bob Edgar, David Donnelly and Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) are quoted. Merkley answers – and asks – questions during town hall meeting  Some answers from Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on campaign finance reform at a recent town hall meeting. He’s opposed to the Citizens United decision and says of the Schumer-Van Hollen response to the decision: “The bill, Merkley said, ‘is not completely satisfactory, but it's better than having special interests paying mega millions" without disclosure other than a committee name.’” Nine events that led to passage of health care form, by Marc Ambinder Ambinder says that Citizens United helped to pass health care because it riled up progressives and Democratic leadership. Colorado court unbridles political donations, by Jessica Fender  The Colorado Court threw out the state’s restrictions on corporate and union electioneering. Congress Some recruits fall short on the financial front, by John McArdle  Some top GOP and Democratic recruits might be in trouble because they are having trouble meeting fundraising thresholds of $100,000 per quarter. Senate panel passes sweeping financial-regulation bill, by David Cho and Brady Dennis  Senate banking committee passed the financial reform bill on a party-line vote where it heads to the floor to face hundreds of amendments. House ethics cop uses shame to police lawmakers, by Eric Lipton  A profile of Leo Wise, the head of the Office of Congressional Ethics.