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Clips Round-Up 7/8

Submitted by Brian Allison on Thu, 07/08/2010 - 20:40

If you haven’t seen it, check out our new ad: www.fairelectionsnow.org/behinditall  Fair Elections/Campaign Finance Groups say time is now for public financing push, by Dan Eggen

  • "The public wants to see as much reform as Congress is willing to do," said David Donnelly, who is managing the groups' campaign. "The stronger the reform, the more public support you'll get."

Good-government groups spending big money on Fair Elections push, by Sam Stein

  • “Durbin believes that a very strong House vote will give momentum for the Senators to come and step forward on this bill," Common Cause President Bob Edgar said of Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL).

Groups launch effort to change campaign money law, by Jim Kuhnhenn

  • "Democrats and Republicans who are strongest on reform will buffer themselves against anti-incumbent anger," Common Cause President Bob Edgar said.

Fair Elections This editorial from the Cape Cod Times says DISCLOSE doesn’t go far enough and we need Fair Elections.  Congress Boehner invites industry groups to provide input on new agenda, by Jackie Kucinich  House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. Pete Roskam (R-IL) have invited several large trade groups to provide suggestions for a new GOP agenda.  Bennet, Romanoff duel on the air, by David Cantanese

  • Colorado Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff’s new ad: ““The special interests in Washington have more power than the people. And that’s just not wrong, it’s corrupt. The difference is, I don’t take a dime of their money. I stand with you,” he says.

Sununu signs on at Akin Gump, by Anna Palmer  Former Sen. John Sununu (R-NH) will sign on as an “adjunct senior policy adviser” at Akin Gump.  LaHood blasts lobbyists for leaked plan to fight cell phone restrictions, by Sara Jerome  Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood blasted a new plan by lobby shop Seward Square that would have tried to fight cell phone restrictions – like texting while driving. They seem to have shelved the idea once it went public, however.

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