Fair Elections/Campaign Finance Citizens United aftershocks, by Katrina vanden Heuvel Katrina’s latest post column talks about the ‘aftershocks” of Citizens United, including coal companies’ plans to go after Appalachian candidates, the Target kerfuffle, and shady spending. She says we need Fair Elections and DISCLOSE. Congress DeLay will get a trial in money laundering and conspiracy case Former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) will get his trial on money laundering and conspiracy charges, a judge said Tuesday. Manchin skipped debate for fundraiser, by Ry Rivard While 13 of the 14 other candidates vying for the Senate seat in WV attended a debate last week, Gov. Joe Manchin (D) was instead raising money. Other Scott upset ripples beyond Florida, by Jonathan Martin Millionaire candidate Rick Scott won a surprising victory in the Republican gubernatorial race in Florida last night. Sure, he may have some pretty extreme stances and plenty of baggage, but being able to unload millions of his own dollars into the race will help alleviate some of that.