We have a new report out today ahead of this morning’s hearing on the EPA. Check it out. Campaign Finance/Fair Elections Will Obama oust the FEC’s right-wing ringleader? Public Citizen is pushing a new campaign to “fix the FEC” and is demanding Obama drop its Republican leader, Donald McGahn. Congress The Koch Committee’s big oil witnesses for Upton-Inhofe pollution act Related to our new report, Think Progress provides details on the witnesses at today’s hearing. Report: Michele Bachmann’s campaign finances incomplete And the USA Today picks up the Bachmann/FEC story from yesterday. Abramoff Pal wants sentence reduced because of Casino Jack film Abramoff aide Michael Scanlon says that when he’s sentenced Friday, it should be reduced because his character in the Casino Jack movie soiled his reputation—and that’s punishment enough (not, of course, that he soiled his own reputation).

• A lobbyist for the Native American tribes defrauded by Abramoff think the sentence is too light: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/02/abramoff_whistleblower_wants_stiffer_sentence_for_1.php

Finance industry laments new curbs on securitization Wall Street is sad that their recklessness led to new regulations that’s keeping them from getting richer. Why the DNC plan to nix corporate contributions to convention matters The Democrats won’t allow direct corporate contributions for the 2012 DNC in Charlotte. While limited, it’s a good first step and will likely provide a contrast to the competing convention. Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer : “This is the first time anyone has made any kind of effort to address the problem of unlimited money being used to finance our presidential conventions.” Other Clean Elections candidate pleaded guilty to falsifying application Robert Mark Green has pled guilty to forgery related to his effort to try to defraud the Arizona Clean Elections system. Todd Lang: “The message here is that people who cheat our election system and get caught, will pay a serious penalty” Conservatives weigh in against public financing The Conservative Party in NY comes out against Fair Elections for New York.