Campaign Finance/Fair Elections
Presidential campaigns seek fundraising's holy grail: Mobile donations
Really interesting look at the desire for mobile donations for campaigns--but there are things getting in the way.

Maplight on AlJazeera
Check it out - Dan Newman at Maplight was on AlJazeera about super PAC, campaign money, and our broken political system

Congress/2012
Scott Brown holding fundraiser with financial industry lawyers
We got our hands on a Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) fundraising invite. You'll never guess who the law firm's clients are. Actually, yeah, you will guess. Easily.

House GOP caucus founder leaves jobs fair early for fundraiser
"The leader of the House Republican Job Creators Caucus, Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI), told reporters over the weekend that the best place for him to help with job creation is at a $1,000/host skeet-shooting fundraiser 45 minutes away from his own jobs fair."

Former Keystone pipeline lobbyist hired by Obama campaign
"President Obama's reelection campaign has hired a former lobbyist for the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline as a top adviser."

Small house in Tampa ground zero or mega millions in campaign donations
One address in Florida, an accounting firm, is the home to 39 committees registered with the FEC.

While oil and gas industry gushes over Colo. Rep. Tipton, radio campaign calls him out
More on Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) and his big oil money. Public Campaign's David Donnelly: "Scott Tipton has sided with big oil companies, and Coloradans are paying twice for it – once in higher taxes to support Big Oil subsidies and then again with high gas prices at the pump,”
 
Chart of the Day: The biggest lobbies lobbying the supercommittee
Just as the headline says! Pfizer is #1.

Perry aides' $3 million island disappears from the web
Did you know that the guy running the super PAC for Rick Perry OWNS AN ISLAND with the guy running Perry's campaign? No coordination here, folks. Nothing to see.

FBI saw dark side of Rep. John Murtha
"Last week’s release of FBI documents finally put in writing what nobody had ever said on the record: The FBI suspected that former Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) and lobbyists close to him were running a scheme to funnel earmarks to sham companies and nonprofits to benefit the lawmaker’s friends and former staffers."

Ex-McCain lawyer: Barack Obama "mugged" John McCain in 2008
"Sen. John McCain felt like he was “mugged” by Barack Obama when the Democrat broke a promise to use public financing during the 2008 presidential campaign, according to a top McCain adviser."

Other
Tanden will look to future at CAP
The Center for American Progress has promoted Neera Tanden to president. John Podesta will become chair.