POLITICO: New business plan: crushing Dems
By: Jeanne Cummings and Chris Frates Democrats may be going out of their way to say they aren’t anti-business, but business is gearing up to demonstrate […]
New York Times Editorial: The Secret Election
|-, Archive |by DianeFor all the headlines about the Tea Party and blind voter anger, the most disturbing story of this year’s election is embodied in an odd […]
National Journal: Health Reform’s Unending Money War
|-, Archive |by DianeNational JournalHealth Reform’s Unending Money WarBy Eliza Newlin Carney March 1, 2010 It’s too early to say how the messy, protracted health care debate will […]
The Hill: FEC reports more lobbyist bundlers
|-, Archive |by DianeThe HillFEC reports more lobbyist bundlersBy Kevin BogardusMay 26, 2009 At least four more lobbyist bundlers have been reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), […]
The Los Angeles Times Editorial: Disclosing who influences elections
|-, Archive |by DianeThe Los Angeles TimesDisclosing who influences elections The DISCLOSE Act would prevent corporations, unions and many nonprofit advocacy groups from concealing the sources of their […]
POLITICO: Rove vs. the Koch Brothers
|-, Archive |by DianeBy Kenneth P. Vogel Karl Rove’s team and the Koch brothers’ operatives quietly coordinated millions of dollars in political spending in 2010, but that alliance, […]
Associated Press: U.S. Meetings With Lobbyists Go Unreported
|-, Archive |by DianeAssociated PressU.S. Meetings With Lobbyists Go UnreportedBy Rita BeamishAugust 31, 2009 President Obama ordered federal officials to disclose their contacts with lobbyists trying to influence […]
Lexington-Herald Leader (KY) Editorial: McConnell’s hypocrisy on campaign disclosure
|-, Archive |by DianeLexington-Herald LeaderEditorialMitch McConnell believed in public disclosure related to campaign contributions in 1987. In a commentary published in the Herald-Leader, he lauded "post-Watergate disclosure laws" […]
The Hill Experts don’t expect huge fallout from Citizens United decision in first quarter
|-, Archive |by DianeThe Hill Experts don’t expect huge fallout from Citizens United decision in first quarterBy Emily Goodin March 31, 2010 Campaign finance experts don’t expect to […]
Politico: Dems move to blunt Citizens United
|-, Archive |by DianePoliticoDems move to blunt Citizens UnitedBy Politico StaffApril 24, 2010 In the coming week, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Rep. […]
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