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The Washington Post op-ed by Fred Wertheimer: How to stop super PACs

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How to stop super PACs   By Fred Wertheimer Here is the only good news about the super PACs flooding the 2012 presidential race with negative […]

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Federal District Court Strikes down FEC Regulation that Gutted Disclosure Requirement, DISCLOSE Act Still Essential to End Secret Money in Federal Elections

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 By Fred Wertheimer, President, Democracy 21 Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) won an important campaign finance disclosure victory in federal district court on Friday, March […]

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Federal District Court Strikes FEC Regulation that Gutted Contribution Disclosure By Outside Spending Groups as Contrary to Law in Lawsuit by Representative Van Hollen

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A federal district court in Washington, DC today struck down a regulation issued by the Federal Election Commission in 2007 that gutted the contribution reporting […]

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Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Urges Support for the DISCLOSE Act of 2012 in Senate Testimony Today

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In testimony before the Senate Rules Committee this morning, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer urged enactment of the DISCLOSE Act of 2012 and made the […]

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New York Times editorials: When Other Voices Are Drowned Out; The Wall Between Contractors and Politics

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The New York Times March 25, 2012 When Other Voices Are Drowned Out The Supreme Court’s 5-to-4 ruling in Citizens United in 2010 was shaped […]

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FEC Reminded it has No Authority to Strike Down Contribution Limits in Filing by the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21

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The Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 filed comments today with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), reminding the commission that it has no authority to […]

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AOR 2012-14 McCutcheon

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D21_and_CLC_Comments_on_AOR_2012-14_McCutcheon_March_26_2012(1).pdf

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