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Democracy 21 and Campaign Legal Center Challenge Tax Exempt Status of Groups by Internal Revenue Service

September 28, 2011|-, Archive |by Diane

Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center sent a letter today to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) challenging the eligibility of four organizations engaged in […]

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POLITICO Op-ed: Democracy loses with Super PACs

September 28, 2011|-, Archive |by Diane

By Fred Wertheimer The first person I remember who compared large campaign contributions to bribes was the late Sen. Russell Long of Louisiana. Chairman of […]

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Huffington Post: Super PACs And Secret Money: The Unregulated Shadow Campaign

September 26, 2011|-, Archive |by Diane

By Paul Blumenthal WASHINGTON — In the span of a week in September, two independent political committees announced unheard-of fundraising plans for the coming campaign […]

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Reform Groups Urge Chairman Durbin to Oppose any Effort to Repeal or Kill the Presidential Public Financing System

September 12, 2011|-, Archive |by Diane

Americans for Campaign Reform – Brennan Center for Justice – Campaign Legal Center Common Cause – CREW – Democracy 21League of Women Voters – People For […]

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Campaigns and Elections: Enter the Era of Super PACs

September 8, 2011|-, Archive |by Diane

How Super PACs are overpowering candidate campaigns and changing the consulting biz….   by Josh Boak    Faster than a speeding teleprompter, more powerful than […]

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Center for Public Integrity: Karl Rove-linked Crossroads has more than doubled its earlier fundraising goal of $120 million

September 8, 2011|-, Archive |by Diane

By Peter H. Stone American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS have set a new fundraising goal at least twice the $120 million announced earlier this year. […]

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Letter from Reform Groups to Chairman Sensenbrenner and Democratic Ranking Member Scott in Support of Clean Up Government Act of 2011

September 7, 2011|-, Archive |by Diane

September 7, 2011   Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., ChairmanHonorable Robert C. Scott, Ranking MemberHouse Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland SecurityWashington, DC 20510 […]

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Washington Post: The Influence Industry: ‘Candidate super PACs’ surge ahead in the 2012 money race

August 25, 2011|-, Archive |by Diane

By Dan Eggen Until this month, Steven C. Roche was one of Mitt Romney’s most trusted advisers, helping the former Massachusetts governor raise tens of […]

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Center for Public Integrity: Romney fundraiser jumps from campaign to super PAC

August 24, 2011|-, Archive |by Diane

Below is a piece by Peter H. Stone from today’s iWatch News at the Center for Public Integrity entitled, "Romney fundraiser jumps from campaign to […]

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/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg 0 0 Diane /wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dem21-logo-red-horizontal-250x90-1.svg Diane2011-08-24 03:13:372020-03-18 16:34:46Center for Public Integrity: Romney fundraiser jumps from campaign to super PAC

USA TODAY Editorial: Presidential race not the place for secret donors

August 22, 2011|-, Archive |by Diane

Allies of President Obama and a slew of Republican hopefuls are taking advantage of loose campaign-finance laws, a toothless Federal Election Commission and a 2010 Supreme Court decision […]

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