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CQ Politics: Restrictions Put Dent In Congressional Travel

CQ PoliticsRestrictions Put Dent In Congressional TravelBy Alex KnottSeptember 14, 2009 Lawmaker trips sponsored by outside groups have decreased by 56 percent since the ethics […]

Washington Post: FEC Drops ‘Soft Money’ Action; GOP, Democratic Groups Warned About Future Fundraising

The Washington PostFEC Drops ‘Soft Money’ Action; GOP, Democratic Groups Warned About Future FundraisingThomas B. EdsallApril 29, 2003 The Federal Election Commission dismissed complaints against […]

Politico: Wall Street invested heavily in Obama

PoliticoWall Street invested heavily in ObamaBy Kenneth P. VogelJanuary 20, 2009 Barack Obama boasted on the campaign trail that his administration would not be beholden […]

Washington Post: Justices Split on Campaign Finance

The Washington PostJustices Split on Campaign Finance Court Will Debate Case This Fall Charles LaneSeptember 9, 2003 With the first caucuses and primaries of campaign […]

The Hill: House GOP leaders dodge questions on the future of ethics office

By Susan Crabtree  House Republican leaders won’t say whether they will scrap an ethics office if they regain the majority this fall.The Office of Congressional […]

Editorials From The New York Times and Philadelphia Inquirer Support Disclosure

The New York Times Where Are the Good-Government Republicans? March 28, 2012 Senator John McCain recently denounced the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision as “naïve […]

POLITICO: 2012: Year of the anonymous donor?

By Kenneth P. Vogel If anyone had doubts about the role that anonymous and untraceable money will play in the 2012 campaign ad wars, a […]

Statement by Reform Groups on the Internet Regulation Adopted Today by the FEC

Statement of Reform Groups on the InternetRegulation Adopted Today by the FEC The following statement is being issued by the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy […]

Politico: Dems move to blunt Citizens United

PoliticoDems 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. […]

Dragging Big Business to Disclosure

Yesterday an editorial appeared in The New York Times entitled, ”Dragging Big Business to Disclosure.” The editorial deals with the requirements of the new lobbying […]