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• People to Whom You Should Consider Giving Money To

  
  40 Years In The Desert — Authority: 450
  The following congressmen, Ann Kirkpatrick, Harry Mitchell, Gabrielle Giffords, Dennis Moore, John Hall, Alan Grayson, Mark Schauer, Mike Arcuri, Steve Kagen, Jerry McNerney, Melissa Bean, Debbie Halvorson, Bill Foster, Tim Walz, Bill Owens, Carol Shea-Porter, Tim Bishop, Dina Titus, Mary Jo Kilroy, and Kurt Schrader ...
  15 hours ago

• Carlson tapped archdiocesan fund to fight gay marriage in Maine

  
  Civil Religion — Authority: 576
  Frank Schubert, campaign director for Stand for Marriage Maine, claims victory for Yes on 1, Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2009, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Campaign finance records for a ballot measure that last week defeated a law legalizing gay marriage in Maine show that the St. Louis ...
  20 hours ago

• Congress, Heal Thyself

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 155
  Congress this year is on a tear against bad behavior in the corporate world. Lawmakers have passed credit card reforms to protect Americans from the worst abuses of the big banks; they’re moving now on health reforms to protect Americans from the worst practices of the insurance industry; they’re pushing new ...
  23 hours ago

• RI-Governor: Lincoln Chafee Is Poll Rich, Cash Poor

  
  Ballot Box — Authority: 483
  posted by Josh Goodman To the extent that developments in the Rhode Island governors race generate buzz, a poll showing independent Lincoln Chafee leading Democratic and Republican competition is generating buzz. With State Treasurer Frank Caprio as the Democratic nominee, the Chafee-funded poll showed the former ...
  1 day ago

• Ben Nelson: A Man of the People?

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 155
  As Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.)  marks his line of opposition to a public insurance plan in the Democrats’ health reform bill, it’s worth noting that no industry has given more to Nelson’s congressional career than the insurers. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks campaign contributions, ...
  1 day ago

• Meddling Is What Rewards Congressmen With Campaign Funds

  
  Conservative Compendium — Authority: 431
  Single issue organizations are prone to making an effort to tie major news items to their agenda in order to piggy-back on the big issues of the day and gain publicity.  I can hardly fault them for it, but when they use faulty logic in an effort to restrict freedoms , I must call them out. Members of Congress who ...
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• Fidler To Return Five Figures

  
  Sheepshead Bites — Authority: 136
  Daily News published an editorial Sunday pointing the finger at 46th District City Councilman Lew Fidler for owing taxpayers $88,500. Fidler received the money as part of the city’s public funding system for his campaign against Republican Gene Berardelli, and was widely criticized for taking the maximum amount ...
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• Your Evening Dept of More Embarrassing Stats

  
  Page One — Authority: 547
  Steve Beshear is officially the GAS STATION GOVERNOR . The only things we care about in Kentucky are items you can buy at the gas station. [ Page One ] Ben Chandler’s ridiculous vote didn’t go unnoticed by the Herald-Leader editorial board. Too bad the board didn’t get this as right as the ...
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• Why I went to jail for universal health care

  
  Letters to the Editor — Authority: 437
  On Thursday Nov. 5th, I joined eight other universal health care advocates in order to ask Senator Lieberman to stop taking campaign donations from the insurance industry. When our demand was not met, we sat on the floor and refused…
  2 days ago

• Eight Steps Towards A Less Dysfunctional Congress

  
  The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Authority: 669
  by Kyle Mathews If there’s one thing that most political commentators and Americans can agree upon, it’s that Congress is bad at its job. Presidential approval ratings go up and down, Congressional approval ratings pretty much stay down. These days, it’s become de rigueur to point to hyper-partisanship, ...
  2 days ago

• Just Another Tuesday Morning Dept of Woah

  
  Page One — Authority: 547
  First Lady Jane Beshear spoke last night at a national summit to end domestic violence in Louisville. Her efforts to put a public face on the epidemic are to be commended. It’s a shame she doesn’t want to hold elected office herself. She and Crit Luallen would make quite a team. [ The ‘Ville Voice ] Here ...
  2 days ago

• Newspoll: ??-??

  
  The Poll Bludger — Authority: 487
  Following last week’s surprising and almost certainly rogue Newspoll result, The Australian sent its pollster out into the field again over the weekend for an eagerly anticipated follow-up survey. However, when the results were published yesterday, all that was offered was attitudinal results on asylum seekers – ...
  2 days ago

• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission: Will Voters’ Choice Be Outdone by Sponsorship?

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 612
  With the most expensive presidential and congressional campaigns behind us, do we really want to see more corporate money free-flowing behind special interests and political elections? In what legal scholars have touted one of the most important First Amendment cases in years, the Citizens United v. Federal Election ...
  2 days ago

• When You are a Subject of Contempt on SNL, Youve Lost

  
  40 Years In The Desert — Authority: 450
  SNL on Goldman Sachs, and their preferential H1N1 vaccine access, or as they basically say swine flu vaccine for the pigs. Between Taibbi and this, there are a lot of people in Congress who are more than willing to tell Barack and His Evil Minions ™ (Geithner/Sumers) to go Cheney themselves.
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• Foreign Contributions and the Supreme’s Overdue Decision on Campaign Funding

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 550
  The US Supreme Court will soon announce a major decision on our lightly controlled system of campaign funding. Will it retain some limitations on corporate influence or will the court blow the lid off and cause a perpetual flood of unrestricted corporate contributions? An additional outcome may surprise and shock ...
  2 days ago

• Dems target Paulsen for voting no on health-care bill

  
  Minnesota Independent: News. Politics. Media. — Authority: 683
  U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen is one of 33 Republicans in Congress who have “ a giant target on their back ” after voting against an overhaul of health-care system Saturday. That’s according to the Democratic National Committee, which announced plans to target Paulsen and other GOP reps whose districts voted for ...
  2 days ago

• Ben Chandler’s Been Bought Again

  
  Page One — Authority: 547
  This time by the health industry. He’s received $232,600 in campaign contributions from that industry. While 15.5 percent of his district live without health insurance. It’s exactly why we believe Ben Chandler is a spineless, worthless hack .
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• ACORN in New York

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 478
  -By Warner Todd Huston In the recent race in New York’s 23rd District we saw a perfect example of the way that ACORN tries to undermine the political process. Tags: Publius+Forum , Warner+Todd+Huston , Podcast Bookmark to:
  3 days ago

• “There Must be a Better Way to Choose Appellate Judges”

  
  judgesonmerit.org — Authority: 128
  The editorial board of the Reading Eagle makes a strong case to move to Merit Selection of judges in an editorial published today. The paper cites the record amount raised to date by Judge Jack Panella ($2.35 million), and that the total raised by both campaigns is expected to total over $4 million by the time final ...
  3 days ago

• SacBee: Lobbyists sue to block campaign-finance ballot measure

  
  iePolitics.com — Authority: 519
  By Andy Furillo afurillo@sacbee.com Published: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 – 12:00 am | Page 3A California lobbyists have filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court to stop the vote on a ballot measure scheduled for the June primary election that would make them the guinea pig in an experiment on campaign finance. The ...
  4 days ago

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