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The Midmorning Refill: AP poll shows most Americans don’t want Congress to...
Today’s Flickr photo From a Veterans Day ceremony in Virginia. Flickr photo by Virginia Guard Public Affairs. If you read one thing today . . . So do the elections results bolster the GOP claim that...
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Political spending on midterm outpaced 2008 presidential election
Stunning Statistics of the Week: $97: The amount per vote spent by Nevada Republican Sharron Angle and Connecticut Republican Linda McMahon – a record $69: The amount per vote spent by Senate Majority...
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The Midmorning Refill: 2012 candidates Romney, Pawlenty are throwing election...
Today’s Flickr photo Flickr photo by WarmSleepy. If you read one thing today . . . Wouldn’t it be nice if we could create a set of campaign finance laws that didn’t have loopholes you could drive a...
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The Midmorning Refill: Sarah Palin is against government bailouts when she...
Today’s Flickr photo Scroll with signatures collected by the Monahan brothers who walked across the country to protest the Citizens United ruling. Flickr photo by M.V. Jantzen If you read one thing...
View ArticlePublic interest groups: Voters deserve to know who is paying for political ads
Public Citizen joined Democracy 21, The League of Women Voters, the Campaign Legal Center, People for the American Way and Common Cause this week in calling for the U.S. Senate to pass a pared-down...
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Out of state anti-gay groups spent nearly $1 million to oust Iowa justices...
Stunning Statistics of the Week: 308: The number of outside groups, excluding party committees, that reported spending money on this year’s elections 166: The number of those groups that provided any...
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The Midmorning Refill: Did John Edwards’ affair cover-up violate election law?
If you read one thing today… Flickr photo by circulating Does hiding a politician’s baby mama violate election law? We shall see. After a two-year investigation, federal prosecutors believe they have a...
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Story of Citizens United goes live March 1, Karl Rove group bankrolling ads,...
Stunning Statistics of the Week: $2.63 million: Amount the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee brought in last month, breaking its own fundraising record for the first month of an election cycle...
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We’re making progress! Constitutional amendment update: Vermont vote and...
By Heather Arkwright The fight to restore democracy by taking it back from the hands of wealthy corporate interests continues, and Public Citizen is excited to report some victories and upcoming...
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Voter Suppression & Corporate Election Cash: Two Sides of the Same Coin
By Dalvin Butler Billionaire industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch are looking to call the shots in the 2012 elections. The Koch brothers are using their vast financial resources to push...
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