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  1. August 20, 2008

    Commentary: The Broken Campaign Finance System: An American Political Tradition

    Commentary: The Broken Campaign Finance System: An American Political Tradition When Mark Hanna stepped in as a fundraiser for William McKinley’s 1896 reelection campaign, he took the unprecedented, if notorious, approach of tapping into a network of wealthy business leaders and “assessing” how much they owed the campaign. For that reason Hanna is often credited with being the first to incorporate big money into American politics – a legacy that would define presidential politics into our own day, especially now amid the nation’s first multi-billion-dollar presidential election campaign. Read more

  2. August 11, 2008

    The Billion Dollar Election: Parts One and Two

    The Billion Dollar Election: Parts One and Two The BBC Radio World Service's Steve Evans examines independent expenditure committees and the buying of ambassadorships in a two-part documentary series based on the Center for Public Integrity's The Buying of the President 2008. Read more

  3. August 11, 2008

    Checkbook Diplomacy

    Checkbook Diplomacy In October of 1969, Vincent de Roulet, the newly appointed ambassador to Jamaica, arrived in Kingston aboard his 90-foot yacht, soon to be joined by 17 of his race horses. Wealthy by birth as well as by marriage (his wife was a Whitney), the 44-year-old dilettante had no experience in international diplomacy, his résumé instead boasting a variety of club memberships, horse-racing activities, and board service for various Long Island hospitals. Read more

  4. August 01, 2008

    A Gallery of Skeptics

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  5. July 09, 2008

    New Website Tutorial

    New Website Tutorial The Center for Public Integrity's newly redesigned website is now live. Read more

  6. June 30, 2008

    Broken Elections, Stolen Votes

    Broken Elections, Stolen Votes Were the chaotic presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 an anomaly or a harbinger of things to come this November? Is democracy, as Karl Rove warned the Republican National Lawyers Association in 2006, under siege? Read more

  7. May 30, 2008

    Dirty Politics

    Dirty Politics When it comes to presidential elections, all politics is dirty. As Susan Estrich, Michael Dukakis’s campaign manager in 1988, says, “He who doesn’t throw mud ends up covered in it.” The 2008 election has been no exception to the truth that Dukakis learned the hard way, and we can look forward to almost six more months of mud blizzards before Election Day clears the campaign skies in November. Read more

  8. April 30, 2008

    Stealth Campaigns

    Stealth Campaigns Their names roll off the tongue with a patriotic cadence: Freedom’s Watch, Democracy Alliance, Citizens United, Progress for America, Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America. These are the new giants of American politics, the well-funded groups organized behind a veil of secrecy to influence the voters’ choice for president of the United States in 2008. Read more

  9. April 21, 2008

    Zero Enforcement

    Zero Enforcement In a crucial election year rife with controversies and record spending, the Federal Election Commission, missing four of its six members, lacks the quorum necessary to take any action. Despite a new congressional ethics law that gave the FEC new regulatory responsibilities, the paralyzed agency has failed to provide any rulings or advisory opinions so far this year. Read more

  10. April 18, 2008

    Don Young, Representative for Florida?

    Don Young, Representative for Florida? May 1, 2008 Update: The House voted 358-51 yesterday to agree to the Senate's demand for a federal criminal investigation of the $10 million earmark. Young defended his actions, claiming "these accusations have little, if any, connection with what actually occurred," but eventually joined many of his colleagues in voting for the bill to "clear this up once and for all." Read more

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