Campaign MoneyWatch takes aim at Ken Buck’s loaded history

By Aaron Mehta and Josh Israel

It must be Ken Buck week here at You Report central. A reader in Colorado followed up yesterday’s post about an education group’s attack ad

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"… y Watch says it “works to hold politicians who are against comprehensive campaign finance reform accountable for where they get their political donations.”Buck’ …"

California Republican lampooned in tropical ad

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

As election ads paid for by third-party groups begin to flood U.S. airways, one group seeking campaign finance reform is running an ad blast

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"… d for by third-party groups begin to flood U.S. airways, one group seeking campaign finance reform is running an ad blasting a California Republican who has protected …"

"… h, a group which describes itself as “dedicated to improving America’s campaign finance laws.” Campaign Money Watch, a project of the Washington-based Public Ca …"

SOLUTIONS: Forcing contractors to disclose contributions is a good first step

By Melanie Sloan

SOLUTIONS: An executive order requiring government contractors to disclose campaign donations

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"… ote short in the face of a Republican filibuster.McConnell has never met a campaign finance regulation he liked so it is hard to take his latest protestations too ser …"

"… sly. Notably, it was McConnell who championed ex-Rep. Tom DeLay’s former campaign finance lawyer Don McGahn to be appointed to the FEC. McGahn is largely responsibl …"

"… s largely responsible for the commission’s refusal to enforce even those campaign finance laws on the books.Further, McConnell’s opposition to disclosure is a som …"

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Campaign finance reform advocates face long-term challenges

By Josh Israel

The current political environment looks bleak for any congressional action soon on disclosure requirements to narrow the Citizens United rul

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"… d, advocates fear, this Supreme Court may also strike down state and local campaign finance reform laws.Speaker Arianna Huffington, the liberal-leaning website publis …"

"… around the issue.Fred Wertheimer, president of Democracy 21 and a veteran campaign finance reform activist, said that reformers currently operate in a “very hostil …"

The time for campaign finance reform?

By Caitlin Ginley and Josh Israel

The conventional wisdom is that the public financing system for presidential campaigns is dead, or at least comatose. But a conference at th

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"… , and efficient.” And, now, he assured, was the time to enact it.Veteran campaign finance reform activist Fred Wertheimer, currently president of Democracy 21, said …"

Black candidates see little of the millions their parties raise

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, September 15, 2000 — The Second Congressional District cuts a swath about 275 miles long and 180 miles wide through the deepest,

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"… the financial challenges faced by black candidates point out the need for campaign finance reforms. But the challenges facing minority politicians have been largely …"

"… er growing public pressure, the nation’s political leaders have embraced campaign finance reforms, ranging from strict limits on contributions to raising the limits …"

"… arch on contributions from minoritiesTo begin to understand the effects of campaign finance reforms on black voters and candidates, one must understand the place of p …"

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Loophole allows donors to give without leaving a trace

By Marianne Holt and Kathryn Wallace

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2000 — The same day that Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore unveiled his campaign finance reform proposal, an o

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"… …"

"… sociated Press reports), the organization attacks Vice President Gore over campaign finance violations, his positions on tobacco, and a 1993 tie-breaking vote to cut …"

"… ty and anonymity, using a section of the law that is larger than any minor campaign finance loophole.Political parties, political action committees and candidate-camp …"

"… also entices foreign groups wishing to influence U.S. political races. The campaign finance scandals of 1996 involving foreign donations are about small potatoes comp …"

Congress passes campaign finance reform

By Marianne Holt

With a 92-6 Senate vote, Congress has passed the first campaign finance reform legislation in 21 years. The Ful

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"… sclosure Act of 2000 …"

Interests behind 527 groups seeking ways around new law

By Marianne Holt and Kathryn Wallace

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2000 — Though the law forcing certain tax-exempt political groups to disclose their donors and expenditures is just day

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"… he November election.Senator McCain, R-Ariz., has long been a supporter of campaign finance reform.During the Republican presidential primary campaign, he was targete …"

"… he bill in the Senate, where it passed 92-6 on June 29, becoming the first campaign finance reform legislation enacted into law in 21 years.The IRS amendment will not …"

"… tion information could be available on the IRS website by mid-July.Further campaign finance reformHouse and Senate members recognize that shutting the Section 527 loo …"

"… e that shutting the Section 527 loophole will not stop all the gaps in the campaign finance law. Representative Amo Houghton, R-N.Y., author of the 527 legislation, s …"

Commentary: The broken campaign finance system: An American political tradition

By Bill Buzenberg

When Mark Hanna stepped in as a fundraiser for William McKinley’s 1896 reelection campaign, he took the unprecedented, if notorious, approac

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"… n donors, or coercing contributions, is not. This is just one more way our campaign finance system continues to be abused by those trying to gain political influence …"

"… l bundlers are and what interests they represent. Of course, the current campaign finance system is broken in other ways, as well. Once again, new spending records …"

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