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"… n 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 a …"
"… ndetected. They are regulated by the Internal Revenue Service, and not the Federal Election Commission, which normally oversees federal campaign committees. Unlike candidate com …"
"… dividuals and companies to get around contribution limits regulated by the Federal Election Commission. The Center found numerous instances involving 527s linked to politicians …"
"… und their candidates' recount efforts, they have entered an area where the Federal Election Commission has only limited jurisdiction. In this gray zone, the two parties can rais …"
"… ion.The Center for Public Integrity reviewed tens of thousands of pages of Federal Election Commission documents filed by the Philadelphia 2000 host committee, the Committee on …"
"… g that clearly aimed to help or hurt a candidate, but is not covered under Federal Election Commission guidelines. As a result, parties began spending millions of soft money dol …"
"… ion was taken on any of the spending cases and no one repaid the debts. …"
"… what will be the most expensive political campaign in U.S. history.“The Federal Election Commission simply cannot handle all the enforcement cases placed in its lap.” – F …"
"… FEC lawyers can prioritize and dismiss cases without public scrutiny. The Federal Election Commission Act of 1971 contains a confidentiality provision that precludes the FEC an …"
"… k picture. “Part of the problem seems to be a growing awareness that the Federal Election Commission simply cannot handle all the enforcement cases placed in its lap,” he sa …"
"… group to influence elections without having to report its existence to the Federal Election Commission or the Internal Revenue Service.The organization, Shape the Debate, is one …"
"… forts to reverse Roe v. Wade. On July 30, Bopp filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission on behalf of a new group, The Real Truth About Obama, which had filed pape …"
"… ic relations campaigns. We don’t lobby Congress. We don’t petition the Federal Election Commission. We don’t pretend we have legions of individuals contributing money to s …"
"… s officially affiliated with a political candidate and registered with the Federal Election Commission. Their purpose is to raise and spend money on primary, runoff, and general …"
"… state or federal contribution limits.Contribution Limits for 2005-2006 per Federal Election Commission GuidelinesTo each candidate or candidate committee per electionTo national …"