Daily Media Links 2/15: Center report prompts request for FEC hearing on super PACs, Obama Group Runs Afoul of IRS Rules, Its Own Promise, and more…

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February 15, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News   Wall Street Journal: A Supreme Opportunity to Build on Citizens United  By Bradley A. Smith With these rulings, despite alarmist warnings ...

Daily Media Links 2/8: Ex-Aides’ Trial Puts NYC Politician in Spotlight, Ex-House members spend campaign money after they depart, and more…

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February 8, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Independent Groups   The Hill: Karl Rove: The biggest loser By Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder and national coordinator, Tea Party Patriots    While Barack Obama ...

Daily Media Links 2/7: Text donations spread down ballot, Iowa Senate race sets up GOP establishment vs. grassroots test, and more…

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February 7, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News   Courier Journal: John Yarmuth proposing bill to publicly finance campaigns  By James R. Carroll But Bradley Smith, a former chairman of ...

Daily Media Links 2/6: Chris Christie on hunt for D.C. campaign cash, Business Roundtable Head Says CEOs Will Be Visible Lobbyists, and more…

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February 6, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP   Useful Rhetoric  By Joe Trotter If there’s something to be learned from all of this, it’s that politicians are ultimately in the ...

Daily Media Links 2/5: Commission OKs Campaign Donation Texting at State Level, Corporate Freedom of Speech, and more…

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February 5, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News   Washington Free Beacon: Obama Embraces ‘Dark Money’ By Alana Goodman Bradley A. Smith, chair of the Center for Competitive Politics, said ...

Daily Media Links 2/4: Unregistered Lobbyists Keep Business Humming, 2012 campaign hit record $7B, regulator projects, and more…

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February 4, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News   National Law Journal: Three Years After Citizens United, More Campaign Finance Cases Loom  By Marcia Coyle The James and McCutcheon petitions ...

Daily Media Links 2/1: Watchdog group hits DNC and Sebelius in new FEC complaint, Senate Democracy Is Dead, and more…

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February 1, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Independent Groups   Mother Jones: In the Future, Everyone Will Have a Super-PAC By Andy Kroll Charles Spies has seen the future of American elections, ...

Daily Media Links 1/31: Democrats Echo Republicans In Calling For Campaign Finance Reform, On Campaign Finance Reform, Senate Republicans Stand in Gov. Cuomo’s Way, and more…

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January 31, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

CCP   Dickerson on Cato Podcast Discusses Disclosure and the SEC  By Sarah Lee CCP Legal Director Allen Dickerson took part in yesterday’s daily ...

Daily Media Links 1/30: Some ethics bills advance, while calls arise for more, Looking for Organizing for Action website? You’ve reached the NRA, and more…

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January 30, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News   Washington Free Beacon: A Chilling Effect  By Lachlan Mrkay Sarah Lee, the communications director of the Center for Competitive Politics, ...

Daily Media Links 1/29: Committee hears bill to overhaul campaign finance rules, California can shine a light on national ‘dark money’ in campaigns, and more…

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January 29, 2013   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Independent Groups   Washington Post: Obama’s cashier’s window?  Editorial Why, then, is he opening a cashier’s window with his name on it for the same ...

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