Daily Media Links 6/21: GOP Rips IRS for Donor Request, Regulating Political Speech, and more…

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June 21, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Independent groups Roll Call: GOP Rips IRS for Donor Request   By Eliza Newlin Carney The IRS may have stepped over the line this ...

Daily Media Links 6/20: Distinguishing Issue Ads From Advocacy, Super PAC targets incumbents of any stripe, and more…

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June 20, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

Independent groups NPR: A Fine Line: Distinguishing Issue Ads From Advocacy By PETER OVERBY It’s one of the odd twists of politics that not all ...

Daily Media Links 6/19: Nonprofits outspent super PACs in 2010, trend may continue, Free Speech v. FEC, and more…

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June 19, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News iWatch: Nonprofits outspent super PACs in 2010,  trend may continue By Michael Beckel Opposition to the bill has been led by the ...

Daily Media Links 6/18: How Government Stifles Grassroots Political Advocacy, Supreme Court Considering Case That Defies Citizens United Ruling, and more…

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June 18, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News National Review: How Government Stifles Grassroots Political Advocacy By Bradley A. Smith Earlier today Senator McConnell gave a major address at the ...

Daily Media Links 6/14: Corporate Cash In State Elections Gets U.S. High Court Scrutiny, Allen Dickerson testifies before Maryland General Assembly Commission, and more…

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June 14, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

NATIONAL, POLITICAL and LEGAL In the News Bloomberg: Corporate Cash In State Elections Gets U.S. High Court Scrutiny By Julie Bykowicz “The horror stories ...

Daily Media Links 6/13: FEC Approves Donations Via Text, Six Myths About the Wisconsin Election, and more…

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June 13, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

NATIONAL, POLITICAL and LEGAL CCP FEC Approves Donations Via Text By Sarah Lee In a unanimous decision yesterday,  The Federal Election Commission (FEC) approved ...

Daily Media Links 6/12: The Final Frontier, Campaigns can raise money via text message, and more…

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June 12, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News National Journal: The Final Frontier By Alex Roarty Right-leaning legal analysts argue that the campaign finance case is inherently different from other ...

Daily Media Links 6/11: Vote on Campaign Ad Data Renews Lobbying Fight, Obama Aides Helped Plan Ads To Back Health Bill, GOP Says, and more…

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June 11, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News NY Times: Contributions Don’t Corrupt Politicians By Bradley A. Smith Historically,  elections have always been funded by the “1 percent.” Even in ...

Daily Media Links 6/8: Have consumer boycotts gone too far, Citizens United real impact on WI recall: zero, and more…

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June 8, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News CS Monitor: Have consumer boycotts gone too far? By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Secondary boycotts “make it harder for people to make a ...

Daily Media Links 6/7: In Wisconsin recall effort, the side with most money won big, and more…

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June 7, 2012   •  By Joe Trotter   •  ,

In the News Washington Post: Influence Industry: In Wisconsin recall effort,  the side with most money won big By Dan Eggen Bradley A. Smith, ...

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