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'campaign finance'

8th Circuit makes Citizens United worse

A decision today by the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals indicates a willingness to stymie Minnesota's effort to overcome some of the ill effects of the Citizens United ruling that gave corporations personhood to engage in unlimited political spending.
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Republican leader says no-tax pledge could reap campaign cash

Talk Business has a report on the no-tax pledge being circulated to Arkansas Republican legislative candidates.
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Ethics reform: Look to Nevada

Highly interesting story in Politico. I'd say it constitutes put-up-or-shut-up time for Arkansas Republicans who say full disclosure is the cure to complaints about insufficient ethics laws in Arkansas.

Herman Cain's problems go beyond sex

The nature of complaints about Herman Cain's behavior toward subordinates remains sketchy at best. But news accounts — not in the morning Democrat-Gazette, I note — do note his "evolving" accounts on the issue yesterday.
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More Supreme Court comfort for the rich

Another 5-4 conservative bloc ruling favoring the wealthy and corporate interests in campaign financing. The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down an Arizona law that gave supplemental money to publicly funded candidates.

Follow the candidates' money

A reader, decrying the corporate influence she found in the campaign finance records for one of Arkansas's current members of Congres, used the campaignmoney.com website to illustrate.
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The party of ethics

John Brummett offers some more specifics to back up his column Sunday suggesting the Republicans in the legislature go after ethics reform.

Annals of gun nuttery

Congress may consider legislation restoring some accountability in campaign financing. But only if it's written in a way to suit the NRA.
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