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Jack Abramoff Talks ‘Capital Punishment’

I didn’t help myself wearing a hat coming out of my plea in court.

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LA Votes to Disclose

If AB 1148 becomes California law, it will set a national precedent that special interests can no longer hide and reform is needed to fight against Citizens United.

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Sorry to Retrogress But Whose Side Are You On?

You know you are having a bad day in court when your star witness starts scoring points for the other side.

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Super PAC Comparison Shopping

Great chart by CNN shows spending in all primary and caucus states during this campaign.

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Corporations Unaccounted

Here’s our point: corporations shouldn’t be playing in politics, but if they are then their investors deserve the right to approve how their money is spent on campaigns and elections.

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McCain Goes Maverick on Citizens United

“I predict to you there will be a major scandal associated with the Supreme Court decision on Citizens United. There is too much money washing around.”

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Texas Maps: All Texans Should Be Outraged

On Tuesday, January 24, US House Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) told a panel of federal judges in the ongoing (seemingly never-ending) Texas redistricting case, that, well, the Texas Maps stunk. Actually, those are my words. She was even more eloquent and precise. She said the maps were an “outrage” and gave some strong reasons why. [...]

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Talking Points: An America Built to Last

The White House released these talking points this morning ahead of the 2012 State of the Union Address. Talking Points: An America Built to Last In his State of the Union Address, the President will lay out a blueprint for an economy that’s built to last – an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, [...]

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