Campaign Finance

• Undergrads for unlimited donations: A group of Duke University undergraduate students started their own super PAC for a class project. Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Yesterday was created to highlight “the absurdity of the process”, according to one of its founders. (The Hill)
• Candidates stick to super PAC pledge? The attempt by Massachusetts Senate candidates Scott Brown (R) and Elizabeth Warren (D) to discourage independent attack ads might be working. This week, Brown announced he would pay the agreed upon penalty after the American Petroleum Institute ran ads on his behalf. (Washington Post)
• Gingrich losing his allowance? Sheldon Adelson, the primary donor to the pro-Gingrich super PAC Winning our Future, appears ready to cut off his support. Adelson speculated that Gingrich “appears as though he’s at the end of his…line” at an event on Wednesday.” (The Hill)

Government

• Door revolves to public interest group: Former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps joined the board of Public Knowledge, a public interest group focused on telecommunications and media issues. (National Journal)
• Big bucks for big data: The Obama Administration is committing more than $200 million to a “Big Data Research and Development Initiative” focused on building technology to collect and use data. (Gov Fresh)

International

• EU seeks open gov feedback: The European Parliament posted a draft of its open government declaration online and is seeking citizen comment. (Gov Fresh)
• The Glass is fully transparent: El Vaso, a new blog from Chilean transparency group Ciudadano Inteligente, highlights technology and government transparency. (Global Voices)

• A Responsive and Efficient Government: The Case for Case Management. Government Executive. 7:30 – 10:30 am. Ronald Reagan Building, Hemisphere Room, Concourse Level, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20004.
• Dialogue on the Future of Content 2020. Aspen Institute. 8:00 am – 6:00 pm. Aspen Institute, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036.

• Technology, Community and Public Interest Research: Open Sourcing the Global Integrity Report. SAIS. 10:30 am – 12:00 pm. Rome Building Auditorium, Rome Building, SAIS, 1740 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20036.
• Informing Consumers About Smart Disclosure Summit. NARA, The White House. 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. William G. McGowan Theater, The National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Wathington, DC 20408.