C-SPAN announced today that it will host a large amount of convention coverage on its web site and on other... View Article
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From the Open Secrets blog Capital Eye, the Federal Election Commission put out a release showing a 1.3% increase in... View Article
Continue readingEpic Disclosure Fail
While the Senate struggles to pass a bill that would require them to file their campaign finance reports electronically, one... View Article
Continue readingAbramoff Crony Hosts McCain Fundraiser
Really? Not to pick on John McCain too much, but couldn’t you find someone in Atlanta to host a fundraiser... View Article
Continue readingPass 223 Update
Last week, we launched the web site – Pass223.com – to get support in the Senate for S. 223, a... View Article
Continue readingAppetite for Disclosure
Not everyone has that kind of appetite apparently. Businesses and lobbying firms are still complaining about the disclosure of contributions... View Article
Continue readingOil Industry Influence: Personal Finances
“My name is Daniel Plainview and this is my son and partner H.W. Plainview. I’m an oil man.” Ok, ok,... View Article
Continue readingBundlers Galore
Three makes a trend, right? Today, there are three news stories on presidential bundlers – campaign contributors who solicit money... View Article
Continue readingPass S. 223
Today, the Sunlight Foundation launched a new web site, Pass223.com, to harness the distributed power of the Internet to pressure... View Article
Continue readingHouse Launches Personal Financial Disclosure Database
As required by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, the Clerk of the House launched an online database for... View Article
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