DOJ will apparently post documents related to the investigation into Ted Stevens’ activity on a website. There are expected to be hundreds of government exhibits—in addition to audio recordings the government plans to publish to jurors. Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the Senate, is charged with seven counts of filing false financial disclosure forms. Prosecutors […]
Day: September 18, 2008
“Skirting Limits” and Public Financing
The Post’s Matthew Mosk and some commentators have an interesting take on well-established aspects of the presidential financing system. “One cute issue lurking within all of this joint fundraising is whether campaigns are getting away with having people basically give to party committees what technically is money earmarked to help a particular candidate,” said Scott […]
AIG PAC
American International Group has a PAC. One of its most recent contributions appears to be to Mitt Romney’s Free and Strong America PAC. We’ll have “public funding” before we know it, given all of these government bailouts of companies with PACs… AIG, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae…