Monthly Archives: January 2010
Former Pennsylvania official pays penalty in settlement
The Pennsylvania Ethics Commission released a final adjudication in a matter involving a former legislator. The document is available here and a news story on the case is online here.
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Rep. Buyer to retire
Rep. Buyer will retire from Congress, according to this report. The report references an ethics allegation involving a charity. Questions were first raised in August about the way the Congressman ran his nonprofit Frontier Foundation, which operated out of his … Continue reading
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Forget Avatar – anyone see Casino Jack and the United States of Money?
The Post profiles “Casino Jack and the United States of Money.” The film is about Jack Abramoff and premiered at Sundance. It will reportedly be distributed more widely in May 2010. Even though Abramoff has long since been indicted and … Continue reading
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Broder on Citizens United
David Broder’s column tomorrow discusses Citizens United and campaign finance reform. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will convene to canvass ideas for going further in order to limit the newly proclaimed rights of domestic corporations and unions to finance … Continue reading
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Corporate personhood sturm and drang
This Post editorial tomorrow discusses corporate personhood and Citizens United.
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