The Hill reports on Andrew Young’s 20/20 apperance here. Also mentioned in the ABC broadcast were the hundreds of thousands of dollars in checks allegedly written by longtime Edwards backer Bunny Mellon, the Upperville, Va.-based widow of philanthropist Paul Mellon. … Continue reading
This Times editorial argues that Citizens United makes reforming judicial election funding more important. Since retiring, Justice O’Connor has been warning about the threat to judicial independence from big-money state judicial campaigns and attack ads paid for by special interests … Continue reading
There’s more reaction to Citizens United and its implications for foreign national involvement in politics here. The court’s majority opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy specifically left for another day ”whether the government has a compelling interest in preventing foreign individuals … Continue reading
Variety covers Citizens United here. The article also includes a clip of a Wolf Blitzer interview with Sandra Day O’Connor.
The White House released more visitor records today, according to this Norm Eisen blog post. [T]oday’s release includes visitor information for the Vice President and his staff at the White House Complex, the names and dates of visitors to the … Continue reading