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Daily Archives: February 26, 2010

White House releases additional visitor information

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Eric Brown

The White House Blog features a post from Norm Eisen today on the latest release of visitor information.  So, any campaign finance figures in the disclosure?  Who’s visiting Norm Eisen?  There are a mere eight visits to Mr. Eisen as “visitee” … Continue reading →

Posted in Executive Branch

House Ethics releases Rangel and PMA reports

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Eric Brown

The House Ethics Committee released full reports on two matters, one involving Rep. Rangel and the other involving PMA Group.  Aside from the attention warranted for these reports on their merits, the reports are sure to become required reading for … Continue reading →

Posted in House

ACS panel discusses Citizens United

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Eric Brown

Top lawyers discussed Citizens United at an ACS panel on Wednesday and the Center for Competitive Politics has a report on the highly interesting comments here.

Posted in Const Law Issues

Joint fundraising flourishes

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Eric Brown

Politico reports on federal political committee joint fundraising here. Use of a joint fundraising committee does not allow a donor to escape federal donation limits of $4,800 per candidate or incumbent for any one cycle. But a donor can cut … Continue reading →

Posted in FEC

House Ethics statement on Rangel/Carib News Foundation matter

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Eric Brown

The House Ethics Committee released this statement on its investigation into Caribbean trips provided by the Carib News Foundation. The Roll Call report is here. The ethics committee also announced that it referred information related to Rodney, Lewis, and another … Continue reading →

Posted in House
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