Monthly Archives: December 2010
Campaigns bank $400 million
The Post reports. Although this year marked the most expensive midterm campaign in U.S. history, that doesn’t mean that all the political money has been spent. Federal lawmakers and former candidates still have almost $400 million left in the bank.
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Lobbyist no longer representing Ivory Coast
The Times reports. Lanny J. Davis, a well-connected Washington lobbyist who had recently come under fire for his work on behalf of President Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory Coast, announced Wednesday that he would resign from the assignment.
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The Times on free speech
The Times supports a recent court opinion involving freedom of speech in this editorial.
Posted in Const Law Issues
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Senate Ethics drops Dodd case
News here. The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint of alleged corruption by retiring Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, according to statements Wednesday from Dodd and the group the filed the complaint.
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Automated calls and the First Amendment
The Baltimore Sun notes a recent court filing in a case involving robocalls.
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