TARGET ON ISSA. Roll Call reports.

RNC’S NEW TOP LAWYER. A report is here.  “Texas National Committeeman Bill Crocker will take over the position Priebus held while Michael Steele was RNC chairman. Crocker has been the RNC committeeman for Texas since 2004.”

MPAA CHANGES EVERYTHING. Here’s news on former Senator Dodd’s move to the MPAA.  “Now that he’s leading the MPAA, Dodd wouldn’t rule out the possibility of lobbying his former colleagues.”

NEWT’S EXPLORING.  The Hill. The Times.  The Post.

ROEMER MAKES CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM PLEDGE. News here.  “‘Our political system, our decision-makers are indebted to all the wrong things — access money, fund-raiser money, special interest money, bundled money, protection money — all of it corrupt and all of it making real change just a nice tag line in a speech.’”

WASHINGTON STATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM NEWS. Here.

ONLINE CAMPAIGN FINANCE RECORDS FOR WAYNE COUNTY. The press release is here.

CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE. Looking for a Canadian perspective on campaign finance issues?  Here’s a report from Alberta. “While individual candidates and the parties themselves are promising donors will be disclosed, Alberta has almost no rules governing party leadership races. There’s no spending limits or caps on donations, and candidates aren’t required to identify their contributors.”

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.