$400,000 YARD SIGN DISPUTE. The Post. “The modest placard Sam and Maria Farran planted in their yard during the 2008 election put them on a collision course with the neighborhood homeowners association. It was four inches taller than the association’s covenants allowed.”
JACKSON JR. UPDATE. Story here. “Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has signed papers in a plea deal with federal prosecutors in which he admits to violating campaign finance law, according to sources familiar with the case.”
TIMES ON MENENDEZ. Here. “At issue are the curious dealings between Mr. Menendez and his close friend and benefactor Salomon Melgen, a wealthy Florida eye surgeon and major Democratic donor.”
OFA AND (C)(4) STATUS. WS. “Obama for America continued its metamorphosis this week into Organizing for Action (OFA), an independent organization that will advocate for various “progressive” causes, including immigration reform and gun control. The BarackObama.com website, home of the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, has been changing as well, but the transition has not been without its missteps.”
ODOM TO APPEAR. Story here. “U.S. District Judge Lacey Collier has scheduled a hearing at 11 a.m. Tuesday to allow Odom to enter a plea. He faces a maximum five-year prison sentence on charges that he laundered $23,000 in contributions to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in 2007.”
SEC AND POLITICAL ACTIVITY. This Times editorial discusses President Obama’s nominee for SEC chair. It doesn’t mention her view of the SEC’s regulation of corporate political activity.
FL: GREER TRIAL BEGINS. The Times. “This Monday begins the long-awaited trial of Jim Greer, 50, a flamboyant former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. Mr. Greer, who was chosen for the job by Mr. Crist, was indicted in 2010 on charges of fraud, money laundering and theft.”
IA: PUBLIC FINANCING POTENTIAL. Story here. “The measure, Senate Study Bill 1072, would allow candidates for the Legislature, governor and other state offices the option of campaigning solely with public money or to continue using private dollars.”
MO: NIXON ON LIMITS. Story here. “Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he remains serious about his threat – laid out in his State of the State address — to go directly to the voters if the General Assembly doesn’t reinstate campaign donation limits.”
TX: REVOLVING DOOR ISSUES. The Times. “The latest batch of former legislators, who have left their House or Senate seats either by their own choice or that of the voters, invariably includes some who quickly begin careers as lobbyists hoping to influence former colleagues on behalf of deep-pocketed clients.”
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