SUPER PACS AND SATIRE. Roll Call. “Want to get big money out of politics? Set up a super PAC.” K STREET PUNDITRY. Story here. “Handicapping races and dispensing other political wisdom helps a firm’s clients figure out how to dole … Continue reading
INVESTED CAMPAIGN CASH. Story here. “Rep. Brad Sherman insists he’s no financial whiz, but you wouldn’t know it looking at his campaign finance reports. The California Democrat has raked in an astounding $652,000 from investing millions of dollars that his … Continue reading
CSM ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE PARTIES. Story here. “The Republican National Committee unveiled its Social Victory Center on Tuesday, a Facebook application that lets users engage in campaign mainstays like phoning undecided voters, joining volunteer efforts, and distributing voter-registration … Continue reading
APP MAKERS LOBBY. Story here. “Backing the app-makers are venture capitalists and operators of platforms on which the apps operate, including Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. Microsoft pumped at least $1 million last year into the Association for … Continue reading
EDWARDS TRIAL UPDATES. The News Observer should have thorough coverage of the Edwards trial (h/t @GoberHilgers). WAL-MART AND THE FCPA. The FCPA Professor has thoughts on Wal-Mart’s FCPA issues here. SEC RULES AND FEDERAL FUNDRAISING. WSJ. “A new effort by … Continue reading