Month: October 2008

Lawsuit Against Rossi

Ex-judges are suing Dino Rossi, a candidate for Governor in Washington state. In the final days of a heated election, Republican gubernatorial challenger Dino Rossi could be forced to testify under oath about allegations that he illegally coordinated campaign fundraising with a major supporter, the conservative Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW). The legal showdown […]

US v. Stevens

Trial exhibits from US v. Stevens are online here.  They’re throwing everything but the kitchen sink at him. Oh, wait a minute, they are throwing the kitchen sink at him.  See Government Exhibit 91.

Market Downturn Hits Campaigns?

The slide in the market hurts a lot of families.  Not that anyone is really thinking about it, but does the slide hurt campaigns, too?  For those campaigns that invest their funds in various mutual funds, huge losses can hurt.  Here’s one report from 2004 involving the Frist campaign’s investment strategy. A campaign fund controlled […]