A Frenchman can give more to a candidate in France than a U.S. citizen can give to a Federal candidate in the U.S.? Just one of the interesting questions raised in this Post story about questions facing President Sarkozy’s alleged acceptance of a large cash contribution from L’Oreal billionaire Liliane Bettencourt. Here’s more from France24. […]
Month: July 2010
Wading through SEC’s new pay to play rules?
The Federal Election Commission has a new “tip for treasurers” on the SEC’s new rules. The tip? Don’t call the FEC, call the SEC. Covington’s got an overview of the new rules here. The rules are available here. Not sure they made the Federal Register, yet. Footnote 154 speaks to inaugural and transition expenses. The […]
Goldman freezes political money
Here’s a report explaining that Goldman Sachs is not making political contributions during consideration of financial regulatory reform.