Author: Eric Brown

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SUPER PAC SPENDS.  Times of San Diego.  “A conservative political action committee announced plans Tuesday to spend $500,000 on advertising in the 52nd Congressional district race to support Republican Carl DeMaio.” EX-AIDE ALLEGATIONS.  USAT.  “A former employee of the top-ranking Republican woman in the House said Monday that ethics investigators have expanded their probe into the […]

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NAGIN REPORTS. WDSU. “Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin arrived at a federal prison Monday morning in Texarkana.” AMENDMENT UPDATE. Politico. “Many of the Republicans only voted for the bill to foul up Democrats’ pre-election messaging schedule, freezing precious Senate floor time for a measure that ultimately has no chance of securing the two-thirds support […]

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FARA FOCUS. NYT. “More than a dozen prominent Washington research groups have received tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments in recent years while pushing United States government officials to adopt policies that often reflect the donors’ priorities, an investigation by The New York Times has found.” DEBATING AMENDMENT. Politico. “There’s rare bipartisan agreement […]