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Aides fly, ad buys, and more political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 6, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, FEC, HLOGA, LDA, Meta, Michigan, New Mexico, Virginia

BITCOIN GIVING. Bloomberg. “The FEC’s legendary dysfunction aside, I don’t think it’ll be easy for it to refuse the PAC’s request. (In an e-mail, former FEC lawyer Kenneth Gross agreed.) As former FEC chairman Trevor Potter noted in another e-mail, campaigns and political committees may already accept contributions in foreign currencies (provided they are from […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 3/19

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 19, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, FEC, Georgia, Kentucky, Meta, North Carolina

CORPORATE POLITICAL ACTIVITY VIEWS. MSN Money. “Though campaign finance experts acknowledge that political contributions are companies’ best defense against policies opposing their interests, they also know that passing a politician a stack of cash can have unintended consequences for a company with a corporate identity so tightly tethered to social responsibility.” GOP REPORT ID’S CAMPAIGN […]

Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links (1/14/13)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 14, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, LDA, Meta, Montana, Utah

FUNDRAISING LAG. The Times. “President Obama’s inaugural committee is at least $10 million short of its $50 million fund-raising goal, officials have told top donors, with just over a week before Mr. Obama is sworn in for his second term.” INAUGURAL UPDATE. Politico. “The presidential inaugural committee is revealing the identities of nearly 600 more […]