OBAMA’S TAKE. Politico. “President Barack Obama has shattered first quarter fundraising records for a White House incumbent by raising $86 million for the first quarter – dwarfing the 2012 GOP field’s total take and breezing past his own target of $60 million.” SHAREHOLDER PROTECTION ACT SUPPORT. Lisa Gilbert and Ciara Torres-Spelliscy discuss the Shareholder Protection […]
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WILL THERE BE ANY REVISED LDA GUIDANCE THIS JUNE? Check here if you’re anxiously awaiting the potential release of new LDA guidance. LOBBYING AND THE DEBT LIMIT. Roll Call. “K Street lobbyists are scrambling to defend industry tax breaks and spending programs from ending up as fodder to reduce the deficit in the debt limit […]
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DRAFT EO A FLASHPOINT. The Hill. “In recent weeks, lawmakers have tried repeatedly to add amendments to larger legislation either in opposition to or support of the draft order.” NEW GENERAL COUNSEL FOR FEC. The Federal Election Commission announced that a new General Counsel will join the agency in September. REAL TRUTH ABOUT OBAMA. U.S. […]