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SUPER PAC SITES LAUNCH. AL.com. “A super-PAC tied to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched a website Tuesday it says will ‘shed light on House Republicans’ efforts to use a terrorist attack against the United States for political gain.'”

BANKERS TWEET. Bizjournals.com. “The American Bankers Association has a new Twitter map to make it easier for bankers to tweet their complaints, suggestions and maybe even thanks to members of Congress.”

TWITTER AND HOUSE RULES. RC. “Though cellphones have become commonplace on the House floor, photography is strictly prohibited. A source with knowledge of the House rules confirmed that Stockman’s photo is a violation of the rules.”

ADELSON IN. Politico. “Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has donated $10 million to a Karl Rove-backed outfit boosting Republican Senate candidates and promised a similar amount to an allied group focused on House races, POLITICO has learned.”

CA: PRA AT 40. Sacbee.com. ”Now the Political Reform Act is turning 40, and the Pacific McGeorge Capital Center, in conjunction with the Fair Political Practices Commission, the state’s political ethics watchdog agency, is celebrating its anniversary with a half-day symposium, starting at 9 a.m. at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law.”

CT: SOLICITATIONS AND THE SPIRITS. Courant.com. “The State Elections Enforcement Commission Tuesday found that Northeast Utilities CEO Thomas May didn’t violate the law last year when he solicited more than $50,000 from subordinates to support re-election of Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy – but it also condemned the solicitation as an ‘offensive’ violation of the law’s ‘spirit and intent.'”

CT: DEFENSE RESTS. CBS. “Former governor John Rowland’s defense team rested its case today. Closing arguments will be delivered tomorrow.”

KY: ALTRIA NO. 1. Courier Journal. “Tobacco giant Altria, parent of Philip Morris USA and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, continues to spend more money than any corporation or association in trying influence the Kentucky General Assembly.”

MD: COORDINATION ISSUES. Frederick News Post. “The operative word in all this is ‘independent.’ Super PAC activity is supposed to be totally independent of political campaigns, and therein lies the problem.”

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Today’s political law links

CFR AND SNL. ABC (video).

D MONEY WALL. WP. “The Senate Majority PAC, fueled by billionaires and labor unions, has been the biggest-spending super PAC of the 2014 midterm contests. Together with an allied tax-exempt group, Patriot Majority, the pro-Democratic effort has poured at least $36 million into ads and voter outreach, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan research organization.”

SUPER PAC SUPPORT. WFB. “One of the biggest donors to the Super PAC aiming to keep Sen. Harry Reid (D., Nev.) in control of the Senate is a corporation run by a notorious Democratic donor that is contributing millions to outside spending groups.”

VITTER COMPLAINT. NOLA.com. “A Democratic group Monday filed an ethics complaint alleging that Sen. David Vitter, R-La., improperly transferred money from his Senate campaign account to a Super PAC working to support his run for governor in 2015.”

MD: SMALL DONOR SUPPORT. WP. “True, taxpayers pick up the tab for leveraging the influence of small donors. But the cost is modest — probably no more than $3 million annually when prorated for a four-year election cycle.”

NJ: PAY TO PLAY ALLEGATIONS. PIonline.com. “In the 11-page complaint filed Friday with the ethics commission, state AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech said ‘public reporting reveals that the Division of Investment Management … under the governance and direction of the State Investment Council and Chair Grady, has chosen to invest pension funds into hedge funds and private equity firms after their principals have made political contributions that benefit the governor and the Republican Party.'”

WI: CANDIDATES ON REFORM. JSonline.com. “The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is taking a closer look at the positions being taken by Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democrat Mary Burke, a former Trek Bicycle executive and state Commerce secretary.”

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Pol. Law links

THOMAS H. BOGGS JR., 73. WP. “Thomas H. Boggs Jr., who sat for decades at the epicenter of Washington legal, business and political circles as the city’s marquee name in lobbying and political fund-raising, died Sept. 15 at his home in Chevy Chase. He was 73.”

AD FILMED IN GOVERNMENT BUILDING. WP. “In what are becoming heated exchanges over ethics in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District race, Republicans on Tuesday attacked Fairfax County Supervisor John W. Foust for filming a commercial inside the county government center.”

REFORMIN’ ORMAN. CJonline.com. “Orman, a wealthy Johnson County businessman running as an independent, said federal law should prohibit shielding of donors’ identity by bundling donations, ban congressional leadership PACs and prevent lobbyists and PACs that contribute to federal candidates from receiving federal contracts.”

DC: GRAY STATUS. WP. “While the allegations aired in the Thompson plea directly implicated Gray in a criminal scheme — contributing, in the eyes of his political supporters, to his primary election loss — the investigation has not produced criminal charges against the mayor.”

ID: NO PURSUIT. Spokesman.com. “The Idaho Republican Party now says it won’t pursue any campaign finance complaint against A.J. Balukoff, Democratic candidate for governor, or the Idaho Democratic Party over a payroll services contract.”

MD: COMPLAINTS ADD UP. Delmarvanow.com. “The Maryland State Board of Elections is carefully reviewing the two complaints Maryland gubernatorial campaigns have filed against each other in the past two weeks.”

MT: INVITATION ISSUE. NBC. “Montana’s commissioner of political practices is investigating a new campaign complaint filed against Marie Andersen, a candidate for Justice of the Peace in Missoula. The complaint involves a Missoula law firm that was also named in an earlier complaint against another candidate.”

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