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    Shaking Inside the Loop: OS fiction weekend story

    JUNE 1, 2012 1:21PM

    By Pandora S. Bach


    Topics: politics, lobbying, hustling, beltway, washington dc, flash fiction, short story, fiction, os weekend fiction club. power, beltway, lobbying, campaign finance, think tanks, movers and shakers

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    • 13 Ratings
    • 641 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Is Democracy “Nearly Moot?”

    MAY 24, 2012 8:34AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: tax increases, deficits, national debt, tea party, “10 tax questions the candidates don’t want you to ask”, john o. fox, tax reform, democracy nearly moot, political gridlock, common cause, super pacs, money in politics, campaign finance, citizen’s united, “sunday dialogue: making taxation fairer”, new york times, david berman, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 370 Views
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    Wealthy inflate "House Bubble" in takeover of Congress

    DECEMBER 28, 2011 11:19AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: campaign cost, oligarchy, housing bubbles, elections, campaign finance, congress, wealth gap, republican party, supply side economics, economics, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 460 Views
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    John Boehner Is In Love With Tar Sand?

    DECEMBER 19, 2011 10:31AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: campaign finance, tim tebow, tea party, tea party nation, tea party express, tea party patriots, freedomworks, dick armey, grover norquist, americans for tax reform, karl rove, h l hunt, texas, alberta, alberta tar sands, politics, gordon hilgers, john boehner, keystone xl, republican party, gop, oil, oil and politics, economy, finance

    • 0 Ratings
    • 326 Views
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    More Tea Party Hypocricy

    NOVEMBER 26, 2011 9:49PM

    By Steven J. Gulitti


    Topics: politics, tea party caucus, center for responsive politics, congresswoman diane black, congressman dennis ross, koch brothers, american bankers association, political reform, campaign finance, tea party movement

    • 0 Ratings
    • 261 Views
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    We need to petition the REAL government

    NOVEMBER 16, 2011 11:35PM

    By Karen McKim


    Topics: politics, elections, 99%, 1%, campaign finance, campaigns

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1634 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Citizens United constitutional amendment falls short

    NOVEMBER 4, 2011 10:05AM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: tom udall, citizens united, constitution, amendment, campaign finance, jimmy zuma, corporate personhood, supreme court, scotus

    • 1 Ratings
    • 179 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Response to WaPo Wonk

    OCTOBER 4, 2011 11:15AM

    By Kathy Elrick


    Topics: what do the protesters want, jobs, jobs act, obamacare, the president, wall street, corporate corruption, non-partisan, campaign finance, economic crisis, recession, libertarian, progressive, pittsburgh protests, pittsburgh, g20 protests pittsburgh, g20 protests, g20, g8 seattle protests, g8 protests, g8, seattle protests, seattle 1999, wall street protesters, occupy wall street protests, occupy wall street, ows, coffee party, tea party, wapo, washington post, wonk

    • 2 Ratings
    • 405 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Obama campaign raises record sums from the wealthy

    JULY 16, 2011 8:00PM

    By Peter Winkler


    Topics: rich, wealth, mony, fund raising, campaign finance, wall street, barack obama

    • 4 Ratings
    • 735 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    How to Fix America (In 3 Paragraphs)

    JULY 5, 2011 5:18AM

    By Kemstone


    Topics: wall street, politics, health care, government, financial reform, environment, corporate power, campaign finance, america

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1882 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    John Edwards May Face Criminal Charges

    MAY 26, 2011 2:30PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: campaign finance, fred baron, bunny mellon, rachel mellon, john edwards prosecution, edwards possible trial, edwards trial, edwards investigation, john edwards doj charges, rielle hunter, john edwards criminal case, john edwards

    • 2 Ratings
    • 236 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Hedge Fund Managers: The Battered Wives of Campaign Finance

    APRIL 29, 2011 9:27AM

    By Con Chapman


    Topics: humor, spoof, comedy, satire, campaign finance, hedge funds

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1324 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    The Real Loss in the Mid Term Elections

    NOVEMBER 4, 2010 7:55AM

    By aaroncynic


    Topics: politics, election, obama, republicans, campaign finance

    • 0 Ratings
    • 175 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    The Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Corporate Donors

    NOVEMBER 3, 2010 11:59AM

    By The Media Consortium


    Topics: the washington independent, rand paul, politics, mother jones, midterm elections, kentucky senate, karl rove, joshua holland, jesse zwick, jack conway, david corn, corruption, citizens united, campaigncash, campaign finance, campaign cash, alternet, 2010 elections

    • 0 Ratings
    • 215 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Why Conservative Attack Ads Won’t Stop After Election Day

    NOVEMBER 2, 2010 11:53AM

    By The Media Consortium


    Topics: the washington indepdendent, tara lohan, stephanie mencimer, sam ross-brown, mother jones, midterm elections, jesse zwick, in these times, harry hanbury, grittv, election, citizens united, campaigncash, campaign finance, campaign cash, alternet, 2010 elections

    • 42 Ratings
    • 1719 Views
    • 60 Comments
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    America – For Sale to the Highest Bidder

    OCTOBER 31, 2010 3:49PM

    By Fay Paxton


    Topics: republicans, elections, campaign finance, conflict of interest, congress

    • 2 Ratings
    • 277 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Most Important Mid-Terms: Reformulation

    OCTOBER 24, 2010 5:03AM

    By Kemstone


    Topics: 2010 election, campaign finance, citizens united, corporate power, politics

    • 5 Ratings
    • 811 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    The Most Important Mid-Term Election of All Time?

    OCTOBER 23, 2010 6:50AM

    By Kemstone


    Topics: politics, obama, corporate power, citizens united, campaign finance, 2010 election

    • 0 Ratings
    • 153 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Ask, and Make 'em Tell

    OCTOBER 15, 2010 10:22PM

    By Matt Marino


    Topics: foreign money, chamber money, campaign finance, dog doffin cafe

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1545 Views
    • 98 Comments
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    The Tea Party Express is Business As Usual

    OCTOBER 14, 2010 8:34AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: amy kremer, campaign finance, fec reports, political action committees, pacs, politics, open call, reporting the midterms, senate races, tea party express, tea party patriots, justin elliott, midterm elections 2010, our country deserves better, russo, marsh, and associates, sal russo, christine o'donnell, joe miller, sharron angle, center for responsive politics, opensecrets.org, harry reid, gray davis, howard kaloogian, tiffiny reugner, joe wierzbicki

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