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John McCain's favorite charity?
The SwampBy Andrew Zajac In 2001, John McCain helped found a northern Virginia think tank that has frequently taken policy positions that dovetail with his and provided paychecks to key political associates. The Reform Institute also has bent and may have broken...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Charity, Upper House, Education
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DNC seeks FEC action on McCain
The Swampby James Oliphant The Democratic National Committee is again attempting to a dent John McCain's maverick aura. A committee lawyer said Tuesday that the party will seek to force the Federal Election Commission to take action on its complaint that......Tags: White House, Politics, Government, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama rejects public financing
The Swampby John McCormick, updated with McCain and RNC response In a widely expected decision, Sen. Barack Obama announced this morning that his Democratic presidential bid will reject public financing, abandoning an earlier pledge to participate in the system if...Tags: Politics, U.S. Elections, Government, Elections, State Budgets
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Obama: Small donors? Not completely
Spin CycleObama's rationale for rejecting public financing (since he won't admit that it's based on his lust for a 2-1 or 3-1 spending advantage) is that his network of small donors is, essentially, the public. But the Center for Responsive......Tags: Republican Party, Political Candidates, Richard Nixon, Elections, Charity
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Video: Obama's unfulfilled promise
Spin CycleHere's video of Obama, during a debate, assuring the late Tim Russert that he would "sit down with John McCain" on campaign finance. He withdrew from public financing today, without a hint that he ever sat down with McCain:......Tags: Tim Russert, Elections, John McCain
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Obama finance flip: Bad reactions
Spin CycleThe early reactions to Obama's decision to opt out of public financing, contrary to the signals he sent last year, are not good. Nobody seems to be buying the argument that it's McCain's fault, according to CQ: Democrat Russ......Tags: Political Candidates, Elections
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Obama, McCain vie for suburban women
The Swampby Christi Parsons WAYNE, Pa. -- As a management consultant, Lorraine Marino knows how to spot a good leader. Marino, a former Hillary Clinton supporter, switched her allegiance to Barack Obama because, she says, she sees an unusual blend of......Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Barack Obama, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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McCain case: the hard way above all else
The Swampby Jill Zuckman In a new memo from John McCain's senior campaign adviser, Steve Schmidt, he makes the case that his candidate has done the hard thing over and over throughout his career when he could have done the easy......Tags: Politics, Political Candidates, National Government, Elections, Government
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John Roberts' record defies '05 pledges
The SwampBy James Oliphant With his third term as chief justice coming to a close amid three explosive cases last week, John Roberts has proved to be almost everything conservatives hoped and liberals feared. Despite pledges during his 2005 confirmation hearing......Tags: Earl Warren Jr., Interior Policy, Elections, Judges, Arlen Specter
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McCain, Obama walk 'base' tightrope
The Swampby Jim Tankersley At a basic level, the art of presidential politics is knowing just how far you can drift from your "base" supporters and still win their votes. It's an art both John McCain and Barack Obama practiced heavily......Tags: Republican Party, Interior Policy, Elections, Auto Racing, Barack Obama
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DOJ to pursue rogue 527 groups
The Swampby James Oliphant In a letter to a campaign finance watchdog group, the Justice Department says it plans to make cracking down on so-called 527 groups a priority this election cycle. The department was responding to an inquiry from Democracy......Tags: Politics, Political Candidates, Elections, Laws, Internal Revenue Service
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Golisano: Blowing a hole in campaign finance law?
Spin CycleTom Golisano's new Responsible NY PAC, which most likely will reflect the idiosyncratic whims of a billionaire who hired stranger-than-fiction trickster Roger Stone during his last run for office, purports to be acting on the basis of a set......Tags: Political Candidates, Elections
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