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Published: 01/21/10

Campaign Finance Ruling Could Have Immediate Impact

By  Tamara Lytle - AOL News
Campaign Finance Ruling Could Have Immediate Impact

(Jan. 21) – Thursday's Supreme Court decision opening the way for corporations, unions and other groups to spend millions on campaign ads could affect this fall's closely contested midterm elections. President Obama said the ruling will cause "a stampede of special-interest money in our politics." He called on Congress to undo it. "It is a major victory for big oil, Wall Street banks, health insurance companies and the other powerful interests that marshal their power every day in Washington to drown out the voices of everyday Americans," he said. Campaign finance reform advocates ...

Published: 05/8/09

Over the Transom in the SCOTUS Justice Search

By  Bonnie Goldstein - Politics Daily
Over the Transom in the SCOTUS Justice Search

The Washington Post's Dan Eggen makes the point today that the battle of the interest groups will be a deeply lopsided fight in the run up to SCOTUS confirmation hearings because "Republicans are in the political wilderness." ...

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